Darea was the daughter of traveller Robert Curzon. Her role differs from his acquisition of the book on Athos in 1837. The collection was lent to the British Museum in 1876; the bequest of 1917 was a later legal step. The book subsequently became part of the British Library. Inherited the Curzon family collection. Bequeathed the manuscript to the museum in 1917. The bequest followed an earlier permanent loan. Her action explains how a private collection became a public holding.
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