Difference between revisions of "Richard Cumberland 1674-1737"
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| − | Cumberland used two engraved armorial bookplates, of different design (Franks 7548-9); the extent and disposition of his library is not known. | + | Cumberland used two engraved armorial bookplates, of different design (Franks 7548-9); the extent and disposition of his library is not known. A list of five books given to Magdalene College Cambridge is recorded in the College's seventeenth-century donors' register, MS. F.4.33, though not all items recorded are extant within the collection. |
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*Gambier Howe, E. R. J. ''Franks bequest: catalogue of British and American book plates bequeathed to the ... British Museum''. London, 1903-4. | *Gambier Howe, E. R. J. ''Franks bequest: catalogue of British and American book plates bequeathed to the ... British Museum''. London, 1903-4. | ||
*Venn, J. and J. A., ''Alumni Cantabrigienses'', Cambridge, 1922. | *Venn, J. and J. A., ''Alumni Cantabrigienses'', Cambridge, 1922. | ||
| + | *Magdalene College, Cambridge MS. F.4.33, f.15r. | ||
| + | *Information from Catherine Sutherland. | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:47, 13 November 2024
Richard CUMBERLAND 1674-1737
Biographical Note
Born at Peterborough, son of Richard Cumberland, Bishop of Peterborough. BA Magdalene College, Cambridge 1698, MA 1701. Rector of Peakirk, Northamptonshire 1703, of Elton, Huntingdonshire 1723; prebendary of Peterborough 1699, of Lincoln 1727; archdeacon of Northampton 1707.
Books
Cumberland used two engraved armorial bookplates, of different design (Franks 7548-9); the extent and disposition of his library is not known. A list of five books given to Magdalene College Cambridge is recorded in the College's seventeenth-century donors' register, MS. F.4.33, though not all items recorded are extant within the collection.
Sources
- Gambier Howe, E. R. J. Franks bequest: catalogue of British and American book plates bequeathed to the ... British Museum. London, 1903-4.
- Venn, J. and J. A., Alumni Cantabrigienses, Cambridge, 1922.
- Magdalene College, Cambridge MS. F.4.33, f.15r.
- Information from Catherine Sutherland.