Phillipps, Sir Thomas, 1792-1872 (1st Baronet, antiquary and bibliophile)
Biography
Sir Thomas Phillipps (1792-1872), antiquary and bibliophile, was born at Manchester on 2 July 1792, and attended Rugby and University College, Oxford. Over the course of his life Phillipps developed an extensive collection of books and manuscripts, including old Welsh poetry and oriental manuscripts. Around 1822 he established a private printing press, and thereafter printed cartularies, genealogies, visitations, extracts from registers, and catalogues of manuscripts held in libraries. He was created a baronet in 1821. Phillipps died at Cheltenham on 6 February 1872.
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to John Gage, 1835
of M H [Middle Hill], to [?Mr Carrington], 4 Nov 1855
Arranged, bound and listed by Munby, containing letters by collectors of books and manuscripts. The letters are arranged in order of the author's date of birth. There is also an alphabetical index.
of M H [Middle Hill], to [?Mr Carrington], 17 Nov 1855
Arranged, bound and listed by Munby, containing letters by collectors of books and manuscripts. The letters are arranged in order of the author's date of birth. There is also an alphabetical index.
of Middle Hill, Broadway, Worcestershire, to unidentified, 1844 (circa, undated)
Arranged, bound and listed by Munby, containing letters by collectors of books and manuscripts. The letters are arranged in order of the author's date of birth. There is also an alphabetical index.
of Middle Hill, to James Waylen, Etchilhampton, Devizes, 10 Apr 1851
Arranged, bound and listed by Munby, containing letters by collectors of books and manuscripts. The letters are arranged in order of the author's date of birth. There is also an alphabetical index.
of Middle Hill, to Samuel Bentley, Printer, Dorset St., Fleet St., London, 23 Feb 1837
[brother of Richard Bentley]
of Middle Hill, to the Lord Provost of Glasgow, 31 Aug 1855
Arranged, bound and listed by Munby, containing letters by collectors of books and manuscripts. The letters are arranged in order of the author's date of birth. There is also an alphabetical index.
Sir Thomas Phillipps: Catalogue of his Manuscripts
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