Harley family
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The Harley family is a prominent English noble lineage best known for producing influential politicians, bibliophiles, and collectors whose manuscripts formed a core part of the British Library’s holdings.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | English noble family ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Herefordshire
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London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectionContributedTo | British Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectionCoreOf | British Library manuscript collections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectionLaterOwnedBy |
British Library
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British Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectionName |
Harleian Collection
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Harley Manuscripts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| familySeat | Brampton Bryan, Herefordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfActivity |
bibliophilia
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collecting ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| hasHeraldicTradition | Harley coat of arms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
influence on historical and literary scholarship through preserved manuscripts
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major manuscript collection preserved in the British Library ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer
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Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Edward Harley NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Robert Harley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of the British Museum library
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formation of national manuscript collections in Britain ⓘ |
| knownForActivity |
acquisition of early modern manuscripts
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acquisition of medieval manuscripts ⓘ patronage of scholarship ⓘ |
| languageOfManuscriptsCollected |
English
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French ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| nobleRank | peerage of Great Britain ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Harleian Library
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book collecting ⓘ manuscript collecting ⓘ political influence in England ⓘ |
| politicalAffiliation |
Tory
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Whig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | England ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Protestant England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | aristocracy ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
17th century
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18th century ⓘ |
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