An inquiry into the state of the ancient measures, the Attick, the Roman, and especially the Jewish. With an appendix, concerning our old English money, and measures of content.
George Hooper (1640-1727) Bishop of Bath and Wells
Category
Books
Date
1721
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Blickling Hall, Norfolk
NT 3210194
Summary
Bibliographic description
[24], 475, [1] p. ; 8vo. Running number: 6055. $zWith cancellans D6 and N3. $zProvenance: manuscript initial on front fly-leaf: "M." [i.e. catalogue code of John Mitchell (ca. 1685-1751), librarian to Sir Richard Ellys (1682-1742)]; with Mitchell's manuscript code at foot of leaf: "δ'." [i.e. delta' = Greek number 4]. Manuscript inscription on fly-leaf facing title page: "Enquiry" [i.e. catalogue entry for anonymous works, written by John Mitchell (ca. 1685-1751)]. $zBinding: eighteenth-century full blind-panelled sprinkled calf; sewn onto five supports; double blind fillet border; central panel of triple and single blind fillets and blind roll pattern, with blind cornerpiece stamps; gilt roll pattern along board edges; gilt title label on spine. Red sprinkled edges.
Makers and roles
George Hooper (1640-1727) Bishop of Bath and Wells