Earle's microcosmography : edited with introduction and notes by Alfred S. West, M.A.
John Earle (1601 - 1665) Bishop of Salisbury
Category
Books
Date
1897
Materials
Collection
Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 3222407
Summary
Bibliographic description
xlvii, [1], 160 p. ; 17 cm. Provenance: Nineteenth-century bookplate with portrait of Theresa 6th Marchioness of Londonderry set in a medallion surrounded by lillies, Marquess coronet and a cherub. Underneath the portrait are two rows of books. Mottoes: "Prest d'accomplir" and "Non domini nostri sed duces" [i.e. Theresa Susey Helen Chetwynd-Talbot (1856-1919) m. in 1875 Charles 6th Marquess of Londonderry]. Binding: Nineteenth-century publisher's quarter vellum on green cloth boards, gilt lettering on upper cover and spine.
Makers and roles
John Earle (1601 - 1665) Bishop of Salisbury Alfred Slater West (1846 - 1932)