Henry Bedingfeld 1587-1657

Henry BEDINGFELD 1587-1657

Armorial stamp of Henry Bedingfeld (British Armorial Bindings).

Biographical Note

Of Oxburgh Hall, Norfolk.

Books

5rA small number of 17th century books survive in the library at Oxburgh Hall today, which are likely to have belonged to members of the Bedingfeld family.

Characteristic Markings

A book with the armorial stamp of Henry is in the NAL. Much of the library of Oxburgh Hall was sold at Sothebys, 26.7.1922/561-612, with a further sale (over 2500 volumes), 31.10.1951.

Sources

• British Armorial Bindings.
• Bedingfeld, H. Oxburgh Hall, the first 500 years, 1987.
• West, S. The development of libraries in Norfolk country houses (UEA Ph.D thesis, 2000).