The life of Cardinal Wolsey. . With several copper plates. By Richard Fiddes, ...
Richard Fiddes (1671-1725)
Category
Books
Date
1724
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 3039109
Summary
Bibliographic description
[4],lv,[1],534,260p., [7] leaves of plates (1 folded) . ill.., ports.. . fol.. Not indigenous. Loosely inserted: clippings from dealer's catalogues, unrelated to provenance. Provenance: Eighteenth-century inscription on flyleaf: E libris Rob: Raymond. Eighteenth-century armorial bookplate with motto "Æquam servare mentem". (Bookplate of Raymond; not in Franks). Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Binding: Eighteenth-century full calf over boards; gilt fillets and roll-tools to form a border; blind roll-tooled inner border; spine gilt with title: 'Life of Cardinal Wolsey'; sewn on six raised bands.
Makers and roles
Richard Fiddes (1671-1725)