The essayes or, morall, politike, and militarie discourses of Lord Michael de Montaigne, ...
Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592)
Category
Books
Date
1632
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 3012459
Summary
Bibliographic description
[12],161 [i.e. 631],[13]p.,plate . fol... Not indigenous. Loosely inserted: clipping from dealer's catalogue, unrelated to provenance. Provenance: Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Inscribed on pastedown in his hand: 12/-/0 8/49. Binding: Seventeenth-century full sprinkled calf over boards; blind and gilt fillets; rebacked; red leather spine labels; sewn on five raised bands.
Makers and roles
Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) Martin Droeshout the younger (London 1601 -1651) John Florio (1553-1625).