FOOTNOTES
[1] The classical Latin titles for “Librarian” found in inscriptions are:—Procurator bibliothecarum (perhaps a wider term than Librarian), Magister a bibliotheca, Bibliothecarius (used by Marcus Aurelius). Librarius was a minor library official: Librarius a manu, a secretary in the library.
[2] His arms were:—Quarterly, 1st and 4th argent five martlets in saltire, with a crescent gules for difference, on a chief azure three ducal crowns or (for Bodley), 2nd and 3rd argent, two bars wavy between three hone-stones sable two and one (for Hone). Motto, Quarta perennis (a reference to the three crowns, which were taken from the University Arms, presumably in 1604, when Bodley was knighted).
[3] Bibliotheca Bodleiana is found in 1605: Bodleiana in 1654; Bodley’s Library in 1666; Bodleian Library in 1695; Bodley in 1706; Bodleian in 1749. The term “Bodley” is now some times used for the old part of the Library, as compared with the “Camera.”
[4] New College: matr., 1592; Fellow; D.D., 1614; died, 1629; Librarian, 1602-1620.
[5] The Letters are well worth republishing, with notes, for Hearne’s edition in 1703 (Reliquiæ Bodleianæ) exhibit them in a hopelessly haphazard order, devoid of all chronological sequence.
[6] Bodley, however, reserved a life interest in this endowment, and the only independent income of the Librarian and Sub-Librarian as such was 8d. payable to the former and 4d. to the latter from every newly admitted reader—a provision made in the Statutes of 1610.
[7] This grant was hastily made, but actually passed under the Privy Seal, though its execution was for intelligible reasons stopped.
[8] John Rouse or Russe, matr. from Balliol 1596, Fellow of Oriel, 1600-52, M.A., 1604: Librarian, 1620-52.
[9] Exactly the same incident occurred with the Protector, Cromwell, when a MS. was ordered by him. Barlow induced him also to forgo his wish. This was in April, 1654, the year in which Cromwell presented twenty-four MSS.
[10] Thomas Barlow, matr. from Queen’s, 1625; Fellow, 1633-57; Provost, 1657-75; D.D., 1660; Bp. of Lincoln, 1675-91; Librarian, 1652-60.
[11] Thomas Lockey, matr. from Ch. Ch., 1621; D.D., 1660; d. 1679; Librarian, 1660-65.
[12] Thomas Hyde, matr. from Queen’s, 1654; D.D., 1682; Prof. of Arabic, 1691-7; Prof. of Hebrew, 1697-1703; d. 1703; Librarian, 1665-1701.
[13] John Hudson, matr. from Queen’s, 1677; Fellow of Univ. Coll., 1686-1711; D.D., 1701; Principal of St. Mary Hall, 1712-19; Librarian, 1701-19.
[14] Joseph Bowles, matr. from Hart Hall, 1713; then of St. Mary Hall; Fellow of Oriel; d. 1729; Librarian, 1719-29.
[15] Robert Fysher, matr. from Ch. Ch., 1715; M.A., 1724; Fellow of Oriel, 1726-47; Librarian, 1729-47.
[16] Humphrey Owen, matr. from Jesus, 1718; D.D., 1763; Principal of Jesus, 1763-68; d. 1768; Librarian, 1747-68.
[17] John Price, matr. from Jesus, 1754; M.A., 1760; d. 1813; Librarian, 1768-1813. Jesus College men ruled the Library from 1747 to 1813.
[18] It is told in the Bodleian Quarterly Record, vol. ii, No. 15 (1917), with plans.
[19] The writer cannot forget an occasion when Professor Henry Nettleship was about to write a paper for the Oxford Philological Society on the Alapa Manumissionis. When looking up some references in the General Catalogue he suddenly lighted on a title “De Alapa Manumissionis.” On ordering it, he found a dissertation of a youthful German student of the eighteenth century, who provided many references known to the Professor, and added more.
[20] Bulkeley Bandinel, matr. from New College, 1800; D.D., 1823; d. 1861; Librarian, 1813-60.
[21] Henry Octavius Coxe, matr. from Worcester, 1829; M.A., 1836; d. 1881. Sub-Librarian, 1838-60; Librarian, 1860-81.
[22] Edward Williams Byron Nicholson, matr. from Trinity; M.A.; d. 1912; Librarian, 1882-1912.
[23] Falconer Madan, matr. from Brasenose, 1870; M.A., 1877; Fellow, 1876-80 and 1889-1902; Hon. Fellow from 1912. Sub-Librarian, 1880-1912; Librarian, 1912-19.
[24] Two members fell in action, R. A. Abrams, M.A., a Senior Assistant, and H. G. Dunn, a member of the Extra Staff, both lieutenants.
[25] Arthur Ernest Cowley, matr. from Trinity, 1879; D.Litt., 1908; Fellow of Magdalen from 1902. Assistant Sub-Librarian, 1896-9; Sub-Librarian, 1900-19; Librarian from 1919.
[26] Full details of all the Catalogues are in the Manual for Readers, mentioned above.
[27] All these are enumerated in R. G. C. Proctor’s Index to the Early Printed Books in the British Museum, 1898-1900. The Caxtons are fully described in De Ricci’s Census of Caxtons, 19.
[28] The latest works on the subject are Professor A. C. Clark’s Descent of MSS. (1919) and (with a wider scope) F. W. Hall’s Companion to Classical Texts (1913).