{"product_id":"bibliotheca-askeviana-sive-catalogus-librorum-rarissimorum-antonii-askew-m-d-paperback-9781108065849","title":"Bibliotheca Askeviana; Sive, Catalogus librorum rarissimorum Antonii Askew, M.D. (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108065849","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBibliotheca Askeviana\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eSive, Catalogus librorum rarissimorum Antonii Askew, M.D.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReissued here together, the 1775 and 1785 sale catalogues for Anthony Askew's extensive library, with annotations about prices and purchasers.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBaker and Leigh (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108065849, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 January 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e212 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.2 cm, 0.32 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe library of the physician Anthony Askew (1722–72) was outstanding in both printed books and manuscripts. He may have failed in his ambition to secure a complete collection of every printed edition of the Greek classics, but he did amass a classical library which remained unsurpassed until Spencer. Although he was later accused of plagiarism, virtually every edition of Aeschylus down to the 1850s cited 'Askew's collations'. He also secured Richard Mead's fine collection of Latin and Greek manuscripts, alongside other early classical codices from the Maffei library. The dispersal of Askew's collection in two sales, ten years apart, attracted international interest. Bidders at the 1775 book sale included George III, while the manuscript sale in 1785 led to acquisitions by the British Museum, the Bodleian and Cambridge University Library. Now reissued together, the sale catalogues have been annotated here by auction attendees who recorded prices and some purchaser details.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. Bibliotheca Askeviana: Preface\u003cbr\u003e Conditions of sale\u003cbr\u003e First day's sale to twentieth day's sale\u003cbr\u003e Libri omissi\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Bibliotheca Askeviana Manuscripta: Preface\u003cbr\u003e Conditions of sale\u003cbr\u003e 1. Printed books with manuscript notes\u003cbr\u003e 2. Manuscripts, English, on paper\u003cbr\u003e 3. Manuscripts, English, on vellum\u003cbr\u003e 4. Manuscripts, Lat.\u003cbr\u003e 5. Manuscripts, Graec.\u003cbr\u003e 6. Beautiful Chinese, Persian and other manuscripts.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266152354072,"sku":"9781108065849","price":22.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108065849i_15d6ba6e-d79d-4cc5-b7b0-24dec0d8bce2.jpg?v=1696748586","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/bibliotheca-askeviana-sive-catalogus-librorum-rarissimorum-antonii-askew-m-d-paperback-9781108065849","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}