George Browne 1626-1703

From Book Owners Online
Revision as of 06:34, 15 June 2020 by Clodagh (talk | contribs) (Created page with "__NOTITLE__ ===name::George name::BROWNE (date of birth::1626-date of death::1703). ====Biographical Note==== Relative of family::George Browne (1596-1689...")
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)

===George BROWNE (1626-1703).

Biographical Note

Relative of George Browne (1596-1689); of Townend, Troutbeck.

Books

Developed the foundations of the Browne family library which continued to be developed through the 18 th century.

Sources

  • Purcell, M. Books and readers in eighteenth-century Westmorland: the Brownes of Townend, Library History 17 (2001), 91-106.
  • Barker, N. Treasures from National Trust country house libraries, New York, 1998, no 54.