Anthony Wood 1632-1695
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Anthony WOOD 1632-95
Biographical Note
Oxford historian. Bequeathed his library to the Ashmolean Museum (transferred to the Bodleian, 1860); over 6500 vols are in the Bodleian today. Some books and mss were also sold by him during his lifetime.
Sources
Parry, Graham. "Wood, Anthony [Anthony à Wood] (1632–1695), antiquary." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Wood, Anthony [Anthony à Wood. N. Kiessling, The library of Anthony Wood (2002). N. Kiessling, The life of Anthony Wood in his own words, 2009. S. Baron, Anthony a Wood in W. Baker (ed), Pre-19th century British book collectors, 1999, 401-6. CHL II 40-1.