Caietanus, Johannes Baptista (sixteenth century); `baronus'; perhaps Giovanni Battista Caetani di Filettino (d.1528), in G.B.A. Caetani, Caietanorum genealogia: indice genealogico e cenni biografici della famiglia Caetani dalle origini all'anno MDCCCLXXXII (Perugia, 1920), pl. XLVI.
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Caietanus, Johannes Baptista (sixteenth century); `baronus'; perhaps Giovanni Battista Caetani di Filettino (d.1528), in G.B.A. Caetani, Caietanorum genealogia: indice genealogico e cenni biografici della famiglia... show more

Cailhava, Léon (1795-1863); library sold 1862; see DBF VII 842-3; Bogeng III 84.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1795 to 1863. Period: 18th century to 19th century. show less

Cailhava, Léon (1795-1863); library sold 1862; see DBF VII 842-3; Bogeng III 84. ♦ Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1795 to 1863. Period: 18th... show more

Cairo, Genizah; some of the items in this group were acquired, in 1889 or later, from Revd Greville John Chester (1830-1892), Revd Prof. Archibald Henry Sayce (1845-1933), or Solomon Aaron Wertheimer (1866-1935); A. E. Cowley, `Preface', in Neubauer, II (Oxford, 1906), p. iv; Craster 210-11; Stefan C. Reif, A Jewish Archive from Old Cairo: The History of Cambridge University's Genizah Collection (Richmond, 2000), 16, 70, 236-7. Heb 6?; Heb 7?; Heb 15(1-2); Heb 18; Heb 19(3)?; Heb 20(1-2)?; Heb 21(3); Heb 23(1-3)?; Heb 24?; Heb 33(2)?; Heb 36?; Heb 42?; Heb 49?; Heb 59?; Heb 60?; Heb 63(3)?; Heb 75?; Heb 76(2)?; Heb 78?; Heb 84(2); Heb-Frag 6?; Heb-Frag 7?; Heb-Frag 8?; Heb-Frag 9?; Heb-Frag 10?; Heb-Frag 11?; Heb-Frag 12?; Heb-Frag 13?; Heb-Frag 14?; Heb-Frag 15?; Heb-Frag 16?; Heb-Post 3
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Cairo, Genizah; some of the items in this group were acquired, in 1889 or later, from Revd Greville John Chester (1830-1892), Revd... show more

Cairon, Jac[obus] (fl. 1671-1679); possibly to be identified with Jacques Cairon (d.1715), “ecclésiastique protestant”; see Eugène and Émile Haag, La France protestante (Paris, 1857), III 450-1.
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Cairon, Jac[obus] (fl. 1671-1679); possibly to be identified with Jacques Cairon (d.1715), “ecclésiastique protestant”; see Eugène and Émile Haag, La France protestante (Paris, 1857),... show more

Calligarius, Leonardus (sixteenth century); Provost of S. Georgius; possibly the Hospital of S. Georgius in Caradòn, Desio, near Milan; see Roberto Perelli Cippo, `La diocesi alla metà del tredicesimo secolo', in Diocesi di Milano, ed. A. Caprioli, A. Rimoldi, and L. Vaccaro, 2 vols (Brescia, 1990), 259-84, at 276.
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Calligarius, Leonardus (sixteenth century); Provost of S. Georgius; possibly the Hospital of S. Georgius in Caradòn, Desio, near Milan; see Roberto Perelli Cippo, `La... show more

Calonne, Charles Alexandre de (1734-1802); French statesman, controller-general of finances 1783-7; sale at Christie's 1803 [Heber's note in Auct. 6Q.4.31, P-343], although this is not listed in BL List of Catalogues, in which a sale in 1793 is recorded (Sheppard).
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1734 to 1802. Period: 18th century to 19th century. show less

Calonne, Charles Alexandre de (1734-1802); French statesman, controller-general of finances 1783-7; sale at Christie's 1803 [Heber's note in Auct. 6Q.4.31, P-343], although this is not... show more

Calphurnius, Johannes (d.1503); professor at Padua; see IBI I 330.
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Calphurnius, Johannes (d.1503); professor at Padua; see IBI I 330. ♦ Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: unknown year to 1503. Period: unknown century to... show more

Calvary, S., & Co.; booksellers, Unter den Linden 17. I, Berlin, founded 1852 by S. Calvary (d.1853); see K. F. Pfau, Biographisches Lexicon des deutschen Buchhandels des Gegenwarts (Leipzig, 1890), 70-1.
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Calvary, S., & Co.; booksellers, Unter den Linden 17. I, Berlin, founded 1852 by S. Calvary (d.1853); see K. F. Pfau, Biographisches Lexicon des... show more

Cambrai, Hainault, Discalced Carmelites; suppressed 1796; see A. J. G. Le Glay, Cameracum christianum ou Histoire ecclésiastique du diocèse de Cambrai (Lille, 1849), 357, and Ambrosio, `Monasticon carmelitanum', 228.
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Cambrai, Hainault, Discalced Carmelites; suppressed 1796; see A. J. G. Le Glay, Cameracum christianum ou Histoire ecclésiastique du diocèse de Cambrai (Lille, 1849), 357,... show more

Cambridge, Jesus College; on the college in general see Arthur Gray and Frederick Brittain, A History of Jesus College, Cambridge, rev. edn (Cambridge, 1979, reissued 1988).
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Cambridge, Jesus College; on the college in general see Arthur Gray and Frederick Brittain, A History of Jesus College, Cambridge, rev. edn (Cambridge,... show more

Cameranus, Franciscus (possibly 1566-1645); from Ravenna; see Jöcher, Fortsetzung, II 56; Luigi Ferrari, Onomasticon (Milan, 1957).
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Cameranus, Franciscus (possibly 1566-1645); from Ravenna; see Jöcher, Fortsetzung, II 56; Luigi Ferrari, Onomasticon (Milan, 1957). ♦ Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1566 to 1645.... show more

Camerarius, Joachim (1539-1598); of Nuremberg, studied in Bologna [where B-490 was printed]; see Zedler V 394-5.
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Camerarius, Joachim (1539-1598); of Nuremberg, studied in Bologna [where B-490 was printed]; see Zedler V 394-5. ♦ Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1539 to... show more

Camillus, Hannibal (b. 1498); from Correggio; see Girolamo Tiraboschi, Biblioteca modenese, 7 vols (Modena, 1781-6), II 468-9.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1498 to unknown year. Period: 15th century to unknown century. show less

Camillus, Hannibal (b. 1498); from Correggio; see Girolamo Tiraboschi, Biblioteca modenese, 7 vols (Modena, 1781-6), II 468-9. ♦ Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1498 to... show more

Campeggi, Giovanni (1448-1511); professor of civil law, Padua; see DBI XVII 449-53.
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Campeggi, Giovanni (1448-1511); professor of civil law, Padua; see DBI XVII 449-53. ♦ Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1448 to 1511. Period: 15th century... show more

Candidus, Petrus (d.1513); Camaldolensian monk; see G. B. Mitarelli, Annales Camaldulenses (Venice, 1755-73), VII 357-8; DBI XVII 785-6.
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Candidus, Petrus (d.1513); Camaldolensian monk; see G. B. Mitarelli, Annales Camaldulenses (Venice, 1755-73), VII 357-8; DBI XVII 785-6. ♦ Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates:... show more

Cannius, Nicolaus (1504-1555); chaplain to the Convent of S. Clara, Amsterdam, Franciscan Tertiaries; see NNBW X 170, CE II 252-3.
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Cannius, Nicolaus (1504-1555); chaplain to the Convent of S. Clara, Amsterdam, Franciscan Tertiaries; see NNBW X 170, CE II 252-3. ♦ Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender:... show more

Canonici, Giuseppe (d.1807); inherited the collections of his brother Matteo Luigi (see below).
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Canonici, Giuseppe (d.1807); inherited the collections of his brother Matteo Luigi (see below). ♦ Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: unknown year to 1807. Period:... show more

Canonici, Matteo Luigi (1727-1805); Jesuit born in Venice; collected printed books, manuscripts, medals, coins, and statuary. On his death Canonici's collection of manuscripts passed to his brother Giuseppe (see above), and on his death (in 1807) to Giovanni Perissinotti, q.v. In 1817 the Bodleian Library purchased the greater part of the Canonici manuscript collection; see SC 313-421; J. B. Mitchell, 'Trevisan and Soranzo; Some Canonici Manuscripts from Two Eighteenth-century Venetian Collections', BLR 8 (1969), 125-35.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1727 to 1805. Period: 18th century to 19th century. show less

Canonici, Matteo Luigi (1727-1805); Jesuit born in Venice; collected printed books, manuscripts, medals, coins, and statuary. On his death Canonici's collection of manuscripts passed... show more

Capell, Margaret, Lady Capell (fifteenth/sixteenth century); wife of Sir William Capell, Lord Mayor of London 1504 (d.1515), and daughter of Sir Thomas Arundel; see G. A. Carthew, The Hundred of Launditch, II (Norwich, 1878), 479; Alfred R. Beaven, The Aldermen of the City of London, II (London, 1913), 18.
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Capell, Margaret, Lady Capell (fifteenth/sixteenth century); wife of Sir William Capell, Lord Mayor of London 1504 (d.1515), and daughter of Sir Thomas Arundel; see G. A.... show more

Capello, Francesco (1460-1513) (son of Cristoforo di Francesco), of Venice; 1492 elected extraordinary ambassador to France; 1496 sent to the Spanish court at Burgos as an `orator' to negotiate the Spanish–Venetian(–English) alliance against France, and the restoration of the kingdom of Naples to the Aragonesi; 22 Feb. 1496 he wrote to Marino Sanuto that he was in Spain from 27 Jan.; elected as captain at Capodistria; 1496 left Burgos, travelling via Barcelona, Valencia, and Tunisia; 1497 in Venice; see DBI XVIII 775-8; J. E. Law, `Age Qualification and the Venetian Constitution: the Case of the Capello Family', Papers of the British School at Rome, 39 (1971) 125-37.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1460 to 1513. Period: 15th century to 16th century. show less

