Cottoni posthuma: . divers choice pieces of that renowned antiquary Sir Robert Cotton, Knight and Baronet, preserved from the injury of time, and exposed to publick light, for the benefit of posterity.
Sir Robert Bruce Cotton, 1st Baronet of Connington MP (1571-1631)
Category
Books
Date
1672
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
NT 3108286
Summary
Bibliographic description
[8], 351, [1] p. . 8vo.. Former shelfmarks: P7-8; Cc/5; Cc/7. Provenance: Armorial bookplate (between 1733 and 1754): Philip Lord Hardwicke Baron of Hardwicke in ye County of Gloucester [i.e. Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke (1690-1764), created Baron Hardwicke, 1733, and Earl of Hardwicke, 1754]. - Before the signature at the conclusion to final piece a few lines inscribed in ink. Binding: Eighteenth-century mottled calf, rebacked, black spine-label, gold-lettered.
Makers and roles
Sir Robert Bruce Cotton, 1st Baronet of Connington MP (1571-1631) James Howell (1594?-1666)