Thomae Smithi Angli De republica Anglorum libri tres. Quibus accesserunt chorographica illius descriptio aliiq[ue] politici tractatus.
Sir Thomas Smith (1513-1577)
Category
Books
Date
1641
Materials
Place of origin
Leiden
Collection
Blickling Hall, Norfolk
NT 3034164
Summary
Bibliographic description
[16], 428, [12] p. ; 24mo. Running number: 5370. State: leaf *4 verso has catchword "INDI-" and leaf *8 verso begins, "De Walliae ...". Provenance: manuscript former shelfmark and ownership inscription on inside front board: "N.1.21" and "Johan: Adolphi" [possibly Johannes Adolphi (1613-1657), from Brieg (Brzeg, in Poland), school man and priest in Jelgava (Latvia) -- cf. CERL Thesaurus]. Manuscript book/inventory number on title page: "(489)". Binding: seventeenth-century calf; blind double fillet border, with additional blind double fillet running parallel to spine edge; blind dotted roll pattern on board edges; recessed cords; blind double fillets on spine. Red and blue sprinkled edges.
Makers and roles
Sir Thomas Smith (1513-1577), author Joannes de Laet (1581-1649), editor Giulio Belli (1570-1650), author