Capello, Francesco (1460-1513) (son of Cristoforo di Francesco), of Venice; 1492 elected extraordinary ambassador to France; 1496 sent to the Spanish court at... show more

Carafa (della Spina) Cantelmo Stuard, Vincenzo (174[ ]-1814); Principe di Roccella, of Messina; see Pompeo Litta, Famiglie celebri italiane: Carafa di Napoli, 2nd ser. (Naples, 1913), fasc. 57, pl. x.
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Carafa (della Spina) Cantelmo Stuard, Vincenzo (174[ ]-1814); Principe di Roccella, of Messina; see Pompeo Litta, Famiglie celebri italiane: Carafa di Napoli, 2nd ser. (Naples, 1913), fasc. 57,... show more

Carafa, Vincenzo Maria (1739-1814); Principe di Roccella, of Messina; see Pompeo Litta, Famiglie celebri italiane: Carafa di Napoli, 2nd ser. (Naples, 1913), fasc. 57, pl. x.; engraved Italian book-plate, c.1760, inscribed `Ex libris Vinc. M. Kar. Ca. St. Pr. Amphiss.' L-002; P-392(2)
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Carafa, Vincenzo Maria (1739-1814); Principe di Roccella, of Messina; see Pompeo Litta, Famiglie celebri italiane: Carafa di Napoli, 2nd ser. (Naples, 1913), fasc. 57,... show more

Cardevacque, Ferdinand de (1572-1614); lawyer from Arras; see DBF VII 1127.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1572 to 1614. Period: 16th century to 17th century. show less

Cardevacque, Ferdinand de (1572-1614); lawyer from Arras; see DBF VII 1127. ♦ Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1572 to 1614. Period: 16th century to 17th... show more

Carew, George (1555-1629), Lord Carew of Clopton and Earl of Totnes; see DNB; for his armorial book-stamp in gilt see Davenport 86-7; his library was sent for sale to Cornelius Bee in 1655 by the widow of his natural son, Sir Thomas Stafford: see Maggs, Catalogue 1075, no. 25.
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Carew, George (1555-1629), Lord Carew of Clopton and Earl of Totnes; see DNB; for his armorial book-stamp in gilt see Davenport 86-7; his library was sent for sale to Cornelius Bee... show more

Carey, George (1547-1603), 2nd Lord Hunsdon; see DNB (not the 1st Lord (d.1596) as in Macray 20); for books presented by him see Benefactors' Register I 7-11; on Carey's books see Jayne, Library Catalogues, 133. On 25 June 1600 Sir Thomas Bodley described his books as `all in a manner new bound, with his armes': a gilt stamp of his crest impressed on the bindings of his books: a Garter enclosing a swan, wings elevated, charged with a crescent for difference; see Letters of Sir Thomas Bodley, letter 4; for an illustration see Rogers, Treasures, 25, and The Bodleian Library in the Seventeenth Century: Guide to an Exhibition Held During the Festival of Britain 1951 (Oxford, 1951), pl. XIV(a); see also The Bodleian Library Heraldry: Catalogue of an Exhibition Held in Connection with the English Heraldry Society, 1967 (Oxford, 1967), no. 95.
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Carey, George (1547-1603), 2nd Lord Hunsdon; see DNB (not the 1st Lord (d.1596) as in Macray 20); for books presented by him see Benefactors' Register I... show more

Carey, Sir George (d.1617); of Cockington; see DNB; Letters of Sir Thomas Bodley, letters 9-10; for a list of books bought with his donation of 100 Irish pounds, i.e. £95 sterling, given in 1603, see Benefactors' Register I 59-62, where he is described as `Miles et Thesaurarius pro bello in Hibernia'.
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Carey, Sir George (d.1617); of Cockington; see DNB; Letters of Sir Thomas Bodley, letters 9-10; for a list of books bought with his donation... show more

Carey, William(?) (d. Mar. 1572/3); the identification with William Carey was suggested by A. G. Watson, `Christopher and William Carey, Collectors of Monastic Manuscripts, and “John Carye” ', Library, 5th ser., 20 (1965), 135-42, at 142.
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Carey, William(?) (d. Mar. 1572/3); the identification with William Carey was suggested by A. G. Watson, `Christopher and William Carey, Collectors of Monastic Manuscripts, and... show more

Carl Theodor (1724-1799); Elector Palatine and Elector of Bavaria; see NDB XI 251-8; Historische Kataloge, 522-3.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1724 to 1799. Period: 18th century. show less

Carl Theodor (1724-1799); Elector Palatine and Elector of Bavaria; see NDB XI 251-8; Historische Kataloge, 522-3. ♦ Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1724 to... show more

Carmichael, John (1701-1767), 3rd Earl of Hyndford; envoy to the King of Prussia 1741-2, envoy to Russia 1744-9, ambassador to Vienna 1752 and 1769; see DNB.
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Carmichael, John (1701-1767), 3rd Earl of Hyndford; envoy to the King of Prussia 1741-2, envoy to Russia 1744-9, ambassador to Vienna 1752 and 1769; see DNB. ♦ Categorisation: Type:... show more

Carolus, Vitus (fl. c.1627); see Barbara Hellwig, Inkunabelkatalog des germanischen Nationalmuseums Nürnberg (Wiesbaden, 1970), no. 28, with a reference to a Vitus Carolus matriculated at Dillingen in 1621: Thomas Specht, Die Matrikel der Universität Dillingen (Dillingen, 1919-25), I 543.
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Carolus, Vitus (fl. c.1627); see Barbara Hellwig, Inkunabelkatalog des germanischen Nationalmuseums Nürnberg (Wiesbaden, 1970), no. 28, with a reference to a Vitus Carolus matriculated... show more

Carrington(?), William (sixteenth century); possibly to be identified with the William Carrington, matric. Corpus Christi College, Cambridge 1621, Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge 1656-7, matric. Emmanuel College, Cambridge 1706; see Foster I 298.
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Carrington(?), William (sixteenth century); possibly to be identified with the William Carrington, matric. Corpus Christi College, Cambridge 1621, Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge 1656-7, matric.... show more

Casaubon, (Florence Etienne) Meric (1599-1671); son of Isaac (see below); BA Christ Church, Oxford 1618, MA 1621-2; Prebendary of Canterbury Cathedral; see Foster I 248; DNB.
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Casaubon, (Florence Etienne) Meric (1599-1671); son of Isaac (see below); BA Christ Church, Oxford 1618, MA 1621-2; Prebendary of Canterbury Cathedral; see Foster I 248;... show more

Casaubon, Isaac (1559-1614); see DNB; SC II part II 793-4.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1559 to 1614. Period: 16th century to 17th century. show less

Casaubon, Isaac (1559-1614); see DNB; SC II part II 793-4. ♦ Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1559 to 1614. Period: 16th century to 17th... show more

Castellar, Joannes (1441-1503); Cardinal, Bishop of Monreale; see Alphonsus Ciaconius, Vitae... Pontificum romanorum et S. R. E. Cardinalium, 4 vols (Rome, 1677), III 202; quarterly, 1 and 4 gules, castle with three turrets, or; 2 and 3 of the second, nine piles in threes, of the first, and in chief three escutcheons, in base two of the same, bearing five small indeterminate charges.
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Castellar, Joannes (1441-1503); Cardinal, Bishop of Monreale; see Alphonsus Ciaconius, Vitae... Pontificum romanorum et S. R. E. Cardinalium, 4 vols (Rome, 1677), III... show more

Castelli (fifteenth century); family of Bologna; see Scipione Dolfi, Cronologia delle famiglie nobili di Bologna (Bologna, 1670), 253-63; for coat of arms, see Crollalanza I 255; similar arms, attributed to Castelli, in Manuscrits et incunables, livres à figures, reliures: Bibliothèque Ashburner (Milan: Ulrico Hoepli, 26-27 Aug. 1938), lots 142, 189, and pls LII and LXIX.
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Castelli (fifteenth century); family of Bologna; see Scipione Dolfi, Cronologia delle famiglie nobili di Bologna (Bologna, 1670), 253-63; for coat of arms, see... show more

Castel (or Chastelier), Guillaume (1458-1506); of Tours, son of Christian Castel (regius doctor of medicine in Paris), bursary-holder at the Collège de Navarre, Paris, where he taught for the compulsory two years after study (1478?); appointed teacher of letters at the Collège de Bourbon by Bernard Roillet; returned to Collège de Navarre; doctorate in theology; returned to Tours; Latin poet and orator; see DBF VII 1345; J. de Launoy, Regii Navarrae Gymnasii Parisiensis Histori, 2 vols (Paris, 1677), II 645-6.
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Castel (or Chastelier), Guillaume (1458-1506); of Tours, son of Christian Castel (regius doctor of medicine in Paris), bursary-holder at the Collège de Navarre, Paris, where... show more

Castelvetro, Jacopo (1546-1616); teacher and editor, born in Modena and active in England; see DBI XXII 1-4; Giacomo Castelvetro, Fruit, Herbs & Vegetables of Italy, trans. Gillian Riley (London, 1989), 15-43; R. J. Roberts, `New Light on the Career of Giacomo Castelvetro', BLR 13 (1990), 365-9.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1546 to 1616. Period: 16th century to 17th century. show less

Castelvetro, Jacopo (1546-1616); teacher and editor, born in Modena and active in England; see DBI XXII 1-4; Giacomo Castelvetro, Fruit, Herbs & Vegetables... show more

Castro, Hieronymus (sixteenth century); friar of Piacenza; perhaps the same as Hieronymus, friar of Piacenza, dating an inscription 1510 in Luigi Marchini, Catalogo degli incunaboli della Biblioteca Civica Berio di Genova (Florence, 1962), no. 98.
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Castro, Hieronymus (sixteenth century); friar of Piacenza; perhaps the same as Hieronymus, friar of Piacenza, dating an inscription 1510 in Luigi Marchini, Catalogo degli... show more

