The English works of Roger Ascham, . Preceptor to Queen Elizabeth. Containing, I. A report of the affairs of Germany, and the Emperor Charles the Fifth's court. II. Toxophilus, or the school of shooting. III. The schoolmaster, or perfect way of bringing up youth, illustrated by the late learned Mr. Upton. IV. Letters to Queen Elizabeth and others, now first published from the manuscripts. With notes and observations, and the author's life. By James Bennet, master of the boarding-school of Hoddesdon in Hertfordshire.
Roger Ascham (1515-1568)
Category
Books
Date
1761
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
NT 3142754
Summary
Bibliographic description
[2],4,[4],xvi,395,[1]p. . 4to.. Provenance: Eighteenth-century armorial bookplate, Curzon impaling Colyear, signature (Strongitharm) illegible: 'Recte et Suaviter' (Franks 7704; Lee's London Bookplates (1985) 193) [Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Baron Scarsdale (1726-1804) m. 1750 Caroline Colyear]. Binding: Eighteenth-century quarter leather binding; marbled paper over boards; five raised bands; spine gilt blind and spine label gilt lettered: "Ascham's Works".
Makers and roles
Roger Ascham (1515-1568) James Bennet Dr Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)