Archæologiæ græcæ: . or, The antiquities of Greece. By John Potter, M. A. and Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxon. Volume the first.
John Potter (1673-1747) Archbishop of Canterbury
Category
Books
Date
1699
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 3127197
Summary
Bibliographic description
[8],424,[30]p. . ill.. . 8vo.. Not indigenous. Shelved and uniform with v. 2 (1699). Loosely inserted: clipping from dealer's catalogue, unrelated to provenance. Provenance: Seventeenth-century inscription on title page: E libris Johannis Disney Lincolniensis Sept. 4: 1699. N: f. 2 vols. [John Disney (1677-1729/1730), clergyman of Lincolnshire]. Eighteenth-century inscriptions on flyleaves: 1. E libris Samuelis Disney e dono patris sui - Anno Domini 1723. 2. Begun Marh: ye 12th - & finisht. Eighteenth-century Chippendale armorial bookplate: Sam Disney L.L.B. (Franks 8711) [Samuel Disney, vicar of Croft and Kirkby-on-Bain, Lincolnshire, then of St. Mary's Church, Nottingham, from 1722]. Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Binding: Late seventeenth- or early eighteenth-century full calf over boards; blind fillets and cornerpieces to form a border and central panel; spine gilt; red leather spine label with title 'Potter's Antiquit of Greece Vol: I'; sewn on five raised bands.
Makers and roles
John Potter (1673-1747) Archbishop of Canterbury