Castro veteri, [ ] de; probably to be identified with Simon de Vitericastro, secretary to Cardinal Jean Rolin, Bishop of Autun, died 1483 (see colophon of Autun Breviary, 1480).
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Castro veteri, [ ] de; probably to be identified with Simon de Vitericastro, secretary to Cardinal Jean Rolin, Bishop of Autun, died 1483 (see colophon... show more

Catharine de Médicis, Queen Consort of Henry II, King of France (1519-1589); probably not an owner, despite royal binding; see E. Fremy, Les poésies inédites de Catherine de Médicis (Paris, 1885) 239-42.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1519 to 1589. Period: 16th century. show less

Catharine de Médicis, Queen Consort of Henry II, King of France (1519-1589); probably not an owner, despite royal binding; see E. Fremy, Les poésies inédites de Catherine de Médicis (Paris, 1885) 239-42. ♦ Categorisation:... show more

Cavagnetus Clusanus, Johannes (fl. 1554); Observant Franciscan, of Cluses, Haute-Savoie; Clark, Collectors incorrectly suggests he was a member of the Benedictine house of San Michele della Chiusa (ex informatione Paul Needham); also owned BMC VIII 173 (IA.40525).
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Cavagnetus Clusanus, Johannes (fl. 1554); Observant Franciscan, of Cluses, Haute-Savoie; Clark, Collectors incorrectly suggests he was a member of the Benedictine house of San Michele... show more

Cavendish, William George Spencer (1790-1858), 6th Duke of Devonshire; see DNB; Fletcher, Collectors, 364-5; for a general biography see James Lees-Milne, The Bachelor Duke: A Life of William Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire 1790-1858 (London, 1998), with references to his book collecting at 23-4; sales (29 May, 24 Nov. 1815).
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Cavendish, William George Spencer (1790-1858), 6th Duke of Devonshire; see DNB; Fletcher, Collectors, 364-5; for a general biography see James Lees-Milne, The Bachelor Duke: A Life of William Spencer... show more

Cecil, Sir Robert (1563-1612); Viscount Cranborne and 1st Earl of Salisbury; presented money to the Library in 1605; see DNB; for a political biography see Alan Haynes, Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury, 1563-1612: Servant of Two Sovereigns (London, 1989); Benefactors' Register I 101.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1563 to 1612. Period: 16th century to 17th century. show less

Cecil, Sir Robert (1563-1612); Viscount Cranborne and 1st Earl of Salisbury; presented money to the Library in 1605; see DNB; for a political biography see Alan Haynes, Robert Cecil, Earl of... show more

Celotti, Luigi (c.1768–c.1846); abbot and bookseller; see E. Jacobs, ZfB 27 (1910), 367; Frati 154-5; Parenti I 246; Importation from Italy. A Catalogue of a Very Rare and Curious Collection (London: S. Sotheby, 26 Apr. 1819).
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Celotti, Luigi (c.1768–c.1846); abbot and bookseller; see E. Jacobs, ZfB 27 (1910), 367; Frati 154-5; Parenti I 246; Importation from Italy. A Catalogue... show more

Cempo Texaliensis (Kempo van Texel); schoolmaster, S. Lebuinus chapter school, Deventer (fl. 1487); see Nixon, Broxbourne, no. 9; see also Wilhelmi, Simon.
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Cempo Texaliensis (Kempo van Texel); schoolmaster, S. Lebuinus chapter school, Deventer (fl. 1487); see Nixon, Broxbourne, no. 9; see also Wilhelmi, Simon. ♦ Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender:... show more

Cesena, Capuchins (sixteenth century); founded in 1559; the church dedicated to Stigmates S. Francisci; see Lexicon Capuccinum 385-6.
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Cesena, Capuchins (sixteenth century); founded in 1559; the church dedicated to Stigmates S. Francisci; see Lexicon Capuccinum 385-6. ♦ Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Period: 16th... show more

Chalmers, George (1742-1825); Scottish historian; see DNB; armorial book-plate: see Howe, Book Plates, no. 5491; sale: Catalogue of the Very Curious, Valuable and Extensive Library of the Late George Chalmers..., London: Evans, 27 Sept. 1841.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1742 to 1825. Period: 18th century to 19th century. show less

Chalmers, George (1742-1825); Scottish historian; see DNB; armorial book-plate: see Howe, Book Plates, no. 5491; sale: Catalogue of the Very Curious, Valuable and... show more

Chambers, Richard (sixteenth century); possibly to be identified with the Richard Chambers (1588?–1658), merchant and alderman of the City of London; see DNB.
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Chambers, Richard (sixteenth century); possibly to be identified with the Richard Chambers (1588?–1658), merchant and alderman of the City of London; see DNB. ♦ Categorisation: Type:... show more

Chandler, Henry William (1828-1889); Pembroke College, Oxford; Waynflete Professor of Moral and Metaphysical Philosophy, Curator of the Bodleian Library; see DNB; a large number of his incunabula are now at Pembroke College: see Rhodes, p. 399.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1828 to 1889. Period: 19th century. show less

Chandler, Henry William (1828-1889); Pembroke College, Oxford; Waynflete Professor of Moral and Metaphysical Philosophy, Curator of the Bodleian Library; see DNB; a large number... show more

Chantepie, Jules (1838-1904); 'conservateur de la bibliothèque de la Sorbonne'; sale (Paris: Alphonse Picard, 31 Dec. 1904); see Nécrologie, Bulletin du bibliophile 1904, 669-77.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1838 to 1904. Period: 19th century to 20th century. show less

Chantepie, Jules (1838-1904); 'conservateur de la bibliothèque de la Sorbonne'; sale (Paris: Alphonse Picard, 31 Dec. 1904); see Nécrologie, Bulletin du bibliophile 1904,... show more

Chapman, Robert (fl. 1489-1493); Dominican friar, Oxford convent 1489, Worcester convent 1492, Oxford 1493; see Emden, BRUO, 388; not listed in Ker, Medieval Libraries, or in Watson–Ker (see references in Coates–Jensen).
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Period: 15th century. show less

Chapman, Robert (fl. 1489-1493); Dominican friar, Oxford convent 1489, Worcester convent 1492, Oxford 1493; see Emden, BRUO, 388; not listed in Ker, Medieval Libraries,... show more

Chapman, Robert William (1881-1960); Secretary of Delegates of OUP 1920-42, Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford 1931-47; see DNB; Sandra Naiman, `R. W. Chapman (1881-1960)', in Twentieth-century British Book-collectors and Bibliographers, ed. William Baker and Kenneth Womack, DLB 201 (Detroit, Washington DC, and London, 1999), 40-8.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1881 to 1960. Period: 19th century to 20th century. show less

Chapman, Robert William (1881-1960); Secretary of Delegates of OUP 1920-42, Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford 1931-47; see DNB; Sandra Naiman, `R. W. Chapman (1881-1960)',... show more

Chardallus, Johannes (fifteenth century); `Cantor ecclesie Metensis' according to the provenance entry that he added to the Biblia Latina, Rome: Sweynheym and Pannartz, 1471 (BL IC.17163) (ex informatione Kristian Jensen); coat of arms: azure, a leopard's face, with five thistles issuing from the mouth, all proper.
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Chardallus, Johannes (fifteenth century); `Cantor ecclesie Metensis' according to the provenance entry that he added to the Biblia Latina, Rome: Sweynheym and Pannartz, 1471... show more

Chardon de la Rochette, Simon (1755-1814); philologist and Hellenist; see DBF VIII 494.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1755 to 1814. Period: 18th century to 19th century. show less

Chardon de la Rochette, Simon (1755-1814); philologist and Hellenist; see DBF VIII 494. ♦ Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1755 to 1814. Period: 18th century to 19th... show more

Charke, William (d.1617); Fellow of Peterhouse, Cambridge; see Venn pt 1, I 324 J-169; R-140(2)
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Charke, William (d.1617); Fellow of Peterhouse, Cambridge; see Venn pt 1, I 324 J-169; R-140(2) ♦ Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: unknown year to... show more

Charlett, Arthur (1655-1722); scholar 1671, Fellow 1679, Trinity College, Oxford, Master of University College 1692; see Foster I 263; DNB; Herbert E. D. Blakiston, Trinity College (London, 1898), 181-2; William Carr, University College (London, 1902), passim; Stanley Gillam, `The Correspondence of Arthur Charlett, Master of University College', unpublished B.Litt. thesis, University of Oxford, 1949; Stanley Gillam, `Arthur Charlett's Letters and Manuscripts', BLR 4 (1952), 105-14; on Charlett's book-plate, designed by Samuel Pepys, see Rogers, Treasures, 166; his library was purchased by the Oxford bookseller Samuel Wilmot.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1655 to 1722. Period: 17th century to 18th century. show less

Charlett, Arthur (1655-1722); scholar 1671, Fellow 1679, Trinity College, Oxford, Master of University College 1692; see Foster I 263; DNB; Herbert E. D.... show more

Chauncy, Charles (1709-1777); MD; see DNB (date of birth given as 1706); left his books to his brother Nathaniel (d.1790); sale, A Catalogue of the Elegant and Valuable Libraries of Charles Chauncy, M.D.... and of his Brother Nathaniel Chauncy, Esq. Both Deceased (London: Leigh and Sotheby, 15 Apr. 1790).
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1709 to 1777. Period: 18th century. show less

Chauncy, Charles (1709-1777); MD; see DNB (date of birth given as 1706); left his books to his brother Nathaniel (d.1790); sale, A Catalogue... show more

Cheke, Sir John (1514-1557); of St John's College, and Provost of King's College, Cambridge, tutor to Edward VI and secretary of state; see DNB; Walter L. Nathan, Sir John Cheke und der englische Humanismus (Bonn, 1928).
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1514 to 1557. Period: 16th century. show less

