The temple. Sacred poems, and private ejaculations.
George Herbert (1593-1633).
Category
Books
Date
1641
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3094818
Summary
Bibliographic description
[8],192,[4]p., [1] leaf of plates . port.. . 12mo.. Imperfect: wanting frontispiece portrait.. Provenance: Manuscript inscription on title page: "Tho: & Isabella" [i.e. Sir Thomas Hervey (1625-1694) and his wife Isabella (1625-1686)]. 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-centurysheepskin binding; single gilt fillet border. Recessed cords. Gilt fiillets and title label on spine. Red sprinkled 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
George Herbert (1593-1633). Robert White (London 1645 - London 1703)