Chronicon preciosum: or, An account of English money, the price of corn, and other commodities, for the last 600 years. In a letter to a student in the University of Oxford.
William Fleetwood (1656-1723) Bishop of Ely
Category
Books
Date
1707
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Blickling Hall, Norfolk
NT 3082287
Summary
Bibliographic description
[16], 181, [11] p. ; 8vo. Running number: 5901. Provenance: manuscript code letter on front fly-leaf: "B:". Manuscript presentation inscription at foot of title page: "To Sr Wm. Godolphin humbly Present" [possibly Sir William Godolphin, 1st Baronet Godolphin (d. 1710)]. Or possibly William Godolphin, Marquess of Blandford (1700-1731), son of Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin (1678–1766), a number of whose books are present in the library at Blickling Hall]. Binding: eighteenth-century gold-panelled Cambridge-style calf binding; gilt roll pattern on board edges; gold-tooled spine, with gilt title label. Red sprinkled edges.
Makers and roles
William Fleetwood (1656-1723) Bishop of Ely