Essays of Michael Seigneur de Montaigne. . In three books. With marginal notes and quotations of the cited authors. And an account of the author's life. To which is added a short character of the author and translator, by way of letter; written by the Right Honourable the Marquess Hallifax. Made English by Charles Cotton, Esq; The first volume.
Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592)
Category
Books
Date
1693
Materials
Measurements
184 x 123 x 37 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Townend, Cumbria
NT 3075225
Summary
Bibliographic description
[24],555,[5]p., [1] leaf of plates . port.. . 8vo.. Provenance: manuscript on front pastedown: "No. 98"; manuscript on front endpaper: "B: Browne 1736" [i.e. either Benjamin "Old Ben" Browne (1664-1748), or his son Benjamin "Young Ben" Browne (1692-1748)].. Binding: Contemporary[?] Cambridge-style calf binding, blind tooled to a rectangular panel design; board edges have blind dotted roll decoration; spine has gilt stamp decoration.
Makers and roles
Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) Charles Cotton (1630 - 1687) George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax, FRS, MP (1633-1695).