An institution of general history, or The history of the world. . Being a complete body thereof, from the beginning of the world till the monarchy of Constantine the Great. Wherein are described the several empires, and the contemporaries with them, all distinctly and by themselves, and yet linked together by synchronisms. As also, the forms and models of governments, with the power and nature of their respective magistrates, customs, laws, and antiquities. All in such unbroken order and method as yet never was extant. The second edition with large additions. By William Howel, LL.D., sometimes Fellow of Magdalen College in Cambridge.
William Howell (1631/2-1683)
Category
Books
Date
1680
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Castle Ward, County Down
NT 3058086
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v. (v.1: [12],152; 177-264,269-479,[1]; 545-850; 775-960,[32]p.; v.2: [16],201, 206-448; 473-727,[13]p.) . fol... Provenance: MS inscription on vol. 1 front flyleaf: "William ...llen ...ty". MS inscription on tp. of both volumes: James Hamilton [i.e. probably James Hamilton of Bangor (d. 1797)].. Binding: Seventeenth-century mottled panelled calf bindings: blind roll pattern on board edges; gilt title label on spines
Makers and roles
William Howell (1631/2-1683)