Cheke, Sir John (1514-1557); of St John's College, and Provost of King's College, Cambridge, tutor to Edward VI and secretary of state; see DNB;... show more

Chelmsford; Borough Library; see [J. V. Dansie], Chelmsford Public Library Diamond Jubilee 1906-66, ed. E. O. Reed (Chelmsford, 1967).
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Chelmsford; Borough Library; see [J. V. Dansie], Chelmsford Public Library Diamond Jubilee 1906-66, ed. E. O. Reed (Chelmsford, 1967). ♦ Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown.... show more

Chermside, Sir Robert Alexander (1787-1860); MD, FRCP; see DNB; Munk, Physicians, III 231-2; for armorial book-plate see Howe, Book Plates, no. 5677.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1787 to 1860. Period: 18th century to 19th century. show less

Chermside, Sir Robert Alexander (1787-1860); MD, FRCP; see DNB; Munk, Physicians, III 231-2; for armorial book-plate see Howe, Book Plates, no. 5677. ♦ Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender:... show more

Chester, Revd Greville John (1830-1892); Obituary Notices of the late Rev. Greville John Chester (Watlington, n. d.); see also
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1830 to 1892. Period: 19th century; 1830s to 1890s. See also Cairo, Genizah. show less

Chester, Revd Greville John (1830-1892); Obituary Notices of the late Rev. Greville John Chester (Watlington, n. d.); see also ♦ Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1830... show more

Chevanes, Nicolas de (d.c.1654); of Dijon; see IBF II 728.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: unknown year to 1654. Period: unknown century to 17th century. show less

Chevanes, Nicolas de (d.c.1654); of Dijon; see IBF II 728. ♦ Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: unknown year to 1654. Period: unknown century to 17th... show more

Chichester, Arthur (1739-1799), 1st Marquess of Donegall; see The Complete Peerage, ed. G. E. C., IV (London, 1916), 391-2; he `collected at Fisherwick an expensive library and rare specimens of natural history (according to one sharp observer, by 1788 he had “expended £20,000 on books not yet opened...”)': for this quotation (the observer's remarks are quoted from The Complete Peerage) see W. A. Maguire, Living Like a Lord: The Second Marquis of Donegall 1769-1844 (Belfast, 1984), 12; he also owned Douce K 95 (Cnut Kopsen, Quaedam breves expositiones et legum et iurium concordantiae... Ribe, 1504), and Douce M 138 (Paulus Manutius, Epistolarum libri xii London: P. Robinson, 1591); sale, Bibliotheca Magnifica et Curiosa: A Catalogue of the Library of a Nobleman... (London: W. Stewart, 10 Mar. 1800).
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Chichester, Arthur (1739-1799), 1st Marquess of Donegall; see The Complete Peerage, ed. G. E. C., IV (London, 1916), 391-2; he `collected at Fisherwick an expensive library and... show more

Chiesa, Carlo Alberto (d.1998?); bookseller, 1 Piazza S. Erasmo, Milan.
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Chiesa, Carlo Alberto (d.1998?); bookseller, 1 Piazza S. Erasmo, Milan. ♦ Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: unknown year to 1998. Period: unknown century to 20th... show more

Chislehurst, Kent, St Nicholas College Library; college for adult students of church music; closed in 1939; for a reference to it see History of St. Michael's College Tenbury, ed. M. F. Alderson and H. C. Colles (London, 1943), 66-7.
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Chislehurst, Kent, St Nicholas College Library; college for adult students of church music; closed in 1939; for a reference to it see History of St. Michael's... show more

Chislett, William (fl. 1950); of Yarnells Hill, Botley, Oxford; see Kelly's Directory of Oxford, 51st edn (London, 1949), 689, and 52nd edn (London, 1952), 724, but not at that address in the 1954 edn.
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Chislett, William (fl. 1950); of Yarnells Hill, Botley, Oxford; see Kelly's Directory of Oxford, 51st edn (London, 1949), 689, and 52nd edn (London, 1952),... show more

Cholmley, Henry Walter (1841-1901); of Howsham Hall, York; see Burke's Landed Gentry, 17th edn (1952), 435; Catalogue of the Valuable Library of the Late Henry W. Cholmley (London: Sotheby's, 26 Nov. 1902).
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1841 to 1901. Period: 19th century to 20th century. show less

Cholmley, Henry Walter (1841-1901); of Howsham Hall, York; see Burke's Landed Gentry, 17th edn (1952), 435; Catalogue of the Valuable Library of the Late... show more

Cholmondeley, Reginald (1826-1896); of Condover Hall, Shropshire; see VCH Shropshire, VIII 40; Burke's Landed Gentry, 17th edn, 436; for armorial book-plate see Howe, Book Plates, no. 5807.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1826 to 1896. Period: 19th century. show less

Cholmondeley, Reginald (1826-1896); of Condover Hall, Shropshire; see VCH Shropshire, VIII 40; Burke's Landed Gentry, 17th edn, 436; for armorial book-plate see Howe,... show more

Christie-Miller (formerly Christy), Samuel (1810-1889); MP, book collector; see de Ricci, English Collectors, 108-13; The Britwell Handlist, 2 vols (London, 1933), at I pp. v–vi; succeeded by his nephew Wakefield Christy, later Christie-Miller (see below).
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Period: unknown century. show less

Christie-Miller (formerly Christy), Samuel (1810-1889); MP, book collector; see de Ricci, English Collectors, 108-13; The Britwell Handlist, 2 vols (London, 1933), at I pp. v–vi;... show more

Christie-Miller, Sydney Richardson (1874-1931); son of Wakefield Christie-Miller (see below); see de Ricci, English Collectors, 110-12; Britwell Handlist, I p. vi; Who's Who; Britwell sale (London: Sotheby, 1 Aug. 1917); see also Miller, William Henry.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1874 to 1931. Period: 19th century to 20th century. show less

Christie-Miller, Sydney Richardson (1874-1931); son of Wakefield Christie-Miller (see below); see de Ricci, English Collectors, 110-12; Britwell Handlist, I p. vi; Who's Who; Britwell... show more

Châtre de Cangé, Jean Pierre Imbert (d.1746); see DBF VIII 822, where his library is said to have been given by his son to Louis XV in 1751; see, however, Catalogue des livres du cabinet de M. de Cangé, acheté par le Roy au mois du juillet 1733 (Paris, 1733) and Simone Balayé, La Bibliothèque nationale des origines à 1800 (Geneva, 1988), 207 n. 244.
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Châtre de Cangé, Jean Pierre Imbert (d.1746); see DBF VIII 822, where his library is said to have been given by his son to Louis XV in... show more

Churchill, John (1801-1870); medical bookseller, 16 Princes St, Soho; see Boase I 619.
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Churchill, John (1801-1870); medical bookseller, 16 Princes St, Soho; see Boase I 619. ♦ Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1801 to 1870. Period: 19th... show more

C., J. (sixteenth century); coat of arms: or, a tree trunk vert and on a chief azure three stars of the first: the shield flanked by the initials `JC'; not in J. L. T. Renesse, Dictionnaire des figures héraldiques (Brussels, 1892-1903).
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Period: 16th century. show less

C., J. (sixteenth century); coat of arms: or, a tree trunk vert and on a chief azure three stars of the first: the shield... show more

Clairvaux, Langres, Champagne, Cistercians; founded 1115; see Cottineau I 799-800; A. Vernet, La Bibliothèque de l'abbaye de Clairvaux du XII€e au XVIII€e siècle, 2 vols (Paris, 1979), I 13-50 on the library catalogues, at 37-8 for the buying of incunable editions from Paris.
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Clairvaux, Langres, Champagne, Cistercians; founded 1115; see Cottineau I 799-800; A. Vernet, La Bibliothèque de l'abbaye de Clairvaux du XII€e au XVIII€e siècle, 2... show more

Clarke, Charles W.; New York; see Margaret Stillwell, Incunabula in American Libraries: A Second Census (New York, 1940), p. xxiv (from D-365).
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Clarke, Charles W.; New York; see Margaret Stillwell, Incunabula in American Libraries: A Second Census (New York, 1940), p. xxiv (from D-365). ♦ Categorisation: Type:... show more

Claudin, Anatole (1833-1906); bookseller, Paris; see DBF VIII 1387; IBF (2nd edn), II 754.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1833 to 1906. Period: 19th century to 20th century. show less

Claudin, Anatole (1833-1906); bookseller, Paris; see DBF VIII 1387; IBF (2nd edn), II 754. ♦ Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1833 to 1906. Period:... show more

Clenburg, Thomas (fl. 1586); `abbas Sorensis', perhaps to be identified with Soroë, Denmark, Cistercians, for which see Paul Lehmann, Erforschung des Mittelalters, I (Leipzig, 1941), 282; Cottineau II 3065-6.
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Clenburg, Thomas (fl. 1586); `abbas Sorensis', perhaps to be identified with Soroë, Denmark, Cistercians, for which see Paul Lehmann, Erforschung des Mittelalters, I (Leipzig,... show more

Cleves, Brigittines, Marienbaum; burnt down 1513, abandoned 1586/1611; see Krämer I 397; J. Alblas, Bibliotheek der Rijksuniversiteit te Utrecht: Incunabeln (Utrecht, 1922), no. 247, second copy.
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Cleves, Brigittines, Marienbaum; burnt down 1513, abandoned 1586/1611; see Krämer I 397; J. Alblas, Bibliotheek der Rijksuniversiteit te Utrecht: Incunabeln (Utrecht, 1922), no.... show more

Clifford, Eleanor (d.1547), 2nd Countess of Cumberland; née Brandon, daughter of Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk; her husband is said to have possessed a good library; see DNB; J. W. Clay, `The Clifford Family', Yorkshire Archaeological Journal, 18 (1905), 354-411, at 386; Hugh Clifford, The House of Clifford from before the Conquest (Chichester, 1987), 89; for bibliography on the house in general see Barbara English, The Great Landowners of East Yorkshire 1530-1910 (Howden, 2000), 238-9.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: unknown year to 1547. Period: unknown century to 16th century. show less

