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Latitude
51.52245924
Longitude
-0.137610033
Start Date
1768
End Date
1780

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ID
tcf98

Extended Data

Binding Date SingleYear
1768
Binding Date Full
1756-1780
Binding Date Explanation
Tentative date from bookplate, which dates to Andrew Gifford's position at the British Museum (1756-1784) to his main donation to Bristol Baptist College (1780). The morocco is from repairs to the book, and may be either Gifford's doing or by Bristol Baptist College Library, which inherited his books. https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/dr-andrew-gifford-17001784-assistant-librarian-17561784-191643
Binding Type
Reback
Binding Colour Simplified
Red
Owner Start Full
1756-1780
Owner End Date Full
1780
Owner Date Explanation
Gifford made most of his donations to Bristol Baptist College in 1780: https://biblicalstudies.org.uk/pdf/tbhs/07-3_4_240.pdf
Owner
Andrew Gifford (1700-1784)
Owner Location
Montagu House, Bloomsbury, London
Owner Location Explanation
Owner was assistant librarian at British Museum, whose original site was Montagu House: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montagu_House,_Bloomsbury
Book Location
Harvard Law School Library
Morocco Binding or MaghrebRelated Book
Morocco Binding
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