Of the lawes of ecclesiasticall politie, . eight bookes by Richard Hooker.
Richard Hooker (1553/4-1600)
Category
Books
Date
1622
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3094918
Summary
Bibliographic description
[60],453,[3],453-583,[17]p. . fol.. Wanting initial blank leaf.. Provenance: Armorial bookplate: Mary Lady Hervey [i.e. Mary Lepel, Lady Hervey (1696-1768)]. Manuscript inscription on inside front board: "M: Hervey" [i.e. Mary Lepel, Lady Hervey (1696-1768)]. manuscript marginal notes and underscoring throughout.. Binding: Seventeenth-century calf binding; triple blind fillet border; single gilt fillet on board edges. Blind fillet and gilt stamps decoration on spine, with gilt title label and date stamp. Red sprinkled edges. manuscript fore-edge title: "Hooker Eccl: Polit:".
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
Richard Hooker (1553/4-1600) William Hole (d.1624) John Spenser (1559-1614) Walter Travers (1547-1635)