A body of divinitie.
James Ussher (1581-1656) Archbishop of Armagh
Category
Books
Date
1647
Materials
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 3003937
Summary
Bibliographic description
[10] p., 2 leaves, p. 3-451, [15], 24, [2] p., [1] leaf of plates :port. ;fol. Provenance: Nineteenth-century book plate of Frances Bushe on front pastedown. Ink inscription on front free endleaf: 'David C. Moore 1855 ...'. Lightly annotated throughout in pencil. Heavily annotated rear endleaves. Binding: Seventeenth-century full calf with double blind fillets to form a boarder; latter canvas corner reinforcements; red sprinkled edges; later spine, also nineteenth-century (?) rebacking (canvas style fabric base with leather spine retained and overlayed). Spine with five raised bands, gilt fillets, gilt tool to five compartments; red spine title label "Usher' Body of divinit [sic]".
Makers and roles
James Ussher (1581-1656) Archbishop of Armagh John Downame (d.1652)