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| − | + | A copy of an early 16th century edition of Plautus, sold at [https://www.forumauctions.co.uk/72833/Plautus-Titus-Maccius-Comoediae-viginti-Venice-Melchiorre-Sessa-amp-Pietro-Ravani-12-August-1518?Itemid=&auction_date=&auction_no=1067&catId=&excl_keyword=&first_name=&gridtype=listview&high_estimate=&ipp=20&keyword=&last_name=&low_estimate=&name=&page_no=2&search_type=&sort_by=lot_no&title=&view=lot_detail Forum Auctions] in November 2020, had the inscription "John Englishe Joannesis Oxon" at the head of the titlepage. | |
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John ENGLISH 1586-1613
Biographical Notes
Born in Sufolk. BCL St John's College, Oxford 1608. Dean of Law at St John's 1611-12; curate of Wolvercote.
Books
Inventory on decease lists 518 vols, valued at £22 10s 3d. Over 50% of the collection was theological; 22% comprised texts in classics, philosophy or logic; 10.6% (55 items) was legal. The inventory gives some clues to the physical disposition of the books in English's study ("on ye shelf over the dooer"; "in ye south end of ye study").
Characteristic Markings
A copy of an early 16th century edition of Plautus, sold at Forum Auctions in November 2020, had the inscription "John Englishe Joannesis Oxon" at the head of the titlepage.
Sources
- Costin, W. The inventory of John English, Oxoniensia 11-12 (1946-7), 106-16.