Kisses, . being an English translation in verse of the Basia of Joannes Secundus Nicolaïus of the Hague, accompanied with the original Latin text; to which is added an essay on the life and writings of Secundus. Ornamented with a frontispiece representing the origin of kisses, and a likeness of Secundus ...
Johannes Nicolaus Secundus (1511-1536)
Category
Books
Date
1775
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 3126471
Summary
Bibliographic description
223,[1]p., plate . ill.. . 12mo.. Not indigenous. Provenance: Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Inscribed on pastedown in Norris's hand: Barlborough Hall 1938 1/6 [i.e. Barlborough Hall, near Chesterfield, Derbyshire; library formed by Reaston and Rodes families]. Binding: Eighteenth-century full calf over boards; spine gilt; sewn on five raised bands.
Makers and roles
Johannes Nicolaus Secundus (1511-1536) John Nott