Rapin of gardens. A Latin poem. In four books. English'd by Mr. Gardiner.
René Rapin (1621-1687)
Category
Books
Date
1718
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3070016
Summary
Bibliographic description
[56], 100 [i.e. 200], [8] p. . ill.., plates port.. . 8vo.. Bound with: "Books printed for Bernard Lintot" ([1718?]).. Provenance: Armorial bookplate: The Right Honble. John Lord Hervey created Baron of Ickworth in Com. Suff. March the 23d. 1702 [i.e. John Hervey, later 1st Earl of Bristol (1665-1751)]. Marginalia and underscorings in pencil; according to Sydenham Hervey such "mysterious little pencil marks in the margins" are a sign of ownership by John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol (1665-1751).. Binding: Eighteenth-century Cambridge-style blind-panelled calf binding; gilt roll on board edges. Rebacked in blind-tooled calf, with gilt title label.
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
René Rapin (1621-1687), author James Gardiner (1688-1745), editor George Vertue (London 1684 - London 1756), illustrator