Harleian Library

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[hahr-lee-uhn] / ˈhɑr li ən /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Harleian Library

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

Example Sentences

It is contained in a manuscript in the Harleian Library of the date, probably, of 1430 to 1435.

From Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships by Holmes, George C. V.

They are represented in this form in a MS. of the Harleian Library, on a banner per pale orange and yellow.

From Flags: Some Account of their History and Uses. by Macgeorge, Andrew

I have often consulted my bibliomaniacal friends respecting the name of the binder or binders of the Harleian Library.

From Notes and Queries, Number 206, October 8, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George

Originally it belonged to Dr. Taylor, the editor of Lysias and Demosthenes, who originally procured it from the Harleian Library, for four guineas only.

From Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance by Dibdin, Thomas Frognall

The remainder of his life he passed in happy quietude among his books and curious manuscripts; the books and manuscripts which formed the original stock of the Harleian Library, afterwards completed by his son.

From A History of the Four Georges, Volume I by McCarthy, Justin