An historical account of the heathen gods and heroes; . necessary for the understanding of the ancient poets. Being an improvement of whatever has been hitherto written, by the Greek, Latin, French, and English authors, upon that subject. By Dr. King.
William King (1633-1712)
Category
Books
Date
1711
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3094895
Summary
Bibliographic description
[8],158,[2]p., [1] leaf of plates . ill.. . 8vo. Provenance: 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: Eighteenth-century Cambridge-style blind-panelled calf binding; blind roll on board edges. Rebacked in blind-tooled calf, with gilt red morocco title label on spine.
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
William King (1633-1712) Simon Gribelin (Blois 1661 - London 1733)