The gentleman's calling.
Richard Allestree (1619 - 1681)
Category
Books
Date
1682
Materials
Measurements
161 x 100 x 17 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Townend, Cumbria
NT 3074791
Summary
Bibliographic description
[16],104p. . 8vo.. Provenance: manuscript inscription on front pastedown: "Benjamin Browne A.D. 1730" [i.e. Benjamin Browne, 1692-1748], with further examples of his autograph on other pages.. Binding: Late 17th/early 18th century sheepskin binding, with double blind fillet border; board edges have blind roll decoration. Autograph "B: Browne" scratched into leather on upper board. manuscript fore-edge title: "Gentleman's calling".
Makers and roles
Richard Allestree (1619 - 1681) John Fell (1625-1686) Bishop of Oxford Humphrey Henchman (1592-1675) Bishop of London Dorothy Coventry, Lady Pakington (1679) Richard Sterne (1596?-1683) Archbishop of York