Oeuvres de Racine ...
Jean-Baptiste Racine (1639-1699)
Category
Books
Date
1760
Materials
Place of origin
France
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3114007.1
Summary
Bibliographic description
v.1; plates . ill.., ports.. . 4to.. Provenance: Eighteenth-century (?) armorial bookplate in each volume, partly torn away.. Binding: Early nineteenth-century (?) full red morocco over boards; gilt armorial centrepiece stamps with Earl's coronet, possibly of Frederick William Hervey, 5th Earl and 1st Marquess of Bristol (1769-1859); gilt fillets and floral corner tools; gilt-rolled edges and inner borders; spines gilt with floral tools; sewn on five raised bands; paper edges gilt.
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
Jean-Baptiste Racine (1639-1699)