The works of Virgil: . containing his Pastorals, Georgics, and Æeneis. Translated into English verse; by Mr. Dryden. Adorn'd with a hundred sculptures.
Virgil (Publius Vergilius Maro) (70-19 BC)
Category
Books
Date
1697
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3047125
Summary
Bibliographic description
[44],48,[12],49-147,[49],201-640 p., [102] plates . ill.. . fol... Imperfect: Last leaf wanting.. Provenance: Armorial bookplate: John Hervey of Ickworth ... 1698. [i.e. John Hervey, later 1st Earl of Bristol (1665-1751)]. Occasional marginal comments in ink and extensive marginal marks in pencil; the latter according to Sydenham Hervey a characteristic of the 1st Earl.. Binding: Red half morocco binding by Birdsall and Son of Northampton.
Provenance
Part of the Bristol Collection. The house and contents were acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1956
Makers and roles
Virgil (Publius Vergilius Maro) (70-19 BC) Francis Clein [also Cleyn] (Rostock 1582 – London 1658) Michael Vandergucht (Antwerp 1660 – London 1725) Wenceslaus Hollar (Prague 1607 - London 1677) Pierre Lombard (Paris 1612 – Paris 1682)