Parochial antiquities . attempted in the history of Ambrosden, Burcester, and other adjacent parts in the counties of Oxford and Bucks. By White Kennett vicar of Ambrosden. ...
White Kennett (1660-1728) Bishop of Peterborough
Category
Books
Date
1695
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 3078372
Summary
Bibliographic description
[16],703,146p., IX plates (8 folding) . ill.. . 4to.. Not indigenous. Loosely inserted: clippings from dealer's catalogues, unrelated to provenance. Provenance: Inscription on flyleaf: Alex: Benton e Medio Templo 1702 [Alexander Benton, Middle Temple]. Inscription on pastedown: Tho. Gay 174[1?]. [i.e. Thomas Gay (b. 1701?), of St. Andrew's, Holborn; matriculated at Hart Hall, Oxford, 14 Jan. 1718/19 aged 18; barrister-at-law, Middle Temple, 1725 (cf. Foster, Alumni Oxonensis)]. Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Inscribed on pastedown in Norris's hand: 'Lamer Park, Westhampsted Herts. H. [i.e. Hodgson's] 13/2 48 Lot 443 Đ1-5. Collated Upcott - perfect N.E.S.N.' [Lamer Park, Hertfordshire, home of the Cherry family].. Binding: Eighteenth-century panelled mottled calf over boards; spine gilt; brown leather spine label with title 'Kennett's Parochial antiquities'; sewn on five raised bands.
Makers and roles
White Kennett (1660-1728) Bishop of Peterborough