Owners of Incunabula

owners/4702 Rebello, Fernando

Voynich, Wilfred Michael

Possessore Id4702
TipologiaPersona
GenereMaschile
Estremi biografici1865 - 1930
Altre informazioniAntiquarian, bibliophile, originally from Poland, opened his bookshop in London in 1898. See E. Millicent Sowerby, Rare People and Rare Books (London, 1967), pp.3-33; Pearson, Provenance Research, pp.168-9. One of the principal suppliers of antiquarian books to the British Museum. In 1906 a collection of 158 items formed by Voynich, including 14 incunables, was acquired for the Museum by a group of supporters; Harris, British Museum Library, p.414.
Varianti del nomeWojnicz, Michał
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activity

startYear1865
endYear1930
areaCodee-uk
placeLondon (Geonames Id: 2643743)
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Voynich, Wilfred Michael

ownerid4702
typeper
gender1002
biographicalInformation1865 - 1930
otherInformationAntiquarian, bibliophile, originally from Poland, opened his bookshop in London in 1898. See E. Millicent Sowerby, Rare People and Rare Books (London, 1967), pp.3-33; Pearson, Provenance Research, pp.168-9. One of the principal suppliers of antiquarian books to the British Museum. In 1906 a collection of 158 items formed by Voynich, including 14 incunables, was acquired for the Museum by a group of supporters; Harris, British Museum Library, p.414.
variantNamesWojnicz, Michał
otherIdentifierhttp://thesaurus.cerl.org/record/cnp01882198
https://aeolus.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/collections/incunables/provenances_for_mei.xml#xpointer(//*[@id="3849"])

activity

startYear1865
endYear1930
areaCodee-uk
placeLondon (Geonames Id: 2643743)
professionbkt
characterisationnoc
Ultima modifica2023-05-20 11:39:37
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