The life of Pope Sixtus the Fifth. . (One of the most remarkable and entertaining lives that is to be met with in ancient or modern history.) In which is included the state of England, France, Spain, ... With an account of St. Peter's, the conclave, and manner of chusing a pope; the Vatican Library, the many grand obelisks, aqueducts, bridges, ... begun or finish'd by him. The whole interspers'd with several curious incidents and anecdotes, ... Translated from the Italian of Gregorio Leti, with a preface, prolegomena, notes, and appendix, by Ellis Farneworth, ...
Gregorio Leti (1630-1701)
Category
Books
Date
1754
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Chirk Castle, Wrexham
NT 3038804
Summary
Bibliographic description
xvii,[1],xxiv,484p. . fol.. Previous shelfmark: M.9.3. Not identified in 1796 inventory. Christie's, 21 June 2004, lot 614.. Provenance: Book label: C. Myddelton Biddulph [i.e. Charlotte Myddelton Biddulph (1770-1843)]; post-1801.. Binding: Eighteenth-century marbled calf binding; gilt floral roll pattern border; gilt roll on board edges; blind roll on turn-ins; recessed cords; gold-tooled spine. Marbled endpapers.
Makers and roles
Gregorio Leti (1630-1701) Ellis Farneworth (d.1763)