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The mention of Cuthbert Tunstall in the original query
brings to mind a pertinent article appearing in the latest
issue of Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America,
85 (September 1991), 235-296: "The Library of Cuthbert
Tunstall, Bishop of Durham: British Library Add. 40,676."
The date of the periodical is correct: they are more than a
year behind in publication. Briefly, a manuscript
inventory of this library has been found and ascribed to
Tunstall. The entire list of 483 item is appended, and at
least one (no. 199) is a Petrarch [identified as "Petrarcha
in magno volumine (Venice, 1501. fol.] There may be others
in the list. An interesting article in any case.
Robert Beasecker
Special Collections
Grand Valley State University
Allendale, Michigan 49401
beaseckr@gvsu.edu