Herbert Patrick Reginald Finberg (1900–1974)
was an English historian, typographer and publisher. After working at several publishing companies and founding his own (Alcuin Press), he joined the faculty of
Leicester University
The University of Leicester ( ) is a public research university based in Leicester, England. The main campus is south of the city centre, adjacent to Victoria Park. The university's predecessor, University College, Leicester, gained university ...
in 1952.
He became head of the Department of English Local History, which was recognised as the only centre for postgraduate studies in the subject. He edited the journal ''Agricultural History Review'' and three volumes of early Anglo-Saxon charters, ''Early Charters of Devon and Cornwall'' (1953), ''Early Charters of the West Midlands'' (1961) and ''Early Charters of Wessex'' (1964).
He also edited ''Scandinavian England. Collected Papers by F. T. Wainwright''. Other works included ''
Tavistock Abbey
Tavistock Abbey, also known as the Abbey of Mary, the mother of Jesus, Saint Mary and Saint Rumon, is a ruined Order of Saint Benedict, Benedictine abbey in Tavistock, Devon. The Abbey was surrendered in 1539 during the Dissolution of the Monaste ...
'' (1949), ''The Formation of England'' (1974) and ''Manual of Catholic Prayer'' (1962).
Early life and education
Herbert Finberg was born in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire on 21 March 1900.
His father was the art historian
Alexander Finberg. He was educated at Oxford University, where he was awarded a third class degree in Lit Hum.
Career as typographer and publisher
In the inter-war period Finberg worked as a typographer and publisher. He worked for the
Shakespeare Head Press and then set-up his own company the Alcuin Press.
The Alcuin Press went out of business in the late 1930s and Finberg went to work at the Broadwater Press and then, in 1944, at the firm of Burnes Oates and Washbourne. In the late 1940s and 1950s he was also an advisor to
His Majesty's Stationery Office
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on publications such as the order of service for
Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 19268 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II, her death in 2022. ...
's coronation.
References
External links
Herbert Finberg: An AppreciationCollections
at The National Archives
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Conceptual development
From the Middle Ages i ...
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