Mikrokosmos. . A little description of the great world. The eighth edition. By Peter Heylyn.
Peter Heylyn (1600-1662)
Category
Books
Date
1639
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Scotney Castle, Kent
NT 3120248
Summary
Bibliographic description
[20],180,179-510,501-808,[4]p. . 8vo.. Long Latin inscription on fly-leaf; text annotations, underlinings and markings. Embossed armorial on front pastedown. Provenance: Inscribed: 'Thomas Dayton'; Label in red: Scotney Castle Lamberhurst. Binding: Seventeenth-century full calf, gilt fillet to form border, gilt fillets on spine. Sewn onto four raised bands. Pages torn: table leaf partly missing between pp.6-7; further inscriptions partly missing on second fly-leaf.
Makers and roles
Peter Heylyn (1600-1662)