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thesaurus/cnp01347645 Cotton, Robert

Cotton, Robert

Record IDcnp01347645
URIhttp://data.cerl.org/thesaurus/cnp01347645
Biographical Data1571 - 1631
Last Edit2024-02-08

General Note

Bibliophile britannique, dont l'importante bibliothèque fut donnée à l'État, en 1702, par ses descendants, et conservée au British museum dès 1753

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Further Biographical Data1571-1631
1571-1631
Primary Language(s)English
ActivityAntiquar
Schriftsteller (gnd)
Sir
NationalityUnited Kingdom

Names

HeadingCotton, Robert
used in: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
Cotton, Robert Bruce
used in: Common Library Network (GBV), Göttingen (Germany); Integrated Authority File (GND), Germany
Variant NameCotton, Robert B.
R:RAK-WB
Cotton, Robert

Sources

Found inEncycl. of library and information science. — NUC, BLC, BN
Imprint SourcesCotton, Robert B.: A short view of the long life and raigne of Henry the Third. - 1627
Cotton, Robert B.: A treatise, shewing that the soveraignes person is required. - 1641
depiction of ...
Portrait of Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet (d.1631) of Connington. Collection of Society of Antiquaries, London. Arms of Cotton (Ancient): Argent, a bend sable between three pellets. The arrangement as seen on monuments in Exeter Cathedral to Bishop William Cotton (d.1621), Bishop of Exeter and on monument to his grandson Edward Cotton (d.1675), Treasurer of Exeter Cathedral, may be th result of 20th c. restoration.(See images[1]). William Cotton (fl.1378,1400) lord of the manor of Cotton in Cheshire, married Agnes de Ridware, daughter and heiress of Walter de Ridware, lord of the manor of Hamstall Ridware in Staffordshire.(Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, pp.240-1) The junior branch of the Cotton family descended from Agnes de Ridware adopted the armorials of Ridware (Azure, an eagle displayed argent) [1] in lieu of their paternal arms of Cotton, which junior branch included Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet, of Connington (1570-1631), founder of the Cottonian Library. The senior branch, of which Bishop Cotton was a member, retained the ancient arms of Cotton (Argent, a bend sable between three pellets). Arms: Cotton impaling Wessenham/Weasenham (of Norfolk?) (Sable, a fess dancette between three mullets pierced argent) of 4 quarters. Arms of Weasenham recorded by Weever in East Winch Church, Norfolk (The antiquities of King's LynnBy William Taylor (antiquary.), p.43[2]).
[Attributed to Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen / http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:RobertCotton1626.jpg -- Public domain -- http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RobertCotton1626.jpg]

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