The second part of the history of the civill warres of England between the two houses of Lancaster and Yorke. . Wherein is contained the prosecution thereof, in the lives of Edward the fourth Edward the fifth Richard the third, and Henry the seventh. Written originally in Italian
Sir Giovanni Francesco Biondi (1572-1644)
Category
Books
Date
1646
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Belton House, Lincolnshire
NT 3012301
Summary
Bibliographic description
[6],40,[8],41-156,153-236p. . fol... Bound with Biondi's 'An history of the civil vvarres', vol. 1 (1646). Fragment of ?16th-century MS on vellum in binding.. Provenance: On verso of title page of first item in volume: 'Sr Richard Brownlowe Baronet his Booke' [= Sir Richard Brownlow, 2nd bart. (1628-68); inscription after 1666]. On volume pastedown, in 18c. hand: Library of Belton House. Bookplate Belton House (earl's coronet & crests). Old Belton pressmark on volume pastedown: G/1.. Binding: Seventeenth-century sprinkled calf binding, with triple rules. In book-shoe.
Makers and roles
Sir Giovanni Francesco Biondi (1572-1644) Henry Carey, 2nd Earl of Monmouth (1596 - 1661)