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
Felbrigg, Norfolk
NT 3009520
Summary
Bibliographic description
[4],xl,[2],74,[4];8,16,56;64p.,plates (some folded) . ill..,ports.. . 8vo. Title-page supplied from another copy. Provenance: eighteenth-century engraved bookplate on verso of title-page (armorial): Libera Capella Regia Sti. Georgii infra Castrum suum de Windsor (Chapter library of Windsor Castle); pen inscription on front flyleaf: R. W. Ketton-Cremer Felbrigg 1953 [Robert Wyndham Ketton-Cremer (1906-1969)] who also notes "Complete, with all the plates ...". Binding: Eighteenth-century Cambridge-style binding, panel made of blind rolls, fillets and cornerpieces, re-backed, five raised bands sewn on three cords, gilt lettered: Posthumous Works of Sir T. Browne. Endpapers replaced, red sprinkled edges.
Makers and roles
Sir Thomas Browne (1605-1682)