File 1 - Bequest of Books: Humphrey Gower

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SJCR/SJGR/5/5/1

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GB 1859 SJCR/SJGR/5/5/1

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Bequest of Books: Humphrey Gower

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  • 1708-1724 (Creation)

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2 items, paper

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Includes: a catalogue of books left by Dr Gower to Mr Brome with the remainder to go the College Library; and a list of books sold to Mr Brome.

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By the terms of his will Gower bequeathed to St John's those of his books not already held in the College Library. The College allowed Gower's friend, Edmund Brome, to choose books to the value of £50 from those that remained, although he was in fact allowed the use of nearly 400. After this they were to be returned to the Library or sold to help poorer scholars, and today items from Gower's collection number over 1,000. These are predominantly 17th-century and cover a huge variety of topics.

For more information on Gower's books and library see: https://www.joh.cam.ac.uk/library/special_collections/early_books/gower.htm

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D94.380.1-2

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  • Box: 22/COLLEGE