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Thomas Phillipps

British antiquarian and book collector (1792-1872)

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About Thomas Phillipps

Sir Thomas Phillipps, 1st Baronet, was an English antiquary and book collector who amassed the largest collection of manuscript material in the 19th century. He was an illegitimate son of a textile manufacturer and inherited a substantial estate, which he spent almost entirely on vellum manuscripts and, when out of funds, borrowed heavily to buy manuscripts, thereby putting his family deep into debt. Phillipps recorded in an early catalogue that his collection was instigated by reading various accounts of the destruction of valuable manuscripts. Such was his devotion that he acquired some 40,000 printed books and 60,000 manuscripts, arguably the largest collection a single individual has created, and coined the term "vello-maniac" to describe his obsession, which is more commonly termed bibliomania.

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Occupation: collector
Position held: High Sheriff of Worcestershire
Citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Born: July 2, 1792, 1792
Died: February 6, 1872, 1872

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The Phillipps Manuscripts : Catalogus Librorum Manuscriptorum in Bibliotheca D. Thomae Phillipps, Bt., Impressum Typis Medio-montanis, 1837-1871 High Sheriff of Worcestershire University College, Oxford Royal Society of London Chetham Society United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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