The courtier. . Written in Italian by Balthasar, Count Castiglione. In four books. I. Of the form and manner of a court life. II. Of the qualifications of a courtier. III. Of the accomplishments of a court lady. IV. Of the duty of a prince. ... Translated from the original.
Count Baldassarre Castiglione, Count of Casatico (1478-1529)
Category
Books
Date
1724
Materials
Measurements
207 x 132 x 32 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Townend, Cumbria
NT 3075098
Summary
Bibliographic description
[2],xxi,[1],96;336,[8]p. . 8vo.. Imperfect; wanting initial advertisement leaf.. Provenance: manuscript on front pastedown: "No. 112", and "Empt London p B: Browne 1732. .300" [i.e. Benjamin Browne, 1692-1748]; the final page of errata has been crossed-out and the text corrected in ms.. Binding: 18th century Cambridge-style calf binding, blind tooled to a rectangular panel design; board edges have gilt roll decoration; spine has gilt stamp decoration; autograph "B: Browne" scratched into the leather on upper board.
Makers and roles
Count Baldassarre Castiglione, Count of Casatico (1478-1529) Robert Samber (1682 - c.1745)