De la sagesse, trois liures
Pierre Charron (1541-1603)
Category
Books
Date
1625
Materials
Place of origin
France
Collection
Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 3149364
Summary
Bibliographic description
[32], 802, [26], 60, [1], 64-84, [2] p. ; 8vo. Imperfect: copy lacks title page. Provenance: nineteenth century armorial bookplate with crest depicting a lion statant with tail extended and the Talbot motto "Prest d'accomplir" on front pastedown. Provenance: nineteenth? century manuscript inscription "F. Talbot Jun:" on recto of second free end-paper. Seventeenth century manuscript inscription "173", possibly a previous shelfmark, on verso of second free end-paper, facing first page. Binding: seventeenth? century vellum with yapp edges over boards; upper board missing; manuscript title "Charron De la sagesse" in an eighteenth? century Roman hand on spine.
Makers and roles
Pierre Charron (1541-1603), author