The commentaries of Sr. Francis Vere :. being diverse pieces of service, wherein he had command,
Sir Francis Vere (1560-1609)
Category
Books
Date
1657
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Tredegar, Newport
NT 3205709
Summary
Bibliographic description
[12], 209, [5] p., [10] leaves of plates (7 folded) :. maps, ports. ;. fol., 28 cm. On loan to National Trust from Newport City Council Museums & Galleries. Pencil note re loan on inside front cover: NPTMG 2010 14.19. This book formerly belonged to the Morgans of Tredegar and was returned in 2010 following a sale in Australia. Binding: Nineteenth-century calf binding over marbled boards, with gold lettering on red label on spine, and date on black label; double fillet borders with blind-tooling, and ornaments on spine. Gilt fore-edges. Blue linen bookmark inserted.
Makers and roles
Sir Francis Vere (1560-1609) William Dillingham (1617-1689) Isaac Dorislaus (1595-1649) Sir John Ogle (1569-1640)