Clifford, Eleanor (d.1547), 2nd Countess of Cumberland; née Brandon, daughter of Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk; her husband is said to have possessed a good library;... show more

Cöllen, Susanna von (d.1498); wife of Peter Schott the Elder.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: unknown year to 1498. Period: unknown century to 15th century. show less

Cöllen, Susanna von (d.1498); wife of Peter Schott the Elder. ♦ Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: unknown year to 1498. Period: unknown century to 15th... show more

Cánovas del Castillo, Antonio (1828-1897); politician and historian, President of the Consejo de Ministros until death of King Alfonso XII in 1885; Order of the Golden Fleece; published several works; his library contained 35, 000 books; see G. Sabater, Diccionario biográfico Español e Hispanoamericano, I (Palma, 1950), 394-5; Fernando Gonzalez-Doria, Diccionario heraldico y nobiliario de los reinos de España (Madrid, 1987), 100.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1828 to 1897. Period: 19th century. show less

Cánovas del Castillo, Antonio (1828-1897); politician and historian, President of the Consejo de Ministros until death of King Alfonso XII in 1885; Order of the... show more

Cobden, Francis (fl. 1637-1645); Trinity College, Cambridge; later Oxford; see Venn pt 1, I 361; Foster I 295.
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Cobden, Francis (fl. 1637-1645); Trinity College, Cambridge; later Oxford; see Venn pt 1, I 361; Foster I 295. ♦ Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Period: 17th... show more

Cocke, Sir Henry (1538-1610); of Broxbourne; see VCH Hertfordshire, III 432; matric. St John's College, Cambridge 1553 (Venn part 1, I 361); admitted Inner Temple 1559; see Students Admitted to the Inner Temple 1547-1660, [ed. W. H. Cooke] [London, ?1877], 33; MP for Downton 1571, St Albans 1572, Hertfordshire 1584, 1586, 1593, Cofferer to Households of Elizabeth I and James I 1597, and Ursula, Lady Cocke; see R[oger] V[irgoe], `Cocke, Henry', The House of Commons 1558-1603, ed. P. W. Hasler, I (London, 1981), 621-2, with references given there; buried in St Augustine's Church, Broxbourne; see N. Pevsner, Hertfordshire, 2nd edn, rev. B. Cherry (Harmondsworth, 1977), 114.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1538 to 1610. Period: 16th century to 17th century. show less

Cocke, Sir Henry (1538-1610); of Broxbourne; see VCH Hertfordshire, III 432; matric. St John's College, Cambridge 1553 (Venn part 1, I 361); admitted Inner... show more

Cock, Frederick William (1858-1943); MD, FSA; University College London and Durham University, anaesthetist, physician, and local historian; see Who's Who.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1858 to 1943. Period: 19th century to 20th century. show less

Cock, Frederick William (1858-1943); MD, FSA; University College London and Durham University, anaesthetist, physician, and local historian; see Who's Who. ♦ Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown.... show more

Cocus, Theobaldus (fifteenth century); of Milseburg, Hesse; for Mamotrectus super Bibliam likewise printed [Strasbourg: Printer of Henricus Ariminensis, not after 1474] owned by the same Theobaldus Cocus, see Incunabula from the Court Library at Donaueschingen (London: Sotheby's, 1 July, 1994), lot 205, where he is tentatively described as coming from Miltenberg am Main.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Period: 15th century. show less

Cocus, Theobaldus (fifteenth century); of Milseburg, Hesse; for Mamotrectus super Bibliam likewise printed [Strasbourg: Printer of Henricus Ariminensis, not after 1474] owned by the... show more

Codyngdon, Richard (fl. 1476-1513); of Magdalen College, Oxford; canon of Leeds Priory, Kent 1513; see Emden, BRUO, 454-5; see also Cotinden, Richard.
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Codyngdon, Richard (fl. 1476-1513); of Magdalen College, Oxford; canon of Leeds Priory, Kent 1513; see Emden, BRUO, 454-5; see also Cotinden, Richard. ♦ Categorisation: Type: Person.... show more

Coesfeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Collis Mariae (Marienbrink), from 1479 Augustinian Nuns; see Westfälisches Klosterbuch, ed. Karl Hengst, 2 vols (Münster, 1992-4), I 196-9; Wilhelm Kohl, Das Bistum Münster, 1: Die Schwesternhäuser nach der Augustinerregel, Germania Sacra, NF 3 (Berlin, 1968), 84-129.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Period: unknown century. show less

Coesfeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Collis Mariae (Marienbrink), from 1479 Augustinian Nuns; see Westfälisches Klosterbuch, ed. Karl Hengst, 2 vols (Münster, 1992-4), I 196-9; Wilhelm Kohl, Das Bistum... show more

Coëffeteau, Guillaume (1589-1660); theologian; see IBF (2nd edn), II 774.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1589 to 1660. Period: 16th century to 17th century. show less

Coëffeteau, Guillaume (1589-1660); theologian; see IBF (2nd edn), II 774. ♦ Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1589 to 1660. Period: 16th century to 17th... show more

Cohn, Albert (1827-1905); bookseller, Berlin, Mohrenstraße, 53; see Erich Carlsohn, `Albert Cohn. Ein Berliner Antiquar, Gelehrter und Menschenfreund', Börsenblatt für den deutschen Buchhandel, 16 (1960), 748-52; Fritz Homeyer, Deutsche Juden als Bibliophile und Antiquare (Tübingen, 1963), 18-19.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1827 to 1905. Period: 19th century to 20th century. show less

Cohn, Albert (1827-1905); bookseller, Berlin, Mohrenstraße, 53; see Erich Carlsohn, `Albert Cohn. Ein Berliner Antiquar, Gelehrter und Menschenfreund', Börsenblatt für den deutschen Buchhandel,... show more

Colbacchini, Giuseppe (1832-1882); Catalogo dei libri... formanti la Biblioteca Colbacchini di Venezia (Milan, 16 Jan. 1888); see Frati 173; Parenti I274.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1832 to 1882. Period: 19th century. show less

Colbacchini, Giuseppe (1832-1882); Catalogo dei libri... formanti la Biblioteca Colbacchini di Venezia (Milan, 16 Jan. 1888); see Frati 173; Parenti I274. ♦ Categorisation: Type: Person.... show more

Colbert; Paris, 'Bibliotheca Colbertina'; the collection was owned successively by Jean Baptiste Colbert de Torcy (1619-1683); see DBF IX 187-8; Jacques Nicolas Colbert, Archbishop of Rouen (1655-1707); DBF IX 191; and Charles Eléonor Colbert, Comte de Seignely (d.1747); see Denise Bloch, `La bibliothèque de Colbert', Histoire des bibliothèques françaises, II 157-79; sale, Bibliotheca Colbertina, seu Catalogus librorum bibliothecæ quæ fuit primum... J. B. Colbert ac demum C.-L. Colbert (Paris, 24 May 1728).
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Colbert; Paris, 'Bibliotheca Colbertina'; the collection was owned successively by Jean Baptiste Colbert de Torcy (1619-1683); see DBF IX 187-8; Jacques Nicolas Colbert, Archbishop... show more

Coleman, John Noble (1791-1872); BBI I 403; for armorial book-plate see Howe, Book Plates, no. 6383.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1791 to 1872. Period: 18th century to 19th century. show less

Coleman, John Noble (1791-1872); BBI I 403; for armorial book-plate see Howe, Book Plates, no. 6383. ♦ Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1791 to 1872.... show more

Cole, William (1721-1793); Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge; see Venn pt 1, I 368.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1721 to 1793. Period: 18th century. show less

Cole, William (1721-1793); Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge; see Venn pt 1, I 368. ♦ Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1721 to 1793.... show more

Collins, William (fl. 1798); bookseller, London; probably either (i) William Collins (d.1801), trading 1779-1801, 1802-15 as Anne Collins; or (ii) (fl. 1705-1802); for both see Maxted, London Book Trades, 49.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Period: 18th century. show less

Collins, William (fl. 1798); bookseller, London; probably either (i) William Collins (d.1801), trading 1779-1801, 1802-15 as Anne Collins; or (ii) (fl. 1705-1802); for both... show more

Cologne, Carmelites, S. Alanus; suppressed 1802; see Krämer II 423-34; Heinrich Hubert Koch, Die Karmelitenklöster der Niederdeutschen Provinz. 13. bis 16. Jahrhundert (Freiburg im Breisgau, 1889); Ludwig Arntz, Heinrich Neu, and Hans Vogt, Ergänzungsband: Die ehemaligen Kirchen, Klöster, Hospitäler und Schulbauten der Stadt Köln, Die Kunstdenkmäler der Stadt Köln, II/3 (Düsseldorf, 1937), 192-201; the greater part of the collection is in Cologne, Universität- und Stadtbibliothek.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Period: unknown century. show less

Cologne, Carmelites, S. Alanus; suppressed 1802; see Krämer II 423-34; Heinrich Hubert Koch, Die Karmelitenklöster der Niederdeutschen Provinz. 13. bis 16. Jahrhundert (Freiburg im... show more

