Clelie, histoire romaine. . Dediée a Mademoiselle de Longeville. Par Mr de Scudery, gouuerneur de Nostre Dame de la Garde.
Madeline de Scudery (1607-1701)
Category
Books
Date
1656 - 1660
Materials
Place of origin
France
Collection
Belton House, Lincolnshire
NT 3122646
Summary
Bibliographic description
5 parts in 6. . ill.. . 8vo.. Imperfect: lacks pt. 4. Provenance: Signatures and inscriptions: (1) in each vol.: 'Elizabeth Cecil' [presumably Elizabeth Brownlow (1681-1723), aft. wife of John Cecil, 6h earl of Exeter]; (2) On flyleaf of part 1,i: 'Alice Brownlowe - Her Booke / give her by the Lady Brownlowe' [also scribbled notes; presumably = Alice Brownlowe (1684-1727), afterwards 2nd wife of Francis North, 2nd baron Guilford, from her mother Dame Alice Brownlow (mother of both ALice and Elizabeth, above); (3) on flyleaf and pastedown of part 5: (a) 'Elibith Exe[t?]en / hear Booke' [childish hand; perhaps = Lady Elizabeth Cecil (d. 1733), daughter of Elizabeth countess of Exeter (above) rather than her mother; (b) 'Aunt Pepper' [= Elinor Pepper (d. after 1706), née Dewe, wife of Dr Robert Pepper of Norwich, maternal aunt of Dame Alice Brownlow and great-aunt to Alice and Elizabeth Brownlow above]. Bookplate in all volumes: Belton House (earl's coronet & crests). Old Belton pressmark on pastedowns: 91. Binding: Vellum over pasteboard, fore-edges folded in. Title in MS on spines.
Makers and roles
Madeline de Scudery (1607-1701) George de Scudery (1601-1667).