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Gilbert SHELDON 1598-1677
Biographical Note
Archbishop of Canterbury. Instrumental in re-establishing Lambeth Palace Library after the Restoration.
Books
Divided his books, in his will, between Lambeth Palace Library and his nephew Gilbert Dolben (though the will was later contested).
Sources
- British Armorial Bindings.
- Palmer, R. Sancroft versus Sheldon: a case of books, The Library 7th ser 18 (2017), 271-91.
- Spurr, John. "Sheldon, Gilbert (1598–1677), archbishop of Canterbury." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.