The historie of the world: . commonly called, the naturall historie of C. Plinius Secundus.
Pliny the Elder (23-79 AD)
Category
Books
Date
1634
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
NT 3114409.2
Summary
Bibliographic description
1v. . fol... Imperfect: vol. 2 only, bound with v.1 of the 1635 ed. - Annotation on front endpaper '30/ R.W.'. Provenance: Eighteenth-century Curzon armorial bookplate: 'Recte et Suaviter'. - Inscription on title page: 'John: Drew his booke 1678' and 'John Drew' on front endpaper. Binding: Sixteenth-century full calf, 6 raised bands, spine gilt-lettered on red label 'Pliny's natural history'. - manuscript waste visible inside lower board.
Makers and roles
Pliny the Elder (23-79 AD) Philemon Holland (1552-1637)