Perrins, Charles William Dyson (1864-1958); see DNB; Eric Millar, `Charles William Dyson Perrins', Book Collector, 7 (1958), 118-20; [Alfred W. Pollard], Italian Book-Illustrations and Early Printing: A Catalogue of Early Italian Books in the Library of C. W. Dyson Perrins (Oxford, 1914); George Warner, Descriptive Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts in the Library of C.W. Dyson Perrins (Oxford, 1920); there were four sales of printed books during 1946 and 1947: Catalogue of the Magnificent Library... Formed by C. W. Dyson Perrins... (London: Sotheby, 17 June 1946 [Italian books]; 4 Nov. 1946 [Spanish, French, and Netherlandish books]; 10 Mar. 1947 [German books]; 9 June 1947 [English books]); there were also three sales of illuminated manuscripts and `outstanding printed books': 9 Dec. 1958 [with an introduction by F. Wormald at pp. 7-8]; 1 Dec. 1959; 29. Nov. 1960). ♦ Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1864 to 1958. Period: 19th century to 20th century.

5 entries:

• A-315(1) Antoninus Florentinus — Confessionale [Italian]: Curam illius habe. Explicit: ‘Regnum celorum.’ — Florence: Lorenzo Morgiani and Johannes Petri, 23 May 1493. 4°.
• B-584(1) Brunus Aretinus, Leonardus — Aquila volante [Italian]. — Naples: Ayolfus de Cantono, 27 June 1492. Folio.
• M-313(1) Monte Dell'orazione [Italian and Latin] — Florence: Francesco Bonaccorsi, for Piero Pacini, 10 May 1496. 4°.
• P-154(2) Petrarca, Francesco — Canzoniere (comm. Franciscus Philelphus, Hieronymus Squarzaficus, and Antonio da Tempo, rev. Nicolò Peranzone) e Trionfi (comm. Bernardo da Siena) [Italian]. — Venice: Albertinus Vercellensis, 26 Sept. 1503. Folio.
• T-115(1) Thomas àKempis — Imitatio Christi [Italian] Imitazione di Gesu Cristo. — Florence: Antonio de Bartolommeo Miscomini, 1 July 1494. 4°.

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