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Richard de Bury

Richard de Bury was a catholic priest, judge, politician, writer and bishop (1287–1345). He was born at Bury St Edmunds and died at Bishop Auckland.

Also recorded as Richard Aungerville.

Overview

Born at Bury St Edmunds in 1287, died at Bishop Auckland in 1345.

Career and activity

Recorded positions include Roman Catholic bishop of Durham, Cofferer of the Household and Lord Privy Seal. He belonged to Benedictines.

Catalogued works

29 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1345 to 1966. The first 12 are listed here.

The Philobiblon, dated 1345. Philobiblon, o L'amore per i libri. Five chapters of the Philobiblon. Lo philobiblon. Il "philobiblon". Philologicarum epistolarum centuria una diversorum a renatis literis doctissimorum virorum. Philobiblon Richardi Dunelmensis. Fragments of his Register & other documents. Philobiblon Richardi Dunelmensis sive De amore librorum, et institutione bibliothecæ, tractatus pulcherrimus. Philobiblon, ou, L'amour des livres. Richard d'Aungerville, of Bury, dated 1910. Philobiblon.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 132681 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

3 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Bury, Richard de (1281–1345), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2017. Bury, Richard de (eigentlich Richard d'Aungerville), Lexikon des gesamten Buchwesens Online. Richard de Bury, Lexikon des gesamten Buchwesens Online.

In detail

Positions recorded include Roman Catholic bishop of Durham and Cofferer of the Household.

Works named in the authority record are The Philobiblon.

Chronology

  1. 1287Richard de Bury born at Bury St Edmunds.
  2. 1345Richard de Bury died at Bishop Auckland.
  3. 1345The Philobiblon.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Richard de Bury”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q268453: Richard de Bury

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