Cologne, Carthusians, S. Barbara; dissolved 1796; see Cottineau I 837; Krämer II 424; also R. B. Marks, The Medieval Manuscript Library of the Charterhouse of St Barbara, Cologne, 2 vols, Analecta Cartusiana, 21-22 (Salzburg, 1974); S. Krämer, `Die mittelalterliche Bibliothek der Karthuse St. Barbara in Köln', Börsenblatt für den deutschen Buchhandel Frankfurter Ausgabe, 71 (4 Sept. 1979), 158-68; J. Vennebusch, 'Die Bücher der Kölner Kartäuser. Zur Geschichte der Klosterbibliothek (1451-1794)', in Die Kartause in Köln, Festschrift, ed. R. Sommer (Cologne, 1978), 141-55; Die Kölner Kartause um 1500. Eine Reise in unsere Vergangenheit. Führer zur Ausstellung 18. Mai – 22 September 1991, ed. Rita Wagner and Ulrich Brock (Cologne, 1991); Die Kölner Kartause um 1500. Aufsatzband, ed. Werner Schäfke (Cologne, 1991); on bindings from S. Barbara see H. Gerig, `Die Buchbinderwerkstatt Hl. Barbara zu Köln. Eine Einband- und Siegelkundige Studie', in Mélanges Charles Braibant (Brussels, 1959), 155-88.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Period: unknown century. show less

Cologne, Carthusians, S. Barbara; dissolved 1796; see Cottineau I 837; Krämer II 424; also R. B. Marks, The Medieval Manuscript Library of the Charterhouse... show more

Cologne, Jesuits; founded 1544; see Duhr I 33-45; Klemens Löffler, Deutsche Klosterbibliotheken, 2nd edn, Bücherei der Kultur und Geschichte, 27 (Bonn and Leipzig, 1922), 252; Hamy 18; Krämer II 422-3; Polgar II(1) 56-60; the greater part of the collection is in Cologne, Universität- und Stadtbibliothek.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Period: unknown century. show less

Cologne, Jesuits; founded 1544; see Duhr I 33-45; Klemens Löffler, Deutsche Klosterbibliotheken, 2nd edn, Bücherei der Kultur und Geschichte, 27 (Bonn and... show more

Combe, Thomas (1797-1872); Director of the Clarendon Press; see DNB; Nicolas Barker, The Oxford University Press and the Spread of Learning 1478-1978 (Oxford, 1978), 43-4.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1797 to 1872. Period: 18th century to 19th century. show less

Combe, Thomas (1797-1872); Director of the Clarendon Press; see DNB; Nicolas Barker, The Oxford University Press and the Spread of Learning 1478-1978 (Oxford,... show more

Conington, John (1825-1869); Magdalen College, Oxford 1843-6, University College, scholar 1846, Fellow 1847-55, Corpus Professor of Latin 1854-69, and Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford 1856-69; see DNB.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1825 to 1869. Period: 19th century. show less

Conington, John (1825-1869); Magdalen College, Oxford 1843-6, University College, scholar 1846, Fellow 1847-55, Corpus Professor of Latin 1854-69, and Fellow of Corpus Christi... show more

Conradus, Felicianus, de Cremona (sixteenth century); Augustinian Hermit, S. Maria Coronata, Milan; see Philippus Argelatus, Bibliotheca scriptorum Mediolanensium (Milan, 1745), II 256.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Period: 16th century. show less

Conradus, Felicianus, de Cremona (sixteenth century); Augustinian Hermit, S. Maria Coronata, Milan; see Philippus Argelatus, Bibliotheca scriptorum Mediolanensium (Milan, 1745), II 256. ♦ Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown.... show more

Conradus, Johannes (fl. 1520); vicar in Sinthern, North Rhine-Westphalia; Conradus not found in Rudolf Brandts, 'Archiv und Bibliothek der Pfarrkirche und Pfarrei St. Martin in Sinthern (Erftkreis)', unpublished typescript, 1975, in Cologne, Universitäts- und Stadtbibliothek; on the vicars' library see Reinhard Feldmann, `Pfarrbibliothek St. Martin', Handbuch der historischen Buchbestände Deutschlands, ed. Bernhard Fabian, vol. 4, Nordrhein-Westfalen K–Z (Hildesheim, 1993), 274-5.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Period: 16th century. show less

Conradus, Johannes (fl. 1520); vicar in Sinthern, North Rhine-Westphalia; Conradus not found in Rudolf Brandts, 'Archiv und Bibliothek der Pfarrkirche und Pfarrei St. Martin... show more

Constable, William (1721-1791); of Burton Constable Hall, East Yorkshire; FRS, FSA; see Ivan and Elisabeth Hall, Burton Constable Hall: A Century of Patronage, with additional material by A. G. Credland and M. J. Boyd (Hull, 1991), esp. 9-78, with the library at 72-4; also East Yorkshire Local History Society, Burton Constable Hall: The Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries, East Yorkshire Local History Series, 51 (Beverley, 1998); Constable's `cabinet of curiosities' at Burton Constable includes material from the collections of Ralph Thoresby, q.v.; sales from the library took place in 1889: see Catalogue of the Burton Constable Library of Printed Books (London: Sotheby, Wilkinson and Hodge, 27 June 1889), and Catalogue of the Important Burton Constable Manuscripts (London: Sotheby, Wilkinson and Hodge, 24 June 1889); for bibliography on the house in general see English, Great Landowners of East Yorkshire, 239.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1721 to 1791. Period: 18th century. show less

Constable, William (1721-1791); of Burton Constable Hall, East Yorkshire; FRS, FSA; see Ivan and Elisabeth Hall, Burton Constable Hall: A Century of Patronage,... show more

Constantini de' Egregiis (sixteenth century?); also owned a copy of Cornazzano, La vita di Christo, Venice, [Printer of Cornazzano], 1472, for which see Walsh 1643B.
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Constantini de' Egregiis (sixteenth century?); also owned a copy of Cornazzano, La vita di Christo, Venice, [Printer of Cornazzano], 1472, for which see Walsh 1643B. ♦ Categorisation:... show more

Conway, Frederick William, of Dublin (1782-1853) (`Castle Conway'); founded Dublin Political Review and The Drama, 1824; edited Dublin Evening Post. 1854 sale catalogue of his library, including many incunabula and early manuscripts; many went to Trinity College Dublin and the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland, for which see J. S. Crone, A Concise Dictionary of Irish Biography (Dublin, 1937).
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1782 to 1853. Period: 18th century to 19th century. show less

Conway, Frederick William, of Dublin (1782-1853) (`Castle Conway'); founded Dublin Political Review and The Drama, 1824; edited Dublin Evening Post. 1854 sale catalogue of his library, including many... show more

Cooke, Robert (fifteenth century); possibly either Robert Cooke, who was Principal of Little Black Hall, Oxford 1477-80; Emden, BRUO, 481; or Robert Cookes, Chancellor and Prebendary of Beverley, 1481.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Period: 15th century. show less

Cooke, Robert (fifteenth century); possibly either Robert Cooke, who was Principal of Little Black Hall, Oxford 1477-80; Emden, BRUO, 481; or Robert Cookes, Chancellor... show more

Cooth, Carl von (1763-1817); Canon Regular, Frenswegen, S. Petrus, near Nordhorn, Lower Saxony, rector in Niesing, Eastern Netherlands, and chaplain to Ludwig, last Graf von Bentheim (d.1813); not to be confused with the Franciscan Karl Oswald von Cooth (1754-1812); see Wilhelm Kohl, Bistum Münster: Die Klöster der Augustiner-Chorherren, Germania Sacra, NF 5,2 (Berlin, 1971), 154; Bistum Münster: Die Schwesternhäuser nach der Augustinerregel, Germania Sacra, NF 3,2 (Berlin, 1968), ad indicem; Jacob Torsy, Der Regularklerus in den Kölner Bistumsprotokollen 1661-1840, 3 vols, Studien zur Kölner Kirchengeschichte, 18-20 (Siegburg, 1985-7), R 900; for a volume with several other books owned by him see Rudolf Ferdinand Lenz, Inkunabelkatalog der Erzbischöflichen Diözesan- und Dombibliothek zu Köln (Cologne, 1997), ad indicem.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1763 to 1817. Period: 18th century to 19th century. show less

Cooth, Carl von (1763-1817); Canon Regular, Frenswegen, S. Petrus, near Nordhorn, Lower Saxony, rector in Niesing, Eastern Netherlands, and chaplain to Ludwig, last Graf... show more

Cope, Revd Sir William Henry (1811-1892), 12th Bt, of Bramshill, Hampshire; see Complete Baronetage, ed. G. E. C., I (Exeter, 1900), 38; VCH Oxfordshire, IX 112-23, passim, on the Copes at Hanwell, VCH Hampshire, IV 36-7 on the Copes at Bramshill; for the latter also Andrew G. Watson, `The Manuscript Collection of Sir Walter Cope (d. 1614)', BLR 12 (1987), 262-97, at 273-4; a manuscript catalogue of manuscripts and printed books in the library at Bramshill (`Catalogue of the Books in the Library at Bramshill'), dated 1 Jan. 1772, is now Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS. Eng. misc. c. 307; on the library see also Third Report of the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts (London, 1872), 244, the report on the library being the work of Alfred J. Horwood, q.v. C-250; J-051(2)
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1811 to 1892. Period: 19th century. show less

Cope, Revd Sir William Henry (1811-1892), 12th Bt, of Bramshill, Hampshire; see Complete Baronetage, ed. G. E. C., I (Exeter, 1900), 38; VCH Oxfordshire, IX 112-23, passim, on the Copes at... show more

Cope, Sir William (1450-1513); of Hanwell, Cofferer to Henry VII and Keeper of Porchester Castle, Hampshire; see Burke's Peerage, 105th edn (London, 1970, 4th repr. 1980), 639-40.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1450 to 1513. Period: 15th century to 16th century. show less

Cope, Sir William (1450-1513); of Hanwell, Cofferer to Henry VII and Keeper of Porchester Castle, Hampshire; see Burke's Peerage, 105th edn (London, 1970, 4th... show more

Corneus, Johannes Baptista (1607-1690); `primicerius reuerendissimorum lectorum ecclesie metripolitane Mediolani, protonotarius apostolicus'; see Jöcher, Fortsetzung, II 468-9.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1607 to 1690. Period: 17th century. show less

