Cyclopædia: . or, an universal dictionary of arts and sciences; containing an explication of the terms, and an account of the things signified thereby, in the several arts, both liberal and mechanical; and the several sciences, human and divine... By E. Chambers, F.R.S.
Ephraim Chambers (1680-1740)
Category
Books
Date
1738
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Shugborough Estate, Staffordshire
NT 3068999
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v. plates . fol.. Provenance: Armorial bookplate of 'Thomas Anson Esqr. Shugborough' (printed in black ink); presumably Thomas Anson, 1st Viscount Anson, (1767-1818), though this plate seems to have been pasted into many of the books at Shugborough, and is not necessarily reliable evidence of provenance.. Binding: Calf; double gilt ruled to form a border; sewn onto six cords; spines gilt tooled.
Makers and roles
Ephraim Chambers (1680-1740)