Thomas Frognall Dibdin

Thomas Dibdin Frognall (* 1776 in Calcutta, † November 18, 1844 in Kensington ) was an English bibliographer.

Dibdin only visited the school at Eton, then devoted himself to theology in Cambridge and bibliography, has already been ordained as a minister, appointed by the Earl Spencer as a librarian according to Althorp. His most famous works are the " Introduction to the Greek and Latin classics" (Gloucester 1803, 4th edition, Lond 1827, 2 vols. ), Which contains over 112 ancient writers bibliographical information, and "The bibliomania " (ibid. 1809, 4th edition 1875). At the same time he published Robinson's English translation of Thomas More's satirical and didactic font "Utopia" ( Lond. 1809, 3 vols ) with notes and woodcuts. Caused a stir his richly appointed " Typographical Antiquities of Great Britain" ( Lond. 1810-19, 4 vols ) and its illustrated with woodcuts and facsimiles " Bibliotheca Spenceriana " (ibid. 1814-15, 4 ​​vols ) by the " Aedes Althorpianae " (ibid. 1822, 2 vols ), an Inventory of Althorp Castle art treasures, has been added. Also his " Bibliographical Decameron " ( Lond. 1817, 3 vols ), a masterpiece of the art of printing is full of interesting anecdotes bibliographic, though not valid before the stringent criticism.

Next he published: " Bibliographical, antiquarian and picturesque tour in France and Germany " ( Lond. 1821, 3 vols, 3rd edition 1838), the result of nine months of extensive research in the libraries of the continent, and " Bibliographical etc. tour in the northern counties of England and Scotland " (ibid. 1838, 2 vols ), both typographical splendor of art, but the latter to the former salary and interest far below. Even before were his amusing work " Bibliophobia, Remarks on the present languid and depressed state of literature and the book -trade, by Mercurius Rusticus " ( Lond. 1832) and his " Reminiscences of a literary life" (1836, 2 vols ) published.

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  • Born in 1776
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