Owners of Incunabula

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Davis, Henry

Owner Id2324
TypePerson
GenderMale
Biographical dates - Period of existence1898-1977
Other Identifierhttp://thesaurus.cerl.org/record/cnp01882000

Activity

Start (year)1898
End (year)1968
NoteBusiness man: managing director of a cable-making firm with factories in London and Belfast. After more than 25 years, spent in collecting bookbindings, Davis decided to donate the bulk of his collection to the Nation and a settlement was signed on 1968 to form a trust to hold the collection for the British Museum, and since 1973 for the British Library. While the outstanding collection of bookbinding was donated to the British Museum, a smaller collection of early printed books (about 190 items) was given to the newly founded University of Ulster in Coleraine; the collection included 57 incunabula (M.M. Romme, Contemporary Collectors XLIV, 'The Book Collector' 18, 1968; M. Foot, The Henry Davis Gifts, 1978, p. 9; 'The Hanry Davis Collection Coleraine: http://library.ulster.ac.uk/specialcollections/henrydavis.php) [A. Panzanelli].
MARC Area Codee-uk
PlaceLondon (Geonames Id: 2643743)
Profession / Type of InstitutionBusiness
CharacterisationNo characterisation/lay
Last Edit2016-01-27 09:37:30

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Davis, Henry

Owner Id2324
TypePerson
GenderMale
Biographical dates - Period of existence1898-1977
Other Identifierhttp://thesaurus.cerl.org/record/cnp01882000

Activity

Start (year)1898
End (year)1968
NoteBusiness man: managing director of a cable-making firm with factories in London and Belfast. After more than 25 years, spent in collecting bookbindings, Davis decided to donate the bulk of his collection to the Nation and a settlement was signed on 1968 to form a trust to hold the collection for the British Museum, and since 1973 for the British Library. While the outstanding collection of bookbinding was donated to the British Museum, a smaller collection of early printed books (about 190 items) was given to the newly founded University of Ulster in Coleraine; the collection included 57 incunabula (M.M. Romme, Contemporary Collectors XLIV, 'The Book Collector' 18, 1968; M. Foot, The Henry Davis Gifts, 1978, p. 9; 'The Hanry Davis Collection Coleraine: http://library.ulster.ac.uk/specialcollections/henrydavis.php) [A. Panzanelli].
MARC Area Codee-uk
PlaceLondon (Geonames Id: 2643743)
Profession / Type of InstitutionBusiness
CharacterisationNo characterisation/lay
Last Edit2016-01-27 09:37:30
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