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| − | Of [[ | + | Of [[location::Norfolk]]; BA [[education::Peterhouse, Cambridge]] 1603, [[occupation::fellow]] 1605, MA 1606. He appears to have remained in [[location::Cambridge]], at [[education::Peterhouse, Cambridge|Peterhouse]], until his death. |
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| − | Gibson's probate inventory includes a list of ca.85 volumes of books (transcribed in BCI 190), valued at [[ | + | Gibson's probate inventory includes a list of ca.85 volumes of books (transcribed in BCI 190), valued at [[Monetary Value::£2 13s]], from a total estate valued at [[monetary Value::£14 11s 2d]]. The books include a high proportion of [[subject::classics|classical]] [[subject::literature]], as well as a number of standard [[subject::theology|theological]] texts, a few [[subject::medicine|medical]] books, an [[subject::emblem books|emblem]] book ([[author::Alciati]]) and a copy of [[author::Sidney]]'s [[title::''Apologie for poetrie'']]. There were also "3[[subject::cartography|mapps]]". |
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Revision as of 04:18, 29 October 2019
William GIBSON d.1613
Biographical Note
Of Norfolk; BA Peterhouse, Cambridge 1603, fellow 1605, MA 1606. He appears to have remained in Cambridge, at Peterhouse, until his death.
Books
Gibson's probate inventory includes a list of ca.85 volumes of books (transcribed in BCI 190), valued at £2 13s, from a total estate valued at £14 11s 2d. The books include a high proportion of classical literature, as well as a number of standard theological texts, a few medical books, an emblem book (Alciati) and a copy of Sidney's Apologie for poetrie. There were also "3mapps".
Characteristic Markings
None of Gibson's books have been identified.
Sources
T. Walker, A Biographical register of Peterhouse men ... part II, Cambridge, 1930, p.195; E. S. Leedham-Green, Books in Cambridge inventories, Cambridge, 1986, vol.1, p.567-9.