Franco-Gallia: or, An account of the ancient free state of France, . and most other parts of Europe, before the loss of their liberties. Written originally in Latin by ... Francis Hotoman, in the year 1574. and translated into ENglish by the author of the account of Denmark.
François Hotman (1524-1590)
Category
Books
Date
1721
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3095080
Summary
Bibliographic description
[6],xxxvi,[6],10,vi,148,[6]p. . 8vo. Without the leaf of Osborn advertisements.. 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 sprinkled sheepskin binding; single gilt gillet border, with gilt cornerpieces; blind dotted roll on board edges. Rebacked in gold-tooled calf, with gilt title label and date stamp 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
François Hotman (1524-1590) Robert Molesworth, 1st Viscount Molesworth, MP (1656-1725)