Thomas Phillipps
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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 ma
Broadway Tower, Worcestershire. The home of Phillipps' Middle Hill Press
Still life with ancient Babylonian artefacts on books, salted paper print, 1853, by Amelia Elizabeth Guppy
Thirlestaine House, Phillipps' home during the latter part of his life
Broadway Tower is an 18th-century building near the village of Broadway, in the English county of Worcestershire. It is a Grade II listed building.
Thomas Phillipps
…Medio-Montanis) in 1822 not only to record his book holdings but also to publish his findings in English topography and genealogy. The press was housed in Broadway Tower, a folly completed on Broadway Hill, Worcestershire, in 1798. During his lifetime, Phillipps attempted to turn over his collection to the British nation…
Broadway Tower in 2007