Guillaume (Guglielmo) Libri (count Libri-Carucci) was born at Florence in 1803, and became Professor of Mathematical Physics at Pisa in 1823. Soon after 1830 he was expelled from Italy for holding liberal opinions in politics, and became naturalized in France, and in 1833 was elected a Member of the Institute. In about 1847 he was accused of stealing valuable books, both manuscript and printed, from public libraries in France. In 1850 he was found guilty, but as he was domiciled in England from 1848 to 1868 he escaped the penalties pronounced. He died at Fiesole on 28 September 1869.

Miscellaneous manuscripts collected by Libri, including papers relating to classical literature, religion and medicine.

The manuscripts were purchased at Sotheby's in 1859.

Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card (for admissions procedures see http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/services/admissions/).

Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. V, nos. 24709-24778.

Classical literature

Medicine

Religion

Libri | Guillaume | 1803-1869 | Professor of Mathematical Physics