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| − | ===[[ | + | ===[[Name::Anthony]] [[Name::WOOD]] [[Date of Birth::1632]]-[[Date of Death::1695|95]]=== |
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| − | [[ | + | [[occupation::historian at University of Oxford|Oxford historian]]. Bequeathed his [[bequest::library]] to the [[beneficiary::Ashmolean Museum]] (transferred to the [[dispersed::Bodleian library|Bodleian]], 1860); over 6500 vols are in the [[present repository::Bodleian Library|Bodleian]] today. Some books and mss were also sold by him during his lifetime. |
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| − | '' | + | [https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/29864 Parry, Graham. "Wood, Anthony [Anthony à Wood] (1632–1695), antiquary." ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'']. N. Kiessling, ''The library of Anthony Wood'' (2002). N. Kiessling, ''The life of Anthony Wood in his own words'', 2009. S. Baron, Anthony a Wood in W. Baker (ed), Pre-19th century ''British book collectors'', 1999, 401-6. CHL II 40-1. |
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Revision as of 03:26, 14 October 2019
Anthony WOOD 1632-95
Biographical Note
Oxford historian. Bequeathed his library to the Ashmolean Museum (transferred to the Bodleian, 1860); over 6500 vols are in the Bodleian today. Some books and mss were also sold by him during his lifetime.
Sources
Parry, Graham. "Wood, Anthony [Anthony à Wood (1632–1695), antiquary." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]. N. Kiessling, The library of Anthony Wood (2002). N. Kiessling, The life of Anthony Wood in his own words, 2009. S. Baron, Anthony a Wood in W. Baker (ed), Pre-19th century British book collectors, 1999, 401-6. CHL II 40-1.