Chronicles of England, France, Spain, and the adjoining countries, from the latter part of the reign of Edward II. to the coronation of Henry IV.
Jean Froissart (1338-1410)
Category
Books
Date
1848
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Shugborough Estate, Staffordshire
NT 3188020.1
Summary
Bibliographic description
v. 1 : ill., col. front. ; 25 cm (8vo). Provenance: nineteenth-century Anson bookplate with motto ‘Nil desperandum’ and Viscount’s coronet (though seven pearls visible) [i.e. Thomas Anson, created Viscount Anson & Baron Soberton, 1806 (1767-1818) or his son, Thomas William Anson, 2nd Viscount Anson (1795-1854), created Earl of Lichfield, 1831]. Binding: nineteenth-century half red morcco, with marbled paper on boards; gold tooled spines.
Makers and roles
Jean Froissart (1338-1410) Thomas Johnes (1748 - 1816)