The negotiations of Thomas Woolsey, . the great Cardinall of England, containing his life and death, viz. 1. The originall of his promotion. 2. The continuance in his magnificence. 3. His fall, death, and buriall. Composed
George Cavendish (1500-1561)
Category
Books
Date
1641
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Blickling Hall, Norfolk
NT 3011982
Summary
Bibliographic description
[12], 60, 57-118, [2] p., [1] leaf of plates : port. ; 4to. Provenance: manuscript bibliographical note on final blank leaf: "One of the most curious & entertaining pieces of biography in the English language is the account of the life of this great child of fortune (Cardinal Wolsey) by his gentleman usher, Sir William Cavendish. ... Anecdotes of some Distinguished Persons. Vol. 1. p. 56". Binding: nineteenth-century polished calf; double gilt fillet border; gilt roll patterns on board edges and turn-ins; gold-tooled spine, with gilt title and date green goatskin labels. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Binder's ink-stamp: 'Bound by Riviere'.
Makers and roles
George Cavendish (1500-1561)