Gabriel Harvey 1552/3-1631
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Gabriel HARVEY 1552/3-1631
Biographical Note
Writer, scholar, and (briefly) barrister in the Court of Arches.
Books
Ca.180 volumes from his library survive today, in numerous collections, often distinguished by their extensive annotations.
Sources
- Jardine, L. & A. Grafton, “Studied for action”; how Gabriel Harvey read his Livy, Past and present 129 (1990), 30-78.
- Scott-Warren, Jason. "Harvey, Gabriel (1552/3–1631), scholar and writer." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
- Shaddy, R. Gabriel Harvey in W. Baker (ed), Pre-19th century British book collectors, 1999, 131-46.
- Stern, V. Gabriel Harvey: his life, marginalia and library, 1979.