The lives of the popes, from the time of our saviour Jesus Christ, to the reign of Sixtus IV. . Written originally in Latin by Baptista Platina, native of Cremona, and translated into English. And the same history continued from the year 1471. to this present time; wherein the most remarkable passages of Christendom, both in church and state, are treated of and described. By Sir Paul Rycaut, Kt.
Platina (1421-1481)
Category
Books
Date
1688
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Penrhyn Castle, Gwynedd
NT 3083553
Summary
Bibliographic description
[32],416,394,[18]p., plate . port.. . fol.. Seventeenth-century price on title page: 7s 6d.. Provenance: Nineteenth-century armorial bookplate, with Pennant family motto: Aequo Animo.. Binding: Nineteenth-century full panelled sheep.
Makers and roles
Platina (1421-1481) Sir Paul Rycaut (1628-1700) Robert White (London 1645 - London 1703)