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| − | ===[[name::Henry]] [[name::FIELD]] [[date of Birth::1621;1622|1621/2]]-[[date of Death::1662|62]]=== | + | ===[[name::Henry]] [[name::FIELD]] or [[name::FEILD]] [[date of Birth::1621;1622|1621/2]]-[[date of Death::1662|62]]=== |
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| − | [[ | + | Born at [[place of birth::King's Norton, Worcestershire]]. BA [[education::Pembroke College, Oxford ]] 1641, [[occupation::fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge]] 1645-8. [[occupation::Rector]] of [[location::Uffington, Lincolnshire]] 1645, ejected 1660, imprisoned for seditious preaching 1661. |
====Books==== | ====Books==== | ||
[[file:Field-VaG_hlBS.jpg| thumb| 886px| Manuscript book label by Henry Field]] | [[file:Field-VaG_hlBS.jpg| thumb| 886px| Manuscript book label by Henry Field]] | ||
| − | A number of books survive with distinctive manuscript book labels in red ink, "Henry Feilde", with running numbers suggesting a sizeable library. An entire calligraphic manuscript of his, dated 1642, was in the Pirie [[auction::sale]] at [[auction House::Sotheby's]] (NY), [[date of Auction::2.12.2015]]/368, and a manuscript volume of [[associates::John Donne|Donne]]’s sermons made by him is now Bodleian MS Eng.th.c.71. | + | A number of Field's books survive with distinctive manuscript book labels in red ink, "Henry Feilde", with running numbers suggesting a sizeable library. An entire calligraphic manuscript of his, dated 1642, was in the Pirie [[auction::sale]] at [[auction House::Sotheby's]] (NY), [[date of Auction::2.12.2015]]/368, and a manuscript volume of [[associates::John Donne|Donne]]’s sermons made by him is now Bodleian MS Eng.th.c.71. Other examples: Blickling Hall 23.c.21; John Rylands University Library, Manchester, Special Collections 519; Sydney University Library General STC 760. |
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*Matthews, A. G. ''Calamy revised''. Oxford, 1934. | *Matthews, A. G. ''Calamy revised''. Oxford, 1934. | ||
| − | *Pearson, D. ''Provenance research in book history''. New edn. Oxford and New Castle, 2019, p.38, 40. | + | *Pearson, D. ''Provenance research in book history''. New edn. Oxford and New Castle, 2019, p.38, 40 |
| + | *Venn, J. and J. A., ''Alumni Cantabrigienses'', Cambridge, 1922.. | ||
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Revision as of 02:32, 2 May 2020
Henry FIELD or FEILD 1621/2-62
Biographical Note
Born at King's Norton, Worcestershire. BA Pembroke College, Oxford 1641, fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge 1645-8. Rector of Uffington, Lincolnshire 1645, ejected 1660, imprisoned for seditious preaching 1661.
Books
A number of Field's books survive with distinctive manuscript book labels in red ink, "Henry Feilde", with running numbers suggesting a sizeable library. An entire calligraphic manuscript of his, dated 1642, was in the Pirie sale at Sotheby's (NY), 2.12.2015/368, and a manuscript volume of Donne’s sermons made by him is now Bodleian MS Eng.th.c.71. Other examples: Blickling Hall 23.c.21; John Rylands University Library, Manchester, Special Collections 519; Sydney University Library General STC 760.
Sources
- Matthews, A. G. Calamy revised. Oxford, 1934.
- Pearson, D. Provenance research in book history. New edn. Oxford and New Castle, 2019, p.38, 40
- Venn, J. and J. A., Alumni Cantabrigienses, Cambridge, 1922..