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The '''Arundel Manuscripts''' are a collection of manuscripts purchased by the [[British Museum]] in 1831 which are now part of the manuscript collection of the [[British Library]].<ref>[http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelprestype/manuscripts/closedcollections/#arundel Arundel Manuscripts] British Library, 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.</ref>
The '''Arundel Manuscripts''' are a collection of manuscripts purchased by the [[British Museum]] in 1831 which are now part of the manuscript collection of the [[British Library]].<ref>[http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelprestype/manuscripts/closedcollections/#arundel Arundel Manuscripts] British Library, 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.</ref>


The manuscripts were collected by Thomas Howard, 2nd Earl of Arundel. In 1666, his grandson, Henry Howard, divided the collection between the College of Arms and the Royal Society and in 1831, the manuscripts held by the Royal Society were purchased by the British Museum.
The manuscripts were collected by [[Thomas Howard, 2nd Earl of Arundel]]. In 1666, his grandson, Henry Howard, divided the collection between the [[College of Arms]] and the [[Royal Society]] and in 1831, the manuscripts held by the Royal Society were purchased by the British Museum.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 12:50, 11 November 2011

The Arundel Manuscripts are a collection of manuscripts purchased by the British Museum in 1831 which are now part of the manuscript collection of the British Library.[1]

The manuscripts were collected by Thomas Howard, 2nd Earl of Arundel. In 1666, his grandson, Henry Howard, divided the collection between the College of Arms and the Royal Society and in 1831, the manuscripts held by the Royal Society were purchased by the British Museum.

References

  1. ^ Arundel Manuscripts British Library, 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.

Further reading

Catalogue of Manuscripts in the British Museum, New Series, vol. I, part 1, The Arundel Manuscripts. London, 1834.