The Messiah. . Attempted from the German of Mr. Klopstock. To which is prefix'd his introduction on divine poetry. ...
Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock (1724-1803)
Category
Books
Date
1763
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Erddig, Wrexham
NT 3010261
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v. . 12mo.. Provenance: Bookplate in both vols.: Erthig (anonymous armorial). Manuscript inscription on vol. 1 title page: "D Yorke May ye 18 1764" [i.e. Dorothy Yorke (née Hutton) (d. 1787)].. Binding: Eighteenth-century sprinkled calf bindings; double gilt fillet border on boards; blind roll on board edges; gilt fillets, red title and green vol. no. labels on spines.
Provenance
Given by Philip Yorke III (1905-1978) along with the estate, house and contents to the National Trust in 1973.
Makers and roles
Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock (1724-1803) Joseph Collyer (1776)