De laudibus legum Angliæ. Written originally in Latin by Sir John Fortescue ... Translated into English, illustrated with the notes of Mr. Selden, ... To which are prefix'd Mr. Selden to the reader, and a large historical preface. To the whole are added the preface of the first editor, with the testimonies of Bale, Pitts, and Du Fresne; the Summs of Sir Ralph de Hengham, ... and a copious index.
Sir John Fortescue (1394-1476)
Category
Books
Date
1741
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Felbrigg, Norfolk
NT 3220186
Summary
Bibliographic description
The second edition. [8],lxiv,130,[14];[2],ii,36;[2],III,[1],42,[2]p., plate : port. ; fol. Old Felbrigg shelfmarks: [in pencil at front] P8 ; [in pencil at rear] Bb6. Provenance: eighteenth-century armorial bookplate, lettered: William Windham Esquire [i.e. William Windham (1717-1761)]; old ink inscription faded and illegible. Binding: eighteenth-century calf; double blind fillet border, with blind roll on spine edge; on six raised bands; gilt lettered spine label: Fortescu De laudibus.
Makers and roles
Sir John Fortescue (1394-1476)