STATISTICS FOR PRIVATE LIBRARIES

Total for Clergy =                              982         16.94 %
Total for Doctors =                             394          6.80 %
Total for Lawyers =                             181          3.12 %
Total for Armed Services =                       96          1.66 %
Fellows of the Royal Society =                  157          2.71 %
Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries =          92          1.59 %
Nobility =                                      706         12.18 %
Libraries owned by Women =                       99          1.71 %
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Private libraries before 1640 =                 744         12.83 %
Private libraries 1640-1800 =                  2218         38.26 %
Private libraries 1801-1850 =                  2091         36.07 %
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Large sales lasting several days =               24
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Total for Private Libraries =                  5797

Note

These  statistics  are based  on information  available  from
inventories,  wills,  printed  catalogues,  manuscript lists,
and sale catalogues. Biographical research not yet undertaken 
will alter the  totals considerably. In  some cases libraries 
identified  with country houses  and  specific owners will be 
transferred to the country house database.

Statistics on:  06/08/98

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