Antiquity explained, . and represented in sculptures, by the learned Father Montfaucon, translated into English by David Humphreys, ...
Bernard de Montfaucon (1655-1741)
Category
Books
Date
1721 - 1722
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 3078546
Summary
Bibliographic description
5v., plates . fol.. Loosely inserted (v.2): folder ([4]p.) of manuscript notes of Egyptian religion, &c.. Provenance: Eighteenth-century mantle Harpur armorial bookplate, with italic inscription: "Sr. Henry Harpur Bart" [i.e. Sir Henry Harpur, 5th Baronet, (1708-1748)]. Binding: Eighteenth-century sprinkled, panelled calf; gilt fillet borders; remnants of gilt on spines and board edgest; on six raised bands; spine-label missing: Montfaucon Supplement. In bookshoe.
Provenance
Transferred to the National Trust by the Treasury in lieu of CTT in 1985 with an endowment provided by the NHMF.
Makers and roles
Bernard de Montfaucon (1655-1741)