The works of the learned Sr Thomas Brown, Kt. ... . Containing I. Enquiries into vulgar and common errors. II. Religio Medici:... III. Hydriotaphia; or, Urn-Burial: ... IV. Certain miscellany tracts. ...
Sir Thomas Browne (1605-1682)
Category
Books
Date
1686
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Osterley Park and House, London
NT 3040651
Summary
Bibliographic description
[18],316,[26],102,[8],52,[6],68,p99-103,[5],12p., port. . fol.. Not indigenous. Loosely inserted: clippings from dealer's catalogues, unrelated to provenance. Provenance: Nineteenth-century (?) book label with monogram "J. W." and motto "Vrit sans peur" [the motto of the Willoughby family]. Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Inscribed on pastedown in Norris's hand: Birdsall House, Malton (Lord Middleton). [i.e.Michael Guy Percy Willoughby, 11th Baron Middleton (1887-1970), of Birdsall House, Malton, East Yorkshire] S [i.e. Sotheby's] 24/3 47. Lot 105 Đ10.. Binding: Seventeenth-century full calf over boards; blind-filleted central panel with blind corner tools, within double blind fillets to form a border; rebacked in calf, with gilt tools and red morocco spine label: "Brown's Works"; five raised bands. Cf. pencil note on pastedown: "Rebacked N.N." [i.e. Norman Norris (1917-1991)].
Makers and roles
Sir Thomas Browne (1605-1682)