John Kedermister d.1631

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Sir John KEDERMISTER d.1631

Biographical Note

Of Langley Park, Buckinghamshire.

Books

Bequeathed ca.250 vols to found a parish library for Langley Marish; the books were bought for the purpose, over preceding decades, and housed in a specially decorated library room.

Sources

  • Francis, J. The Kedermister Library, J. Records of Buckinghamshire 36 (1996), 62-85.
  • Hoare, P. (gen.ed.), The Cambridge history of libraries in Britain and Ireland. 3 vols. Cambridge, 2006. I 417-8.
  • Perkin, M. A directory of the parochial libraries of the Church of England. London, 2004, 259-62.
  • Rouse, E. The Kederminster Library, Records of Buckinghamshire 13 (1934-40) 369-72, 14 (1941) 50-66.