Harleian Library

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manuscript collection rare book collection

The Harleian Library is a major collection of manuscripts and rare books assembled in the early 18th century that became one of the foundation collections of the British Library.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Harleian Manuscripts	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	manuscript collection ⓘ rare book collection ⓘ
collectionOf	charters ⓘ early modern manuscripts ⓘ manuscripts ⓘ medieval manuscripts ⓘ rare books ⓘ rolls ⓘ state papers ⓘ
country	Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
describedBySource	British Library catalogues NERFINISHED ⓘ British Museum catalogues NERFINISHED ⓘ
formerOwner	Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundedBy	Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre	historical documents ⓘ legal documents ⓘ literary manuscripts ⓘ political papers ⓘ religious manuscripts ⓘ
hasCollectionSize	many thousands of charters and rolls ⓘ several thousand manuscripts ⓘ
hasPart	Harleian charters NERFINISHED ⓘ Harleian manuscripts NERFINISHED ⓘ Harleian rolls NERFINISHED ⓘ
inception	early 18th century ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ Greek ⓘ Hebrew ⓘ Latin ⓘ various European languages ⓘ
location	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
namedAfter	Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer NERFINISHED ⓘ
ownedBy	British Library NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	British Library NERFINISHED ⓘ foundation collections of the British Library ⓘ foundation collections of the British Museum library ⓘ
significance	key source for the study of medieval and early modern Britain ⓘ one of the largest and most important collections of manuscripts in Britain ⓘ
significantEvent	acquired by the British government ⓘ became one of the foundation collections of the British Library ⓘ incorporated into the British Museum library ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer → associatedWith → Harleian Library ⓘ

this entity surface form: Harleian Manuscripts

Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer → collection → Harleian Library ⓘ

Lord Oxford → knownFor → Harleian Library ⓘ

subject surface form: Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer

Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer → notableWork → Harleian Library ⓘ