Familiar and courtly letters, written by Monsieur Voiture to persons of the greatest honour, wit, and quality of both sexes in the court of France. . Made English by Mr. Dryden, Tho. Cheek, Esq; Mr. Dennis, Henry Cromwel, Esq; Jos. Raphson, Esq; Dr. -, &c. With twelve select epistles out of Aristaenetus: translated from the Greek. Some select letters of Pliny, jun. and Monsieur Fontanelle. Translated by Mr. Tho. Brown. And a collection of original letters lately written on several subjects. By Mr. T. Brown, Never before publish'd. To which is added, a collection of letters of friendship, and other occasional letters, written by Mr. Dryden, Mr. Wycherly, Mr. - Mr. Congreve, Mr. Dennis, and other hands.
Vincent de Voiture (1597-1648)
Category
Books
Date
1700
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3094936
Summary
Full description
Part of the Bristol Collection. The house and contents were acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1956
Bibliographic description
[16],266,[12],114p., [1] leaf of plates . port.. . 8vo. 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)]. 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 sprinkled calf binding; double blind fillet border; gilt roll on board edges. Rebacked in blind-tooled calf, with green title label and gilt date stamp 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
Vincent de Voiture (1597-1648) Thomas Brown (1663-1704) William Congreve (1670-1729) John Dryden (1631 - 1700) William Wycherley (1641 - 1716)