Golden remains . of the ever memorable Mr. Iohn Hales of Eton College &c.
John Hales (1584-1656)
Category
Books
Date
1659
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 3020725
Summary
Bibliographic description
[12], 188, 80, 48 p. : ill. ; 4to. Provenance: eighteenth century manuscript inscription "Davenport Talbot ad Laycock, Wilts", i.e. William Davenport Talbot, 1764-1800, on recto of first free end-paper. Seventeenth century manuscript list of page references on recto of penultimate free end-paper. Binding: seventeenth century blind tooled calf; decorative tooling on edges of boards; strips of paper bearing fore-edge title "Remanes of Mr. Hales" in a seventeenth century hand pasted to fore-edge of board; eighteenth century manuscript title label, now illegible, on spine.
Makers and roles
John Hales (1584-1656) Walter Balcanquhall (c.1586 - 1645) Dr Peter Gunning (1614-1684) Bishop of Ely Wenceslaus Hollar (Prague 1607 - London 1677) John Pearson (1613-1686) Bishop of Chester