The life of Lorenzo de' Medici, called the Magnificent.
William Roscoe (1753-1831)
Category
Books
Date
1806
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Erddig, Wrexham
NT 3010369
Summary
Bibliographic description
3v. . ill.., port.. . 8vo.. Provenance: Bookplate in each vol.: Erthig (anonymous armorial). Crest ink-stamp on front fly-leaf of vols. 1-2, with initials 'PWY' [possibly Piers Wynne Yorke (1789-1837)].. Binding: Nineteenth-century sprinkled calf bindings; gilt roll border on boards; single gilt fillet on board edges; gilt spiral roll on turn-ins; gold-tooled spines, with black title and green vol. no. labels. Marbled endpapers.
Provenance
Given by Philip Yorke III (1905-1978) along with the estate, house and contents to the National Trust in 1973.
Makers and roles
William Roscoe (1753-1831) Lorenzo de' Medici 'Lorenzo the Magnificent' (1449-1492)