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BOO has been made possible by grants from the Bibliographical Society, and the Lyell Fund, the Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, to whom we are very grateful.
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<p id="lead">''Book Owners Online'' has been made possible by grants from the Bibliographical Society, the Marc Fitch Fund, and the Lyell Fund at the Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, to whom we are very grateful. An anonymous donation funded the editorial post dedicated to Scottish entries.</p>
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Countless librarians and custodians over many years have helped in the putting together of the information in BOO, by providing access to their collections, and they have all played a part in making this resource possible.
  
Countless librarians and custodians over many years have helped in the putting together of the information in BOO, by providing access to their collections, and they have all played a part in making this resource possible.
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Philip Oldfield's agreement that we might use images from his indispensable [https://armorial.library.utoronto.ca/ Armorials Database] has been extremely helpful. 
  
We are also grateful to the following libraries for agreeing to allow images from their books to be used on BOO, without charge:
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We are also grateful to the following libraries and booksellers for agreeing to allow images from their books to be used on BOO, without charge (and for often providing the images too):
  
* The British Library
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* [https://bl.uk The British Library]
* The British Museum, Dept of Prints & Drawings
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* [https://www.britishmuseum.org/our-work/departments/prints-and-drawings The British Museum, Dept of Prints & Drawings]
* Durham University Library
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* [https://cranstonlibraryreigate.com The Cranston Library]
* Lambeth Palace Library
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* [https://knowsleyhallvenue.co.uk/ The Derby Collection]
* Lincoln College, Oxford
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* [https://www.dur.ac.uk/library/ Durham University Library]
* Magdalen College, Oxford
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* [https://www.kcl.ac.uk/visit/foyle-special-collections-library-1 Foyle Special Collections Library, King's College London]
* The National Trust
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* [https://www.cai.cam.ac.uk/ Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge]
* Pembroke College, Cambridge
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* [https://www.ntnu.edu/ub/libraries/gunnerus Gunnerusbiblioteket, Norwegian University of Science and Technology]
* The Plume Library, Maldon
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* [https://www.hmc.ox.ac.uk/special-collections Harris Manchester College, Oxford]
* The Robinson Library, Armagh
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* [https://www.hertford.ox.ac.uk/and-more/rarebooks-archives Hertford College, Oxford]
* The Royal College of Physicians of London
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* [https://www.lambethpalacelibrary.org Lambeth Palace Library]
* Senate House Library, University of London
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* [https://www.lincoln.ox.ac.uk Lincoln College, Oxford]
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* [https://www.magd.ox.ac.uk Magdalen College, Oxford]
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* [https://www.middletemple.org.uk/library Middle Temple Library]
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* [https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk The National Trust]
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* [https://www.pem.cam.ac.uk/college/library/archives-special-collections Pembroke College, Cambridge]
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* [https://www.thomasplumeslibrary.co.uk The Plume Library, Maldon]
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* [https://library.princeton.edu/special-collections/ Princeton University Library]
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* [http://armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk/wp/ The Robinson Library, Armagh]
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* [https://www.rcplondon.ac.uk The Royal College of Physicians of London]
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* [https://london.ac.uk/senate-house-library Senate House Library, University of London]
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* [https://www.slv.vic.gov.au/ The State Library of Victoria]
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* [https://www.trin.cam.ac.uk/library/wren-library/ Trinity College Library, Cambridge]
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* [https://www.tcd.ie/library/ The Library of Trinity College Dublin]
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* [https://www.ed.ac.uk/information-services/about/organisation/library-and-collections/sections-staff/library-collections-sections/special-collections The University of Edinburgh]
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* [https://library.queensu.ca/locations/wd-jordan-rare-books-special-collections W.D. Jordan Rare Books and Special Collections Library, Queen's University]
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* [https://twitter.com/wisdompedlars The Wisdom Pedlars]

Latest revision as of 09:43, 27 March 2024


Book Owners Online has been made possible by grants from the Bibliographical Society, the Marc Fitch Fund, and the Lyell Fund at the Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, to whom we are very grateful. An anonymous donation funded the editorial post dedicated to Scottish entries.

Vignette1.jpg

Countless librarians and custodians over many years have helped in the putting together of the information in BOO, by providing access to their collections, and they have all played a part in making this resource possible.

Philip Oldfield's agreement that we might use images from his indispensable Armorials Database has been extremely helpful.

We are also grateful to the following libraries and booksellers for agreeing to allow images from their books to be used on BOO, without charge (and for often providing the images too):