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
Ham House, Surrey
NT 3038805
Summary
Bibliographic description
xvii,[1],xxiv,484p. . fol.. Not indigenous. Provenance: Nineteenth-century festoon armorial bookplate lettered Wotton (Franks 32571). Nineteenth-century book label: Walter Wilson (Franks 32147). Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Inscribed on flyleaf in Norris's hand: Shalstone Manor Bucks 17/5 '44. Lot 938 [Shalstone Manor, Buckinghamshire, home of Purefoy family].. Binding: Eighteenth-century full sprinkled calf over boards; rebacked; spine gilt; later red morocco spine label; sewn on five raised bands.
Makers and roles
Gregorio Leti (1630-1701) Ellis Farneworth (d.1763)