C. Cornelii Taciti Opera . ex recensione Io. Augusti Ernesti cum notis integris Iusti Lipsii et I. F. Gronovii quibus et suas adiecit.
Cornelius Tacitus (c.55-after 115)
Category
Books
Date
1752
Materials
Place of origin
Germany
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3113978
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v., plates . ill.. . 8vo.. Provenance: Manuscript inscription in v.2: E libris T. Wisdom 1771. Binding: Eighteenth-century (?) full armorial calf binding; gilt armorial centrepiece stamps with Earl's coronet, probably of Frederick William Hervey, 5th Earl and 1st Marquess of Bristol (1769-1859); rebacked in calf; gilt spine; sewn on five raised bands.
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
Cornelius Tacitus (c.55-after 115)