Pliny's Panegyrick upon the Emperor Trajan, . faithfully rendred into English from the original. By George Smith of North Nibley in the county of Glocester, Esq;.
Pliny the Younger (62-c.112 AD)
Category
Books
Date
1702
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3094970
Summary
Bibliographic description
176p. . 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 blind-panelled sprinkled sheepskin binding; gilt roll on board edges. Rebacked in gold-tooled calf, with gilt title and date stamped 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
Pliny the Younger (62-c.112 AD) George Smith