A new history of Ethiopia. . Being a full and accurate description of the kingdom of Abessinia, vulgarly, though erroneously called the Empire of Prester John. In four books. Wherein are contained I. An account of the nature, quality and condition of the country, ... II. Their political government; ... III. Their ecclesiastical affairs; ... IV. Their private oeconomy, ... Illustrated with copper plates. By the learned Job Ludolphus, ... Made English, by J.P. Gent.
Hiob Ludolf, the elder
Category
Books
Date
1682
Materials
Measurements
310 x 219 x 35 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 3044052
Summary
Full description
Orientation: Vertical Text Substrate: handmade laid paper Ink/Pigment: black printing and engraving ink with some ms marginal notesType: BOUND BOOK Binding Type: Inboard binding, raised supportsDate of Binding: contemporary Binder's Name: English (Cambridge?)End Leaves: Originals lost (pastedowns may survive under new endleaves). Later inserted single fold cream machine-made wove paper, the outer leadf pasted to the boardStructure: EnglishEdges: plain cut, densely sprinkled with red pigment, polished Spine Lining: slight round, quadrant joints, no visible linings End Bands: Worked L-R 1x1 in plain (?) thread over rolled paper (?) cores Bookmark: NoneBoards: not visible but appear to be paper pulp boards Covering: full brown tanned calf, rebacked in brown tanned hairsheep. Tooling Spine: gold-tooled titling direct on new leather. Tooling Sides: blind-tooled double fillet border with single panel with external corner fleurons, gold -tooeld roll on board edgesFurniture: NoneEnclosure: NoneBinding Notes:
Bibliographic description
[8], 88, 151-244, 247-370, 375-398 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill., geneal. table; fol. Imperfect: wanting one plate and pp. 275-276 (replaced in MS. copy). Provenance: manuscript code on either side of imprint on title page: "h m". Occasional manuscript marginal annotations. Binding: seventeenth-century calf; double blind fillet border; double blind fillet panel, with blind cornerpiece stamps; gilt roll pattern on board edges. Rebacked in sheepskin. Gilt title and place/date on spine.
Makers and roles
Hiob Ludolf, the elder J. P.