Corneus, Johannes Baptista (1607-1690); `primicerius reuerendissimorum lectorum ecclesie metripolitane Mediolani, protonotarius apostolicus'; see Jöcher, Fortsetzung, II 468-9. ♦ Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1607 to... show more

Cornish, James Edward (d.1903); bookseller, Manchester, from 1854; at 33 Piccadilly in 1884; see C. W. Sutton, `Manchester Libraries and Booksellers', Book Auction Records, 6 (1908-9), pp. lxv–lxxi, at lxx–lxxi.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: unknown year to 1903. Period: unknown century to 20th century. show less

Cornish, James Edward (d.1903); bookseller, Manchester, from 1854; at 33 Piccadilly in 1884; see C. W. Sutton, `Manchester Libraries and Booksellers', Book Auction Records,... show more

Corsaerius(?), Thomas (sixteenth century); `presbiter' in Oxford; see SC 6732-3, 6854, 6872-4; the Ashmole quarto catalogue (W.H. Black, A Descriptive, Analytical and Critical Catalogue of the Manuscripts Bequeathed... by Elias Ashmole (Oxford, 1845-66)), no. 391 says: `The same person was in 1543 the possessor of the Arundel MS. 231 wherein his name appearing to be Corlæri, was so printed in the catalogue (p.33) by mistake.' L-103(2)
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Period: unknown century. show less

Corsaerius(?), Thomas (sixteenth century); `presbiter' in Oxford; see SC 6732-3, 6854, 6872-4; the Ashmole quarto catalogue (W.H. Black, A Descriptive, Analytical and Critical Catalogue... show more

Costa, Georgius (1406-1508); Cardinal, Bishop of Albano 1491-1501, Frascati 1501-3, Porto 1503-8; see DC 772-4.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1406 to 1508. Period: 15th century to 16th century. show less

Costa, Georgius (1406-1508); Cardinal, Bishop of Albano 1491-1501, Frascati 1501-3, Porto 1503-8; see DC 772-4. ♦ Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1406 to 1508.... show more

Cotinden, Richard (fl. 1508-1512); Master of Strood Hospital, Rochester, Kent; Augustinian canon and Prior, Bilsington, Kent 1512; see Emden, BRUO, 496; see also Codyngdon, Richard.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Period: 16th century. show less

Cotinden, Richard (fl. 1508-1512); Master of Strood Hospital, Rochester, Kent; Augustinian canon and Prior, Bilsington, Kent 1512; see Emden, BRUO, 496; see also Codyngdon,... show more

Cottington, James (d. by Oct. 1605); Archdeacon of Surrey (1588-1605; see John Le Neve, Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541-1857: III: Canterbury, Rochester and Winchester Dioceses, compiled by Joyce M. Horn (London, 1974), 88; Macray 420.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: unknown year to 1605. Period: unknown century to 17th century. show less

Cottington, James (d. by Oct. 1605); Archdeacon of Surrey (1588-1605; see John Le Neve, Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541-1857: III: Canterbury, Rochester and Winchester Dioceses, compiled by... show more

Cotton, Sir Robert Bruce (1571-1631); see DNB; Kevin M. Sharpe, Sir Robert Cotton, 1586-1631: History and Politics in Early Modern England (Oxford, 1979); Catalogue of the Manuscripts in the Cottonian Library 1696 = Catalogus librorum manuscriptorum bibliothecæ Cottonianæ, ed. C. G. C. Tite, introductory essays translated by Godfrey E. Turton (Cambridge, 1984); C. G. C. Tite, The Manuscript Library of Sir Robert Cotton, Panizzi Lectures, The British Library, 1993 (London, 1994); Graham Parry, The Trophies of Time: English Antiquaries of the Seventeenth Century (Oxford, 1995), chapter 3; Sir Robert Cotton as Collector, ed. C. J. Wright (London, 1997); Thomas N. Hall, `Sir Robert Bruce Cotton (1571-1631)', in Pre-Nineteenth-century British Book- collectors and Bibliographers, ed. William Baker and Kenneth Womack, DLB 213 (Detroit, Washington DC, and London, 1999), 57-69.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1571 to 1631. Period: 16th century to 17th century. show less

Cotton, Sir Robert Bruce (1571-1631); see DNB; Kevin M. Sharpe, Sir Robert Cotton, 1586-1631: History and Politics in Early Modern England (Oxford, 1979); Catalogue of... show more

Couchman, Edward (d.1603/4); Clare College, Cambridge; see Venn pt 1, I 404.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: unknown year to 1603. Period: unknown century to 17th century. show less

Couchman, Edward (d.1603/4); Clare College, Cambridge; see Venn pt 1, I 404. ♦ Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: unknown year to 1603. Period: unknown... show more

Coupar Angus Abbey, Tayside, Cistercians; for the surviving manuscripts see Ker, Medieval Libraries, 54, and Watson–Ker 15; for the printed books see John Durkan and Anthony Ross, Early Scottish Libraries (Glasgow, 1961), 188; on the house see Ian B. Cowan and David E. Easson, Medieval Religious Houses, Scotland, 2nd edn (London, 1976), 72, 76; Mark Dilworth, Scottish Monasteries in the Late Middle Ages (Edinburgh, 1995), ad indicem.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Period: unknown century. show less

Coupar Angus Abbey, Tayside, Cistercians; for the surviving manuscripts see Ker, Medieval Libraries, 54, and Watson–Ker 15; for the printed books see John Durkan and... show more

Cowley, Sir Arthur E. (1861-1931); Hebrew scholar, Bodley's Librarian 1919–31; see DNB. Heb 28 (part); Heb 30
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1861 to 1931. Period: 19th century to 20th century. show less

Cowley, Sir Arthur E. (1861-1931); Hebrew scholar, Bodley's Librarian 1919–31; see DNB. Heb 28 (part); Heb 30 ♦ Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1861 to 1931.... show more

Crag (Cragge), John (d. by 21 Mar. 1553); Prebendary of Hereford Cathedral; see John Le Neve, Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300-1541: II: Hereford Diocese, compiled by Joyce M. Horn (London, 1962), 25, 42; his will proved 6 Mar. 1552/3; see Le Neve I 506.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Period: unknown century. show less

Crag (Cragge), John (d. by 21 Mar. 1553); Prebendary of Hereford Cathedral; see John Le Neve, Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300-1541: II: Hereford Diocese, compiled by Joyce M. Horn... show more

Crane, Thomas (1808-1859); member of Liverpool Academy, painter and miniaturist; see DNB; Clark, Collectors, 50.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1808 to 1859. Period: 19th century. show less

Crane, Thomas (1808-1859); member of Liverpool Academy, painter and miniaturist; see DNB; Clark, Collectors, 50. ♦ Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1808 to 1859.... show more

Cranford, James (seventeenth century); perhaps to be identified with James Cranford, incorporated BA Cambridge from Oxford 1623, Rector of St Christopher-le-Stocks 1643-57, d.1657; or his son, matric. Pembroke College, Cambridge 1645, BA 1648/9, Rector of St Christopher-le-Stocks 1657-9, d.1659; for both see Venn pt 1, I 413.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Period: 17th century. show less

Cranford, James (seventeenth century); perhaps to be identified with James Cranford, incorporated BA Cambridge from Oxford 1623, Rector of St Christopher-le-Stocks 1643-57, d.1657; or... show more

Cranmer, Thomas (1489-1556); Archbishop of Canterbury; see DNB; David G. Selwyn, The Library of Thomas Cranmer, OBS Publications, 3rd ser. 1 (Oxford, 1996), 516; Emily Smith Riser, `Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556)', in Pre-Nineteenth-century British Book-collectors and Bibliographers, ed. William Baker and Kenneth Womack, DLB 213 (Detroit, Washington DC, and London, 1999), 70-7; see also Lumley, John, 1st Lord.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1489 to 1556. Period: 15th century to 16th century. show less

Cranmer, Thomas (1489-1556); Archbishop of Canterbury; see DNB; David G. Selwyn, The Library of Thomas Cranmer, OBS Publications, 3rd ser. 1 (Oxford, 1996),... show more

Crashawe, Thomas (fl. c.1570-1618?); of St John's College, Cambridge (sizar 1584-5, BA 1588/9, MA 1592), advocate, of York; see Venn pt 1, I 413; possibly an elder brother of William Crashawe (see below); still alive in 1616, the year in which 4° D 3 Jur. Seld. was printed, and in 1618, when he was licensed to marry; generally wrote his autograph midway down the title-page, with the price paid in the top outer corner; occasionally he added the motto `Servire Deo regnare est' or used it without the signature; those of his books which have not been rebound show a group of letters on the verso of the end flyleaf, not in his hand, and may perhaps represent a price cypher or valuation by a bookseller after his death; many of his books later owned by John Selden, q.v. (ex informatione David Rogers).
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Crashawe, Thomas (fl. c.1570-1618?); of St John's College, Cambridge (sizar 1584-5, BA 1588/9, MA 1592), advocate, of York; see Venn pt 1, I 413;... show more

Crashawe, William (1572-1626); Fellow of St John's College, Cambridge; see DNB; P. J. Wallis, `The Library of William Crashawe', Transactions of the Cambridge Bibliographical Society, 2 (1956), 213-28; Fontes Harleiani, 119; Jayne, Library Catalogues, 145; Oates p. 829.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1572 to 1626. Period: 16th century to 17th century. show less

Crashawe, William (1572-1626); Fellow of St John's College, Cambridge; see DNB; P. J. Wallis, `The Library of William Crashawe', Transactions of the Cambridge... show more

Crawford, William Horatio (1815-1888); of Lakelands, Cork; see Alumni Dublinenses, 190; Peter Murray, Illustrated Summary Catalogue of the Crawford Municipal Art Gallery (Cork, 1992), 4-5, mentioning Crawford, his family, and Lakelands, also sub indice; The Lakelands Library, Catalogue of the Rare & Valuable Books, Manuscripts and Engravings of the Late W. H. Crawford, Esq., Lakelands, Co. Cork (London: Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 12Mar., 18. Mar., 25 Nov. 1891); de Ricci, English Collectors, 165; A. S. Napier and W. H. Stevenson, The Crawford Collection of Early Charters and Documents now in the Bodleian Library (Oxford, 1895).
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1815 to 1888. Period: 19th century. show less

