Biographia ecclesiastica: or, The lives of the most eminent fathers of the Christian church, . who flourish'd in the first four centuries, and part of the fifth. ... With a discourse concerning the state of religion during those ages. ...
Richard Allen (c.1640 - 1717)
Category
Books
Date
1704
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3095487
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v.(lxviii,248,[2],249-638p.,plates) . ill.. . 8vo. Imperfect: vol. 2 only.. 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 Cambridge-style blind-panelled calf binding; gilt roll on board edges; blind fillets and red title label on spine. Red and brown 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
Richard Allen (c.1640 - 1717)