The works of Monsieur Boileau. . Made English from the last Paris edition,
Nicolas Boileau Despréaux (1636-1711)
Category
Books
Date
1711 - 1712
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Erddig, Wrexham
NT 3010584
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v. . ill.., port.. . 8vo.. Provenance: Bookplate in both vols.: Erthig (anonymous armorial). Manuscript inscription on vol. 1 second front fly-leaf: "2 vol. S: Yorke" [i.e. Simon Yorke (1696-1767)]. Manuscript inscription on vol. 2 front fly-leaf: "Tho: Birch his book 1715".. Binding: Eighteenth-century Cambridge-style blind-panelled calf bindings; gilt roll on board edges; gilt fillets, red title and green title 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
Nicolas Boileau Despréaux (1636-1711) Cassius Longinus (fl.30-41) Pierre Desmaizeaux (1673-1745) John Ozell (d.1743) Nicholas Rowe (1674-1718)