Rerum Anglicarum Henrico VIII. Edvvardo VI. et Maria regnantibus, annales.
Francis Godwin (1562-1633) Bishop of Hereford
Category
Books
Date
1628
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Blickling Hall, Norfolk
NT 3005338
Summary
Bibliographic description
[8], 246, [2]p. ; 4to. Running number: 1255. Provenance: library of Sir Richard Ellys (1682-1742) of Nocton, Lincolnshire. Manuscript former shelfmark on front pastedown in seventeenth-century hand: "J.2.29". Manuscript note in seventeenth-century hand on front endleaf: "[…] et qui timet alium non est novessi […]". Manuscript inscriptions, seventeenth century(?), on verso of front endleaf and title page, both crossed out, with additional inscription on title page in eighteenth-century(?) hand: "sium in libris". Binding: seventeenth-century laced-case limp vellum binding. 75% of spine lost, exposing three vellum supports, laced through joints. Remains of manuscript title at head of spine. No endbands. Pastedown and conjugate endleaf folded beneath adjoining gathering at both ends. Undyed edges. Vellum cockled and damaged. Water damage to leaves throughout.
Makers and roles
Francis Godwin (1562-1633) Bishop of Hereford Bill, John, printer