The iewell house of art and nature. . Conteining diuers rare and profitable inuentions, together with sundry new experimentes in the art of husbandry, distillation, and moulding. Faithfully and familiarly set downe, according to the authors owne experience, by Hugh Platte, of Lincolnes Inne Gentleman.
Sir Hugh Plat (1552-1611)
Category
Books
Date
1594
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 3048503.2
Summary
Bibliographic description
[16],96;60;76p. . ill.. . 4to.. Not identified in 1768 catalogue. Imperfect: part two [Diuerse new sorts of soyle] only. manuscript annotations throughout [probably in hand of Peter Kidd?] Bound with 3 other 17th century tracts on agriculture and husbandry. manuscript bookseller's inscription on front flyleaf: Most rare tracts 1:1-0. Provenance: manuscript inscriptions: (1) on front pastedown and flyleaf and rear flyleaf: Lord Stamford Dunham Hall [i.e.: probably William Grey, 9th earl of Stamford (1850-1910)]; (2) on front flyleaf: Peter Kidd his Book [17th century hand].. Binding: Calf; blind ruled and rolled; spine unlettered.
Makers and roles
Sir Hugh Plat (1552-1611)