Difference between revisions of "George Thomason 1600?-1666"

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George THOMASON 1600?-66

Biographical Note

Bookseller; assembled the collection of Civil War pamphlets now known as the Thomason Tracts. These were eventually purchased for the British Museum by George III] in 1761.

Sources

Stoker, David. "Thomason, George (c. 1602–1666), bookseller and collector of civil-war tracts." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. L. Spencer, The professional and literary connexions of George Thomason, The Library 5th ser 13 (1958), 102-118. L. Spencer, The politics of George Thomason, The Library 5th ser 14 (1959) 11-27. D. Stoker, George Thomason’s intractable legacy, The Library 6th ser 14 (1992), 337-56. D. Stoker and M. Kingston, George Thomason in W. Baker (ed), Pre-19th century British book collectors, 1999, 344-9. M. Mendle, George Thomason’s intentions, in G. Mandelbrote and B. Taylor (eds), Libraries within the library, 2009, 171-186. CHL II 39.

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-[[has profession::Bookseller]]; assembled the collection of Civil War pamphlets now known as [[is associated with::the Thomason Tracts]].  These were eventually purchased for [[is associated with::the British Museum]] by [https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/10540[[is associated with::George III]]] in [[collection purchased in::1761]].
+[[occupation::Bookseller]]; assembled the collection of Civil War pamphlets now known as the Thomason Tracts.  These were eventually purchased for the British Museum by [[buyer::George III]]] in [[date of purchase::1761]].
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