Carey, George (1547-1603), 2nd Lord Hunsdon
Owner Id00011734
TypePerson
Biographical dates - Period of existence1547 - 1603
Other Informationsee DNB (not the 1st Lord (d.1596) as in Macray 20); for books presented by him see Benefactors' Register I 7-11; on Carey's books see Jayne, Library Catalogues, 133. On 25 June 1600 Sir Thomas Bodley described his books as `all in a manner new bound, with his armes': a gilt stamp of his crest impressed on the bindings of his books: a Garter enclosing a swan, wings elevated, charged with a crescent for difference; see Letters of Sir Thomas Bodley, letter 4; for an illustration see Rogers, Treasures, 25, and The Bodleian Library in the Seventeenth Century: Guide to an Exhibition Held During the Festival of Britain 1951 (Oxford, 1951), pl. XIV(a); see also The Bodleian Library Heraldry: Catalogue of an Exhibition Held in Connection with the English Heraldry Society, 1967 (Oxford, 1967), no. 95.
Other Identifierhttps://aeolus.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/collections/incunables/provenances_for_mei.xml#xpointer(//*[@id="690"])
Activity
Start (year)1501
End (year)1700