The register of the most noble Order of the Garter :. from its cover in black velvet, usually called the Black Book; with notes placed at the bottom of the pages, and an introduction prefixed by the editor. In two volumes.
Order of the Garter
Category
Books
Date
1724
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 3188450.1
Summary
Bibliographic description
v.1 ; fol. Provenance: eighteenth century manuscript inscription "Davenport Talbot Laycock Abbey", i.e. William Davenport Talbot, 1764-1800, on recto of third free end-paper. Binding: eighteenth century gilt tooled sprinkled calf; gilt tooling on edges of boards; gilt tooling, gilt tooled title label reading "Register of the Garter" and volume number on spine; marbled end-papers; text block edges sprinkled red and brown.
Provenance
Purchased with the family collection of Abbey contents in situ from Mrs Petronella Burnett-Brown December 2009.
Makers and roles
Order of the Garter , author Robert Aldrich, (1488/9 - 1556), Bishop of Carlisle John Anstis (1669-1744) Elias Ashmole (1617-1692)