The history of the Old Testament in verse: with one hundred and eighty sculptures: in two volumes. Dedicated to Her Most Sacred Majesty. Vol. I. From the creation to the revolt of the ten tribes from the House of David. Vol. II. From that revolt to the end of the prophets. Written by Samuel Wesley, A.M. Chaplain to his grace, John Duke of Buckingham, and Marquis of Normanby; author of the Life of Christ, an heroic poem. The cuts done by J. Sturt.
Samuel Wesley (bap.1662 - 1735)
Category
Books
Date
1704
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Blickling Hall, Norfolk
NT 3158591
Summary
Bibliographic description
2 v. ([8], 351, [1]; [1], 352-687, [1], 697-709, [3] p., [3] leaves of plates) : ill. ; 8vo. Running number: 2999. Shelved and uniform with Wesley's "The history of the New Testament" (London, 1717). Vol. 1 additional engraved title page has imprint "London; printed for John Hooke MDCCXVI"; vol. 2 additional engraved title page has imprint "Printed for John Hooke"; both possibly taken from the 1716 edition (ESTC T75523). Provenance: manuscript monogram[?] on vol. 1 front pastedown: "DG". Manuscript inscription on vol. 1 front fly-leaf: "M. 3. vol. NB. Old & New Testament make 3. volumes" [i.e. catalogue code and note of John Mitchell (ca. 1685-1751), librarian to Sir Richard Ellys (1682-1742)], and at foot of leaf: "ς[final sigma]'" [i.e. Greek number 6]. Manuscript inscription on vol. 1 front fly-leaf [not in hand of John Mitchell]: "Lingua fortior armin[?]. Linguâ Juno tonat, sed fulmine Jupiter instati: Concutit ille polos, sed quatit ille Jovem". Manuscript price on vol. 2 front fly-leaf: "2. vol. p. 10 sh". Binding: eighteenth-century calf; double gilt fillet border; blind roll pattern on board edges; gold-tooled spines, with gilt title and vol. no. labels. Red sprinkled edges.
Makers and roles
Samuel Wesley (bap.1662 - 1735), author John Sturt (1658-1730), engraver (printmaker)