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| adam_text | CONTENTS
List of illustrations PaS^ *
Preface xil
Abbreviations xv
I THE BEGINNINGS
Traces of a fourteenth century library the Old Schools site the
first cataloguc analysed and dated the earliest donors the
accounts and Grace Books the building of the south ränge of the
Schools arrangcment, furniture, and contents of the Library in
1473 donors, c. 1440 73 Walter Crome Tiptoft s intended
benefaction administration: the chaplain librarians the first
Statute concerning admission.
2 FROM ROTHERHAM TO TUNSTAL 37
Thomas Rotherham s career his will his completion of the
eastern ränge of the Schools with a Library above William
Cole s description of his Library records of his donations
surviving books the two libraries admissions borrowings
donors to the Common Library, 1474 1526 humanism and
Greek studies at Cambridge the career of Cuthbert Tunstal his
character, scholarship and friendships his gift of Greek books
some of his books lost surviving volumes restoration of his
Homer in 1918.
3 THE LIBRARY DURING THE ENGLISH REFORMATION 70
Cambridge and the Crown, 1535 57 economic eflfects of the
Dissolution and their consequences at Cambridge Leland and
Bale accounts of the destruction of books at Oxford not
paralleled at Cambridge the catalogue of 1557 progressive
decay of the Library the evidence of Caius and Füller
manuscripts borrowed by Ascham and Cheke, never returned
their motives considered the stagnant years, 1558 73
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4 THE RESTORATION OF THE LIBRARY IN 1574 89
Andrew Perne, his career and character solicits the interest of
Matthew Parker in restoring the Library its Contents listed and
rearranged, 1573 4 the benefactions of Parker, Robert Home,
James Pilkington, and Sir Nicholas Bacon Parker s Anglo Saxon
manuscripts Bacon s Anglo Saxon psalter Leonard Pilkington s
Äilfric Parker s manuscript of Gildas, Nennius, Simeon of
Durham, c. (Ff. 1.27) his other manuscripts of English
chronicles Parkerian marks of ownership the bindings of his
books — Corpus Christi College to keep them in repair — the
bindings of Horne s, Pilkington s, and Bacon s books — Bacon s
gift plate — the arrangement of the Library reconstructed from the
catalogue of 1583.
5 perne s work continued: 1577 98 119
The office of Librarian established, 1577 first holders of it
Articles for the Office of keeping the Library , 1582 — Beza s gift
of his codex — its provenance — its editorial history — the South
Room restored to the Library Perne s manuscripts his coins
Lorkyn s bequest Lumley s benefaction.
6 FUTILITIES AND FRUSTRATIONS, IÖOO 28 153
Indolence and indigence — King James presents his works in Latin
and Bacon his Instauratio and De augmentis scientiarum — envy of
the new library at Oxford plans for a new building, 1614
supported by Fulke Greville Stephen Perse and Robert Johnson
the Duke of Buckingham elected Chancellor, 1626 his
purchase of Erpenius s manuscripts his plans for a new library
frustrated by his assassination, 1628 revived by John Cosin,
c. 1638 Bancroft, Nevile, and the Canterbury Psalter.
7 ABRAHAM WHELOCK 173
His career in outline his reputation among his learned
contemporaries his character his love of his native Shropshire
his nervous disposition his marriage his stipend from the
University Sir Thomas Adams s lectureship in Arabic and Sir
Henry Spelman s in Anglo Saxon Whelock s supposed poverty
his will his duties as Librarian and amanuensis his assistants
in the Library.
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8 ABRAHAM WHELOCK (CONTINUEü) 193
Whelock s helpfulness towards scholars beyond Cambridge —
D Ewes and Spelman — his contributions to Spelman s Concilia —
helps Spelman to borrow manuscripts — Spelman, Trinity College,
and the Canterbury Psalter Whelock s contributions to the
University s verse books — his editions of Bede and of the Persian
Gospels.
9 ORIENTALIA 212
Whelock as a procurer of books — Bedwell s Koran — his Arabic
lexicon and Arabic types Holdsworth s negotiations with the
Duchess of Buckingham for Erpenius s manuscripts, 1632 —
Contents of the collection the Old Persian commentary on the
Koran — manuscripts of the Koran in College libraries used by
Whelock the Chronicle of Sicily the Arabic Gospels
manuscripts used by Walton, Castell and others — George
Thomason s catalogue of Hebrew books, 1647 bought for the
University by Parliament — Contents of the collection —
booksellers marks in Hebrew books other gifts, 1629 53
Whelock s annotations in printed books and manuscripts.
10 THE LAMBETH LIBRARY AT CAMBRIDGE 247
Archbishop Bancroft s foundation of the Lambeth Library — the
University s claim to it urged by Seiden accepted by Parliament,
1646—7 — the Greek Schools added to the Library — furnished by
Sir John Wollaston — finances of the Library — College
contributions towards the maintenance of the Library Keepers
Jonathan Pindar, Under Library Keeper — the rectory of
Llanrhaiadr — lists and catalogues — Thomas James imitated —
classification and arrangement of the Library in the 1650s.
11 SOME MEMORIALS OF BENEFACTORS, 1653 9 268
William Moore eulogized by his successor Thomas Smith
accessions during his librarianship — authors presentation copies
the benefaction of Francis Ash the bequests of Richard Foxton
and Alexander Ross — gifts from booksellers — donors of western
manuscripts Sir Samuel Morland s Waldensian manuscripts
supposedly lost, identified by Bradshaw — date of La nobla Leyczon
— oriental manuscripts — the benefaction of Nicholas Hobart.
