The causes of the decay of Christian piety. . Or An impartial survey of the ruines of Christian religion, undermin'd by unchristian practice. Written by the author of The whole duty of man.
Richard Allestree (1619 - 1681)
Category
Books
Date
1674
Materials
Measurements
185 x 125 x 33 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Townend, Cumbria
NT 3075555
Summary
Bibliographic description
[20],452p., [2] leaves of plates . ports.. . 8vo.. Imperfect; wanting initial imprimatur leaf.. Provenance: manuscript inscription on front pastedown: "Empt apud Londo B: Browne Đ.158" [i.e. Benjamin Browne, 1692-1748. Ex libris inscription dated 1699 on title page, partially cropped. manuscript marginal notes throughout.. Binding: Contemporary[?] Cambridge-style sheepskin binding, blind tooled to a rectangular panel design; spine has gilt stamp decoration in panels; sprinkled edges. Autograph "B Browne 1731 3s. 6d." scratched into leather on upper board.
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