The temperate man, or The right way of preserving life and health, . together, with soundness of the senses, judgment, and memory unto extream old age. In three treatises. The first written by the learned Leonardus Lessius. The second by Lodowick Cornaro, a noble gentleman of Venice. The third by a famous Italian. Faithfully Englished.
Leonardus Lessius (1554-1623)
Category
Books
Date
1678
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3094814
Summary
Bibliographic description
[36],168p. . 12mo.. Provenance: armorial bookplate: The Right Honble. John Lord Hervey created Baron of Ickworth in Com. Suff. March the 23d. 1702. [i.e. John Hervey, later 1st Earl of Bristol (1665-1751)]. Manuscript inscription on verso of initial advertisement leaf: "Tho: & Isabella Hervey" [i.e. Sir Thomas Hervey (1625-1694) and his wife Isabella (1625-1686)]. Manuscript inscription on title page: "J Hervey" [i.e. John, Lord Hervey (1696-1743)]. Marginalia and underscorings in pencil; according to Sydenham Hervey such "mysterious little pencil marks in the margins" are a sign of ownership by John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol (1665-1751).. Binding: seventeenth-century mottled calf binding; double blind fillet border; gilt roll on board edges; blind fillets, gilt title label and gilt date stamp on spine. Marbled edges.
Provenance
Part of the Bristol Collection. The house and contents were acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1956
Makers and roles
Leonardus Lessius (1554-1623) Luigi Cornaro (1475-1566) Nicholas Ferrar (1592-1637) George Herbert (1593-1633). Ortensio Landi (1512-1553) Thomas Sheppard