Richard de Bury
Richard de Bury | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Durham | |
Mandorla-shaped seal of Richard de Bury, Bishop of Durham. The Latin inscription is: S(igillum) Ricardi dei grat(ia) Dunelmensis epi(scopus) ("seal of Richard, by the grace of God Bishop of Durham"). Arms of King Edward III on either side | |
| Appointed | February 1333 |
| Term ended | 14 April 1345 |
| Predecessor | Lewis de Beaumont |
| Successor | Thomas Hatfield |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 January 1287 near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England |
| Died | 14 April 1345 (aged 58) Bishop Auckland, Durham, England |
| Denomination | Catholic |
Richard de Bury (24 January 1287 – 14 April 1345), also known as Richard Aungerville or Aungervyle, was an English priest, teacher, bishop, writer, and bibliophile. He was a patron of learning and one of the first English collectors of books. He is chiefly remembered for his Philobiblon, written to inculcate in the clergy the pursuit of learning and the love of books. The Philobiblon is considered one of the earliest books to discuss librarianship in-depth. Completed shortly before de Bury's death in 1345, the book wasn't published until 1473, and this "little treatise" as he described it, has been regularly reprinted in every century following.