Iournal de Monsieur le Cardinal duc de Richelieu. . Qu'il a faict durant le grand orage de la courtés années 1630. iusques à 1644. Tiré de ces memoires qu'il a escrit de sa main. Auec diuerses autres pieces remarquables, qui sont arriuées en son temp.
Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu (1585-1642)
Category
Books
Date
1649
Materials
Place of origin
France
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3095001
Summary
Bibliographic description
260,[4];333,[3];96p. . 12mo.. Provenance: Armorial bookplate: John Hervey of Ickworth in Com. Suff. Esqr. 1698. [i.e. John Hervey, later 1st Earl of Bristol (1665-1751)]. Manuscript inscriptions on title page: "Tho: & Isabella" [i.e. Sir Thomas Hervey (1625-1694) and his wife Isabella (1625-1686)], and "Tho: Hervey" [i.e. Sir Thomas Hervey (1625-1694)].. Binding: Seventeenth-century gold-panelled mottled calf binding; gilt roll on board edges. Rebacked in gold-tooled calf. All edges gilt. manuscript waste on vellum (16th/17th century?) at front and rear.
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
Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu (1585-1642)