The estates, empires, & principallities of the world. . Represented by ye description of countries, maners of inhabitants, riches of prouinces, forces, gouernment, religion; and the princes that haue gouerned in euery estate. With the begin[n]ing of all militarie and religious orders. Translated out of French by Edw: Grimstone, sargeant at armes.
Pierre d'Avity, sieur de Montmartin (1573-1635)
Category
Books
Date
1615
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Dyrham, Gloucestershire
NT 3047599
Summary
Bibliographic description
[20],1234,[2] p. . fol... Imperfect: wanting initial and final blank leaves; wanting sig. A5. Old manuscript shelfmarks: (1) on v. of front board: M no-6; (2) on leather turndown on v. of front board: 113. Loose leaf inserted between pp. 1002-3 with manuscript notes, recto: a list of headings relating to nations, from 'Sacred history from creation of the world to end of our saviour's time out of Bible and Sr. Wa: Rawliegh'; verso: a list of names and estates [both eighteenth-century].. Provenance: manuscript inscription in margin of p. 1232: John Wynter his hand; signature on p.1234: John Wynter Ano: Dom: 1648.. Binding: Calf; centrepiece stamp in gilt; spine sparingly decorated in gilt; spine labelled in ms.: The principalities of the world.
Provenance
Indigenous collection purchased by Ministry of Works in 1954 and given to Dyrham Park in 1961.
Makers and roles
Pierre d'Avity, sieur de Montmartin (1573-1635) Edward Grimstone