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| − | ===[[name::Thomas]] [[name::MAN]] [[date of Birth::1655]] | + | ===[[name::Thomas]] [[name::MAN]] [[date of Birth::1655]]-[[date of Death::1690|90]]=== |
====Biographical Detail==== | ====Biographical Detail==== | ||
| − | [[occupation:: | + | Born at [[Place of Birth::Helmsley, Yorkshire]], son of [[family::Thomas Man]], [[occupation::vicar]] of [[location::Northallerton]]. BA [[education::Jesus College, Cambridge]] 1675, [[occupation::Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge|fellow]] 1676, MA 1678, MD 1687. [[Occupation::Tutor]] to [[associates::Thomas Willoughby]] of [[location::Wollaton Hall, Nottinghamshire]], where he died in 1690. |
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| + | ====Books==== | ||
| + | Man is chiefly known for having given to [[organisations::Jesus College, Cambridge||Jesus College]] 47 medieval [[format::manuscripts]] in 1685, including 31 from [[organisations::Durham Cathedral Priory]], the others mostly originating from various other northern monastic houses. These had all been acquired by his father, the elder Thomas, for reasons not entirely clear; their content does not suggest antiquarian, historical interests as much as recusant piety in preserving relics of the old religion. Many of these manuscripts had clearly been circulating in lay ownership during the later sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. Man bequeathed his books "which have a place amongst Sir [[associates::Thomas Willoughby|Thomas Willoughbys]]" to him, and many of his books remained in the Willoughby/Middleton family library, partly dispersed in 1925. | ||
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| + | ====Characteristic Markings==== | ||
| + | Many of the [[format::manuscripts]] at Jesus retain medieval bindings of manuscript waste wrappers. They are not marked by Man, and Hanna notes that "one striking feature of the Man collection is its absence of overt marks of any particular early modern use, or, indeed, interest". | ||
====Sources==== | ====Sources==== | ||
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| + | *Hann, R., The Thomas Mans, their books, and Jesus College librarianship, ''The Library'' 7th ser 21 (2020), 46-73. | ||
*James, M. R. ''A descriptive catalogue of the manuscripts … of Jesus College'', 1895. | *James, M. R. ''A descriptive catalogue of the manuscripts … of Jesus College'', 1895. | ||
*Venn, J. ''Biographical history of Gonville & Caius College''. Cambridge, 1897. | *Venn, J. ''Biographical history of Gonville & Caius College''. Cambridge, 1897. | ||
Revision as of 02:06, 22 March 2020
Thomas MAN 1655-90
Biographical Detail
Born at Helmsley, Yorkshire, son of Thomas Man, vicar of Northallerton. BA Jesus College, Cambridge 1675, fellow 1676, MA 1678, MD 1687. Tutor to Thomas Willoughby of Wollaton Hall, Nottinghamshire, where he died in 1690.
Books
Man is chiefly known for having given to 47 medieval manuscripts in 1685, including 31 from Durham Cathedral Priory, the others mostly originating from various other northern monastic houses. These had all been acquired by his father, the elder Thomas, for reasons not entirely clear; their content does not suggest antiquarian, historical interests as much as recusant piety in preserving relics of the old religion. Many of these manuscripts had clearly been circulating in lay ownership during the later sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. Man bequeathed his books "which have a place amongst Sir Thomas Willoughbys" to him, and many of his books remained in the Willoughby/Middleton family library, partly dispersed in 1925.
Characteristic Markings
Many of the manuscripts at Jesus retain medieval bindings of manuscript waste wrappers. They are not marked by Man, and Hanna notes that "one striking feature of the Man collection is its absence of overt marks of any particular early modern use, or, indeed, interest".
Sources
- Hann, R., The Thomas Mans, their books, and Jesus College librarianship, The Library 7th ser 21 (2020), 46-73.
- James, M. R. A descriptive catalogue of the manuscripts … of Jesus College, 1895.
- Venn, J. Biographical history of Gonville & Caius College. Cambridge, 1897.