Difference between revisions of "Anthony Wood 1632-1695"
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| − | [[occupation::Historian]] at [[education::the University of Oxford|Oxford]]. Bequeathed his [[bequest::library]] to the [[beneficiary::Ashmolean Museum]] (transferred to the [[subsequent owner::the Bodleian library|Bodleian]], 1860); over 6500 vols are in the [[present repository::the Bodleian Library|Bodleian]] today. Some books and manuscripts were also [[retail Sale::sold]] by him during his lifetime. | + | [[occupation::Historian]] at [[education::the University of Oxford|Oxford]]. Bequeathed his [[bequest::library]] to the [[beneficiary::Ashmolean Museum]] (transferred to the [[subsequent owner::the Bodleian library|Bodleian]], 1860); over 6500 vols are in the [[present repository::the Bodleian Library|Bodleian]] today. Some books and [[format::manuscript|manuscripts]] were also [[retail Sale::sold]] by him during his lifetime. |
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| − | *S. | + | *Baron, S. Anthony a Wood in W. Baker (ed), Pre-19th century ''British book collectors'', 1999, 401-6. |
| − | *P. | + | *Hoare P. (gen.ed.), ''The Cambridge history of libraries in Britain and Ireland''. 3 vols. Cambridge, 2006. 40-1. |
| − | *N. | + | *Kiessling, N. ''The library of Anthony Wood'' (2002). |
| − | *N. | + | *Kiessling, N. ''The life of Anthony Wood in his own words'', 2009. |
*Parry, Graham. [https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/29864 "Wood, Anthony <nowiki>[Anthony à Wood]</nowiki> (1632–1695), antiquary."] ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography''. | *Parry, Graham. [https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/29864 "Wood, Anthony <nowiki>[Anthony à Wood]</nowiki> (1632–1695), antiquary."] ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography''. | ||
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Revision as of 08:37, 11 November 2019
Anthony WOOD 1632-95
Biographical Note
Historian at Oxford. Bequeathed his library to the Ashmolean Museum (transferred to the Bodleian, 1860); over 6500 vols are in the Bodleian today. Some books and manuscripts were also sold by him during his lifetime.
Sources
- Baron, S. Anthony a Wood in W. Baker (ed), Pre-19th century British book collectors, 1999, 401-6.
- Hoare P. (gen.ed.), The Cambridge history of libraries in Britain and Ireland. 3 vols. Cambridge, 2006. 40-1.
- Kiessling, N. The library of Anthony Wood (2002).
- Kiessling, N. The life of Anthony Wood in his own words, 2009.
- Parry, Graham. "Wood, Anthony [Anthony à Wood] (1632–1695), antiquary." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.