Thomae Dempsteri De Etruria regali libri VII. Nunc primum editi curante Thoma Coke Magnae Britanniae armigero ...
Thomas Dempster (1579 - 1625)
Category
Books
Date
1723 - 1726
Materials
Place of origin
Florence
Collection
Felbrigg, Norfolk
NT 3219459
Summary
Bibliographic description
2 v. : ill., facsims., map, ports. ; fol. Provenance: eighteenth-century Jacobean armorial bookplate (Franks 25940) on both vols., lettered: The Revd: Mr Pat. St. Clair (with motto "Entend toy") [i.e. Patrick St Clair (1659-1755). In 1692 he was appointed Ashe Windham's tutor, accompanied him on his Grand Tour, and on their return in 1696 he was presented to the living of Aylmerton]. Eighteenth-century Jacobean armorial bookplate (Franks 32206) in both vols., lettered: William Windham Esquire [i.e. William Windham (1717-1761)]. Manuscript inscription on vol. 1 half-title: "The Right Honble. My Lord Lovell made a present of this book to Mr Patrick Stclair Rect[o]r of Ailmerton in Norff, and the said Mr Stclair made a present of it to William Windham son to Ash Windham Esqr of Felbrigg. Ao. D. 1736" [i.e. given by probably Thomas Coke (1697-1759), Baron Lovel of Minster Lovel, later 1st Earl of Leicester, to Patrick St Clair and given by him in turn to William Windham (1717-1761)]. Manuscript former shelfmarks in pencil on verso of vol. 1 front free endpaper: "O6" and "J7" (both crossed-out). Manuscript former shelfmark in pencil on recto of vol. 1 rear free endpaper: "R7 - 2 vols". Binding: eighteenth-century Cambridge-style blind-panelled calf; gilt roll pattern along board edges; gold-tooled spines; gilt title on brown goatskin label and gilt vol. number on spines. Red stained and burnished textblock edges. Marbled endpapers.
Makers and roles
Thomas Dempster (1579 - 1625), author Filippo Buonarroti (1661-1733), author Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester, KB (1697-1759), engraver and publisher Vincenzo Franceschini (1680-1744), engraver (printmaker)