Anne Sadleir 1585-1672
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Anne SADLEIR 1585-1672
Biographical Note
Born at Huntingfield Manor, Suffolk, daughter of Sir Edward Coke (1552-1634). Lived at Standon Lordship in Hertfordshire following her marriage to Ralph Sadleir.
Books
Known to have been an owner of books as well as coins and curiosities; gave manuscripts to Trinity College, Cambridge and to the Inner Temple.
Sources
- Burke, Victoria E. "Sadleir [née Coke], Anne (1585–1671/2), literary patron." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
- Hunt, A. The books, manuscripts and literary patronage of Mrs Anne Sadleir, Early modern women's manuscript writing, ed V. Burke and J. Gibson, 2004, 205-228.
- West, S. An architectural typology for the early modern country house library, 1660-1720, The Library 7th ser 14 (2013), 441-464, p.461.