The history of France. . Written in Italian, by the Count Gualdo Priorato. Containing all the memorable actions in France, and other neighbouring kingdoms. The translation whereof being begun by the Right Honourable Henry, late Earl of Monmouth: was finished by William Brent, Esq;.
Conte Galeazzo Gualdo Priorato (1606-1678)
Category
Books
Date
1676
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 3020714
Summary
Bibliographic description
[4], 148, 201-384, 387-398, 401-567, [1] p. ; fol. Provenance: manuscript inscription "B Talbot, 1690" (possibly Barbara Talbot, née Slingsby, the second wife of Sir John Talbot, 1630-1714) on recto of third free end-paper. Provenance: eighteenth century manuscript inscription "Davenport Talbot", i.e. William Davenport Talbot, 1764-1800, on recto of first free end-paper. Binding: seventeenth century blind-tooled sprinkled calf; gilt tooling on edges of boards; manuscript title label in seventeenth century capitalized Roman characters, reading "Gualdo Priorato", on spine; text block edges marbled blue.
Makers and roles
Conte Galeazzo Gualdo Priorato (1606-1678) William Brent (d.1691) Henry Carey, 2nd Earl of Monmouth (1596 - 1661)