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12 THE WORK UNDONE, 1659 64 295
Orders propounded for the Library, drafts and revisions, 1653 9
Moore s successor Thomas Smith, 1659 61 Archbishop Juxon
requests the return of the Lambeth Library in exchange for
Richard Holdsworth s Holdsworth s career his will and
Directions for my Executors , 1649 Juxon s request continued
renewed by Archbishop Sheldon, 1663 agreed to by the
University return of the Lambeth Library completed, 1664.
13 THE LIBRARY OF RICHARD HOLDSWORTH 3H
Sancroft s hopes of obtaining Holdsworth s library for Emmanuel
his suit in the Court of Arches the college s case and the
University s agreement to refer the dispute to arbitration the
library adjudged to the University scope of its contents in
printed books — some sources of acquisition — Holdsworth s
manuscripts in Early and Middle English other manuscripts,
modern* and medieval their provenances Richard Amadas.
14 HENRY LUCAS AND TOBIAS RUSTAT 349
Henry Lucas s will — Barrow s first lecture as Lucasian Professor —
Lucas s parentage and ancestry — family connections — education
and early career Secretary to the Earl of Holland forms a
library during his late years — habits and interests as a collector —
sources of acquisition — Tobias Rustat, his birth and early years —
takes Service with Charles II as Prince of Wales secret Courier for
Charles I and Henrietta Maria companion of Charles II in exile
his benefactions in honour of the Stuarts and thankfulness for the
Restoration — his will — sources of his wealth — establishes a fund
for the purchase of books for the University Library.
15 PEACHEY SUCCEEDS DOBSON; HACKET S BEQUEST 381
John Durie s concept of librarianship and the University s Isaac
Dobson, Librarian his enforced resignation investment of
Rustat s benefaction development of the Rustat Library
William Crow, candidate to succeed Dobson Robert Peachey
elected reviscd relationship of Librarian and Under Library
Keeper activities of the second Jonathan Pindar the East Room
refurnished revived plan for a new building career and
character of John Hacket bequeaths his books to the University
Faithorne s ex dono bookplate Hacket s duplicates sold other
books and a parcell of Manuscripts bought Meric Casaubon s
estate a source of certain manuscripts.
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16 MISCELLANEOUS ACCESSIONS, 1664 84 416
The Licensing Acts of Charles II — their unsatisfactory Operation,
1662—72 — collaborative action by Oxford and Cambridge — books
obtained, 1674 8 —John Moore, John Smith, and Robert Stephens,
agents for the University — Robert Mapletoft and John Duport —
the Library of Jacobus Golius — the legacies of Mapletoft and
Duport spent on printed books — the donations of Johannes
Hevelius and Nicolaus Mercator — the Library and the Lucasian
professorship of Mathematics — rnathematical and scientific
instruments — the Lucasian lectures of Isaac Barrow — Newton s
Lucasian manuscripts Hebraica the library of Edmund Castell
the Knightbridge and Plumian professorships.
17 FROM ROBERT PEACHEY TO JOHN LAUGHTON 452
Peachey s unhappy regime and resignation the Regulations of
1684 — their lack of effect —James Manfeild elected to succeed
Peachey his early death John Laughton elected Librarian, 1686
— the Licensing Acts, 1685—95 the bequests of Matthew Scrivener
and John Spencer the Library and the Press gifts of John
Thomlinson and Richard Leach — miscellaneous donations — Peter
Postnikov s gift of Russian books — the widow Ramsay and the
Lithuanian New Testament — Armenian books given by
Archbishop Thomas Vanandetzi.
18 INTO THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY 478
The Library s arrangement completed at last the books reversed
on the shelves the first general bookplate Uffenbach s visit
classification and arrangement in the South Room and in
Rotherham s Library — the Oxford Catalogi librorum manuscriptorum
Angliae et Hibemiae — Cambridge fails to co operate lists of
Cambridge manuscripts acccssibility of the Cambridge
collections commended by Humfrey Wanley the Copyright
Act of Queen Anne.
Appendix: Chronological list of chaplain librarians and Librarians
to 1712 491
Index of manuscripts 493
General index 496
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ILLUSTRATIONS
1 The Schools Quadrangle, 1500 1754 page 4
2 The Schools Quadrangle, plan of first floor 5
3 The first Catalogue, 1424 6
4 The second Catalogue, 1473 21
5 The Schools Quadrangle, c. 1572 45
6 The glass in Rotherham s library 46
7 The Catalogue of 1557 80
8 Thomas Byng s receipt for the manuscript of
Aelian 88
9 Nicholas Bacon s gift plate 112
10 The Catalogue of 1583 114
11 The arrangement of Rotherham s library, 1583 116
12 Codex Bezae Cantabrigiensis 124
13 Beza s letter presenting his Codex 125
14 Autograph and ownership mark of Thomas
Lorkyn 144
15 A Pragi binding 237
16 Subject index by Whelock 244
17 Whelock s Anglo Saxon 246
18 Bookcase provided by Sir John Wollaston 253
19 Shelf list by Jonathan Pindar, class marks added
by William Moore 259
20 James s Bodleian Catalogus of 1620 imitated by
Jonathan Pindar 262
21 2 Mid seventeenth century gift labels 275 6
23 The Cocodrillus, from Osbert Fowler s Bestiary 283
24 Holdsworth s Juvencus, annotated by Richard
Amadas 345
25 The Lucas memorial in Thriplow church 353
26 Tobias Rustat 373
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27 John Hacket 406
28 Newton s first Lucasian lecture on Optics 445
29 Label inserted in John Thomlinson s books; the
first general bookplate, 1706 7 ^ 471
30 Book labels printed by Cornelius Crownfield 472
31 Arrangement of the Library in 1709 482
Figure 26 reproduced by permission of the Trustees of the
British Museum, figures 6 and 25 by permission of the British
Library Board, and figures 1, 3 5, 7 10, 12 17, 19 24 and
27—30 by permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University
Library.
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