The life of our blessed Lord & Saviour Jesus Christ. . An heroic poem: dedicated to Her most sacred Majesty. In ten books. Attempted by Samuel Wesley, M.A. chaplain to the most honourable John Lord Marquess of Normanby, and rector of Epworth in the county of Lincoln. Each book illustrated by necessary notes, explaining all the more difficult matters in the whole history: also a prefatory discourse concerning heroic poetry. The second edition, revised by the author, and improved with the addition of a large map of the Holy-land, and a table of the principle matters. With sixty copper-plates, by the celebrated hand of W. Faithorn.
Samuel Wesley (bap.1662 - 1735)
Category
Books
Date
1697
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Chirk Castle, Wrexham
NT 3038441
Summary
Bibliographic description
[32],355,[9]p., [60] leaves of plates (1 folded) . map . fol.. Previous shelfmark: K.5.27. Previous shelfmark: F.11.7. Identified in 1796 inventory: F 315, price 2s. 6d. Christies, 21 June, 2004, lot 637.. Provenance: Bookplate: Richard Myddelton Biddulph, Chirk Castle [i.e. Richard Myddelton Biddulph (1837-1913)]; Chippendale armorial, pre-1899. manuscript inscription on front fly-leaf: "Tho: G Ham[m]ond", followed by the same name in Greek characters.. Binding: Late seventeenth-century[?] mottled calf binding; double blind fillet border, with blind roll along spine-edge; gilt roll on board edges; blind fillets on spine.
Makers and roles
Samuel Wesley (bap.1662 - 1735) William Faithorne, The Elder (London c.1616 - London 1691)