John Bagford

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John Bagford was an English antiquarian and book collector of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, known for his extensive collections of printed ephemera and contributions to early bibliographical studies.

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instanceOf antiquarian
book collector
human
associatedWith British antiquarian circle of the late 17th century
Harleian Library NERFINISHED
early Society of Antiquaries
burialPlace London NERFINISHED
collectionHeldAt Bodleian Library NERFINISHED
British Library NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth 1650
dateOfDeath 1716
describedAs controversial for tearing title-pages and fragments from books
employer Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer NERFINISHED
Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer NERFINISHED
era Restoration England NERFINISHED
early Georgian period
familyName Bagford NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork antiquarianism
bibliography
book history
genre bibliographical collection
givenName John NERFINISHED
hasActivity collecting ballads and broadsides
documenting printers’ devices
trading in old books and prints
hasCollectionType early printed books
manuscripts
printed ephemera
influenced development of historical bibliography
study of early printing types
knownFor gathering specimens for a history of printing
supplying manuscripts and printed fragments to major collectors
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Society of Antiquaries of London NERFINISHED
notableFor collecting printed ephemera
contributions to early bibliographical studies
notableStudentOrFollower later bibliographers who used his collections
notableWork collections of title-pages and fragments of early printed books
occupation antiquarian
bibliographer
book collector
placeOfBirth London, England
surface form: London
placeOfDeath London, England
surface form: London
religion Church of England
residence London, England
surface form: London
sexOrGender male
workPeriod early 18th century
late 17th century

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