Harleian Library

[ hahr-lee-uhn ]

noun

1. a large library of manuscripts collected by the British statesman Robert Harley and his son and now housed in the British Museum.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Harleian Library¹

< New Latin Harleiānus of, belonging to (Robert) Harley; -an

Example Sentences

There were a considerable number of Caxtons in the Harleian Library, and several of these were duplicates.

From Project Gutenberg

It was from the Harleian Library, and was purchased from Osborne in 1746 for 15s.

From Project Gutenberg

No copy of Bynneman's edition has hitherto been discovered; a copy of that of 1567 was in the Harleian library.

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