The annals of the world. . Deduced from the origin of time, and continued to the beginning of the Emperour Vespasians reign, and the totall destruction and abolition of the Temple and Common-wealth of the Jews. Containing the historie of the Old and New Testament, with that of the Macchabees. ... by the most Reverend James Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh;...
James Ussher (1581-1656) Archbishop of Armagh
Category
Books
Date
1658
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 3042227
Summary
Bibliographic description
[12], 405, [5], 409-907, [55] p., [1] leaf of plates : port. ; fol. With an errata leaf after 5Z2. Wanting final advertisement leaf. Provenance: manuscript inscription on front fly-leaf: "2 May 1660 I ended: fol. 664/ R:B.H", and note: "Aristophanes read over all ye books in Ptolemy's Library in order as they stood. p. 349". With manuscript marginalia and NB hands. Loose folded leaf inserted between pp. 650-651, with manuscript note "Feb 24 1661 To ... [illegible]" [possibly in hand of John Robartes, 2nd Baron Robartes of Truro, 1st Earl of Radnor (1606-1685)], bill calculation for "03-0[?]-06", and two other account lists for "371-15-02" and "427-00-09". Binding: seventeenth-century sprinkled calf; double blind fillet border, with quarter double blind fillet; single gilt fillet on board edges. Rebacked in calf. Gilt title and place/date on spine.
Makers and roles
James Ussher (1581-1656) Archbishop of Armagh