Posthumous works of the learned Sir Thomas Browne, . ... printed from his original manuscripts. Viz. I. Repertorium: or, the antiquities of the cathedral church of Norwich. II. An account of some urnes, &c. found at Brampton in Norfolk, anno 1667. III. Letters between Sir William Dugdale and Sir Tho. Browne. IV. Miscellanies. To which is prefix'd his life. There is also added, Antiquitates capellæ D. Johannis Evangelistæ; ... Authore Johanne Burton, ... Illustrated with prospects, portraitures, draughts of tombs, monuments, &c.
Sir Thomas Browne (1605-1682)
Category
Books
Date
1712
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 3009519
Summary
Bibliographic description
[4],xl,[2],74,[4];8,16,56;64p.,plates (some folded) . ill..,ports.. . 8vo.. Not indigenous. Provenance: Eighteenth-century crest bookplate, lettered Lord Lilford, with baron's coronet. (Franks 23998 or23999) [i.e.probably Thomas Powys, 1st Baron Lilford (1743-1800), of Lilford, Northamptonshire]. Nineteenth-century book label: Library, Lilford. Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Inscribed on flyleaf in Norris's hand: Lilford Library. S. [Sotheby's] 13/6 49 Lot 36. Đ4.. Binding: Eighteenth-century panelled calf over boards; spine gilt; brown leather spine label with title: 'Brown's Post: works; sewn on five raised bands.
Makers and roles
Sir Thomas Browne (1605-1682)