Crawford, William Horatio (1815-1888); of Lakelands, Cork; see Alumni Dublinenses, 190; Peter Murray, Illustrated Summary Catalogue of the Crawford Municipal Art Gallery (Cork, 1992),... show more

Crema, Lombardy, Augustinian Hermits, S. Agostino; see P. D. Gutiérrez, `De antiquis ordinis Eremitarum Sancti Augustini bibliothecis', Analecta Augustiniana, 23 (1954), 164-372, at 332.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Period: unknown century. show less

Crema, Lombardy, Augustinian Hermits, S. Agostino; see P. D. Gutiérrez, `De antiquis ordinis Eremitarum Sancti Augustini bibliothecis', Analecta Augustiniana, 23 (1954), 164-372, at 332. ♦ Categorisation: Type: Person.... show more

Crema, Lombardy, Franciscans; see Moorman, 154; Paolo M. Sevesi, `Tavola capitolare della provincia dei Minori Conventuali di Milano redatta nel 1498', Archivum Franciscanum Historicum, 24 (1931), 185-94, 189 n. 2.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Period: unknown century. show less

Crema, Lombardy, Franciscans; see Moorman, 154; Paolo M. Sevesi, `Tavola capitolare della provincia dei Minori Conventuali di Milano redatta nel 1498', Archivum Franciscanum... show more

Cremona, Lombardy, Augustinian Canons of the Congregation of the Lateran, S. Petrus de Pado [now a parish church, San Pietro al Po]; see Cottineau I 915; Paul Fridolin Kehr, Italia pontifica, 10 vols (Berlin, 1906-75), VI 285-9.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Period: unknown century. show less

Cremona, Lombardy, Augustinian Canons of the Congregation of the Lateran, S. Petrus de Pado [now a parish church, San Pietro al Po]; see Cottineau I 915; Paul Fridolin Kehr, Italia pontifica, 10 vols (Berlin,... show more

Cremona, Lombardy, Dominicans; suppressed 1798; see A. Grandi, Descrizione dello stato fisico-politico-storico-biografico della provincia e diocesi Cremonese, 2 vols (Cremona, 1856-8), I 215-16.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Period: unknown century. show less

Cremona, Lombardy, Dominicans; suppressed 1798; see A. Grandi, Descrizione dello stato fisico-politico-storico-biografico della provincia e diocesi Cremonese, 2 vols (Cremona, 1856-8), I 215-16. ♦ Categorisation:... show more

Cressett, Edward (d.1693); bequeathed £80 to the vicars of St Mary's, Marlborough; see Janet H. Stevenson, Marlborough and Preshute, repr. from VCH Wiltshire, XII (Trowbridge, 1990), 220, 223.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: unknown year to 1693. Period: unknown century to 17th century. show less

Cressett, Edward (d.1693); bequeathed £80 to the vicars of St Mary's, Marlborough; see Janet H. Stevenson, Marlborough and Preshute, repr. from VCH Wiltshire,... show more

Crichton-Stuart, John (1933-1993), 6th Marquess of Bute; chairman of the National Trust for Scotland; see Who's Who; for a volume of personal appreciations see John Bute: An Informal Portrait, ed. Maldwin Drummond (Norwich, 1996); sale: Catalogue of a further Portion of the Valuable Library from Dumfries House, Ayrshire... (London: Sotheby's, 16 Oct. 1961).
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1933 to 1993. Period: 20th century. show less

Crichton-Stuart, John (1933-1993), 6th Marquess of Bute; chairman of the National Trust for Scotland; see Who's Who; for a volume of personal appreciations see John Bute: An... show more

Crinitus, Petrus (1475-1507); humanist of Florence; see CE I 358-9.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1475 to 1507. Period: 15th century to 16th century. show less

Crinitus, Petrus (1475-1507); humanist of Florence; see CE I 358-9. ♦ Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1475 to 1507. Period: 15th century to 16th... show more

Crispi, Achille, Count (d.1782); of Reggio Emilia; see Parenti I 300; Frati 184-5; Girolamo Tiraboschi, Biblioteca modenese, 7 vols (Modena, 1781-6), VI 98.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: unknown year to 1782. Period: unknown century to 18th century. show less

Crispi, Achille, Count (d.1782); of Reggio Emilia; see Parenti I 300; Frati 184-5; Girolamo Tiraboschi, Biblioteca modenese, 7 vols (Modena, 1781-6), VI 98. ♦ Categorisation: Type:... show more

Crofts, Revd Thomas (1722-1781); FRS, FSA, Chancellor of the diocese of Peterborough; see de Ricci, English Collectors, 56; sale, Bibliotheca Croftsiana: A Catalogue of the Curious and Distinguished Library of... Thomas Crofts... (London: Paterson, 7 Apr. 1783).
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1722 to 1781. Period: 18th century. show less

Crofts, Revd Thomas (1722-1781); FRS, FSA, Chancellor of the diocese of Peterborough; see de Ricci, English Collectors, 56; sale, Bibliotheca Croftsiana: A Catalogue of... show more

Croke, John (fl. 1519-1561); Winchester College 1519, New College, Oxford 1526-46, Doctor of Civil Law 1543, Chancellor of the diocese of London 1546-61; see Emden, BRUO 1501-1540, 151.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Period: 16th century. show less

Croke, John (fl. 1519-1561); Winchester College 1519, New College, Oxford 1526-46, Doctor of Civil Law 1543, Chancellor of the diocese of London 1546-61; see... show more

Croke, John (fl. 1600); for the family and John Croke, see The Visitation of London Annis Domini 1633, 1634, and 1635, ed. J. J. Howard and J. L. Chester, Publications of the Harleian Society, 15 (London, 1880), 204. Mentioned as Serjeant-at-Law, Speaker of the House of Commons, and Recorder of London in Calendar of State Papers: Domestic Series of the Reign of Elizabeth 1598-1601, ed. Mary Anne Everett Green (London, 1868), 14 May 1600; Calendar of State Papers: Domestic Series of the Reign of Elizabeth 1601-1603, with addenda 1547-1565, ed. Mary Anne Everett Green (London, 1870), ad indicem.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Period: 17th century. show less

Croke, John (fl. 1600); for the family and John Croke, see The Visitation of London Annis Domini 1633, 1634, and 1635, ed. J. J.... show more

Crumpe, Nicholas (fl. 1563-1575); Student of Christ Church, Oxford 1563; Rector of Emberton, Bucks. 1574; Rector of Tidcome, portion of Tiverton 1575; see Foster I 359.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Period: 16th century. show less

Crumpe, Nicholas (fl. 1563-1575); Student of Christ Church, Oxford 1563; Rector of Emberton, Bucks. 1574; Rector of Tidcome, portion of Tiverton 1575; see Foster... show more

Crynes, Nathaniel (1686-1745); Fellow of St John's College, Oxford 1707; see Foster I 360; purchased at Thomas Rawlinson's sales; bequeathed to the Bodleian Library those books in his collection which the Library did not possess; see Macray 220.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1686 to 1745. Period: 17th century to 18th century. show less

Crynes, Nathaniel (1686-1745); Fellow of St John's College, Oxford 1707; see Foster I 360; purchased at Thomas Rawlinson's sales; bequeathed to the Bodleian... show more

Cubito, Johannes de; see Die Matrikel der Universität Leipzig... II. Die Promotionen von 1409-1559, ed. Georg Erler, 370, and passim; notes from his lectures on Lucanus.
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Cubito, Johannes de; see Die Matrikel der Universität Leipzig... II. Die Promotionen von 1409-1559, ed. Georg Erler, 370, and passim; notes from his... show more

Culemann, Friedrich Georg Hermann (fl. 1870); printer, senator in Hannover; sale Catalogue of a Bibliotheca Typographica, etc. (London: Sotheby, 7 Feb. 1870); Udo Kühne, Handschriften in Hannover: Stadtbibliothek, Stadtarchiv, Niedersächisches Hauptstaatsarchiv, Landeskirchliches Archiv (Wiesbaden, 1991), ad indicem.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Period: 19th century. show less

Culemann, Friedrich Georg Hermann (fl. 1870); printer, senator in Hannover; sale Catalogue of a Bibliotheca Typographica, etc. (London: Sotheby, 7 Feb. 1870); Udo Kühne, Handschriften in... show more

Culshaw, G. Harold (b. 1863/4); Exeter College, Oxford; perhaps to be identified with George Harold Culshaw, of Liverpool, matric. Non-Collegiate Society 1882, for whom see Foster, 1715-1886, I 325.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1863 to unknown year. Period: 19th century to unknown century. show less

Culshaw, G. Harold (b. 1863/4); Exeter College, Oxford; perhaps to be identified with George Harold Culshaw, of Liverpool, matric. Non-Collegiate Society 1882, for whom see... show more

Cunningham, Alexander (1655?-1730); professor of civil law, Edinburgh University 1698-1710, editor of Vergil; see DNB.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1655 to 1730. Period: 17th century to 18th century. show less

Cunningham, Alexander (1655?-1730); professor of civil law, Edinburgh University 1698-1710, editor of Vergil; see DNB. ♦ Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1655 to 1730.... show more

Cuthbertson, John (fl. 1505-1528); Fellow of Queen's College c.1514-25, and Principal of St Edmund Hall, Oxford c.1525-8; see Emden, BRUO 1501-1540, 157.
♦  Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Period: 16th century. show less

Cuthbertson, John (fl. 1505-1528); Fellow of Queen's College c.1514-25, and Principal of St Edmund Hall, Oxford c.1525-8; see Emden, BRUO 1501-1540, 157. ♦ Categorisation: Type: Person.... show more