An history of the civill vvarres of England, . betweene the two houses of Lancaster and Yorke. The originall whereof is set downe in the life of Richard the second; their proceedings, in the lives of Henry the fourth, the fifth, and sixth, Edward the fourth and fifth, Richard the third, and Henry the seventh, ... Written in Italian in three volumes,
Sir Giovanni Francesco Biondi (1572-1644)
Category
Books
Date
1641
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Belton House, Lincolnshire
NT 3012306
Summary
Bibliographic description
[24],162,[2],175,[1]p.,plate . fol... Imperfect: lacks engraved title page. Bound with this: 'The second part of the history' (1646). Fragment of ?16th-century MS on vellum in binding.. Provenance: On title page verso: 'Sr Richard Brownlowe Baronet his Booke' [= Sir Richard Brownlow, 2nd bart. (1628-68); inscription after 1666]. On pastedown, in 18c. hand: Library of Belton House. Bookplate Belton House (earl's coronet & crests). Old Belton pressmark on pastedown: G/1.. Binding: Seventeenth-century sprinkled calf binding, with triple rules. In book-shoe.
Makers and roles
Sir Giovanni Francesco Biondi (1572-1644) Reynold Elstrack (London 1570 - London (after 1630) Henry Carey, 2nd Earl of Monmouth (1596 - 1661)