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Latitude
51.4956954
Longitude
-0.604514704
Start Date
1670
End Date
1680

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ID
td075

Extended Data

Binding Date SingleYear
1651
Binding Date Full
1622-1680
Binding Date Explanation
Working assumption that donor (Richard Allestree, 1680) possessed book in bound form before donation to Oxford, but binding may be from St John's College. Catalogue only dates it to 17th century.
Binding Type
Full
Binding Colour Simplified
Red
Owner Start Full
1660-1680
Owner End Date Full
1680
Owner Date Explanation
Allestree, a royalist, probably had no leisure to collect books given his persecutions until the Restoration: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Allestree Ex dono date given in catalogue as 1680.
Owner
Richard Allestree (1621-1681)
Owner Location
Eton College, Berkshire
Owner Location Explanation
Owner was provost at Eton College from 1665: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Allestree
Book Location
Christ Church Library, Oxford
Morocco Binding or MaghrebRelated Book
Morocco Binding
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