Ex otio negotium. Or, Martiall his epigrams translated. . With sundry poems and fancies,
Martial (c.40-c.104)
Category
Books
Date
1656
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3012229
Summary
Bibliographic description
[8],48,53-259,[1]p.,plate . port.. . 8vo.. Imperfect: wanting frontispiece. Lacking the "Momus elencticus" at end (as called for by ESTC).. Provenance: Armorial bookplate: The Right Honble. John Lord Hervey created Baron of Ickworth in Com. Suff. March the 23d. 1702 [i.e. John Hervey, later 1st Earl of Bristol (1665-1751)]. Manuscript inscription on title page: "Tho: & Isabella Hervey" [i.e. Sir Thomas Hervey (1625-1694) and his wife Isabella (1625-1686)]. Marginalia and underscorings in pencil; according to Sydenham Hervey such "mysterious little pencil marks in the margins" are a sign of ownership by John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol (1665-1751).. Binding: Quarter-bound brown goatskin, with marbled paper over boards.
Provenance
Part of the Bristol Collection. The house and contents were acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1956
Makers and roles
Martial (c.40-c.104) Robert C. Vaughan (fl.mid 17th century)