Fonds GB 0096 AL482 - Libri, Guglielmo: letter (1857)

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GB 0096 AL482 1857 fonds 2 leaves Libri , Count , Guglielmo Bruto Icilio Timoleone Libri-Carrucci dalla Sommaia , 1802-1869 , scientist, book collector, and thief x Libri , Guglielmo x Libri , Guillaume

Count Guglielmo Bruto Icilio Timoleone Libri-Carrucci dalla Sommaia was born into an aristocratic family in Florence and educated at the University of Pisa, from which he received his doctorate in 1820. From 1823 until his death in 1869 he was officially Professor of Mathematical Physics at Pisa, although he did not teach there after 1824. Libri subsequently spent many years researching in Florence, Paris and London. He was also a prolific collector of and dealer in books and manuscripts, though his reputation was heavily tainted by accusations (proved true after his death) that he had stolen many items from libraries, mainly in France, during the 1840s. Whilst, his usually known simply as Guglielmo Libri, the French form of his name, Guillaume Libri, is sometimes used.

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Found inserted in De Morgan's copy of A L Cauchy Cours d'analyse de l'École royale polytechnique (1821) - classmark: [DeM] L.7 [Cauchy] SSR.

Letter from Count Guglielmo Bruto Icilio Timoleone Libri-Carrucci dalla Sommaia of London to [Augustus De Morgan], 26 May 1857. Promising to send him catalogues [of his sales of books and manuscripts] once they are corrected. Reporting the death of [Augustin Louis] Cauchy.

Autograph, with signature.

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French

Typescript catalogue available in the Library's Palaeography Room.

Presumably, Miss Treadwell retained the original letters after relinquishing these copies; the current whereabouts of the original letters is unknown.

Compiled by Anya Turner.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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Found inserted in De Morgan's copy of A L Cauchy Cours d'analyse de l'École royale polytechnique (1821) - classmark: [DeM] L.7 [Cauchy] SSR.

Letter from Count Guglielmo Bruto Icilio Timoleone Libri-Carrucci dalla Sommaia of London to [Augustus De Morgan], 26 May 1857. Promising to send him catalogues [of his sales of books and manuscripts] once they are corrected. Reporting the death of [Augustin Louis] Cauchy.

Autograph, with signature.

See hard copy catalogue

Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Please contact the University Archivist for details. 24 hours notice is required for research visits.

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.

• anglais

• latin

French

Typescript catalogue available in the Library's Palaeography Room.

Presumably, Miss Treadwell retained the original letters after relinquishing these copies; the current whereabouts of the original letters is unknown.

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

• anglais