The history of the rebellion and civil wars in England, begun in the year 1641. With the precedent passages, and actions, that contributed thereunto, and the happy end, and conclusion thereof by the King's blessed restoration, and return upon the 29th of May, in the Year 1660. Written by the Right Honourable Edward Earl of Clarendon, late Lord High Chancellor of England, Privy Counsellor in the reigns of King Charles the First and the Second. Volume the second.
Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon (1609-1674)
Category
Books
Date
1703
Materials
Place of origin
Oxford
Collection
Blickling Hall, Norfolk
NT 3236484
Summary
Bibliographic description
[16], 581, [3] p., [1] leaf of plates : port. ; fol. Running number: 6834. Shelved and uniform with vols. 1 and 3. Provenance: manuscript former shelfmark on front fly-leaf: "XV.A.2.". Binding: eighteenth-century full sprinkled calf (rubbed, lower board loose and almost detached - only one sewing support unbroken); sewn on six supports; double blind fillet border; central panel of double blind fillets and blind semi-circular roll tool, with blind cornerpiece stamps; gilt semi-circular roll pattern along board edges; gold-tooled spine of seven compartments, six compartments with gilt panels filled with floral and leaf tools, the second compartment with gilt title 'E: Of Clarendon's Hist: Of Ye Rebellion Vol: II' on brown leather label; red and brown sprinkled textblock edges.
Makers and roles
Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon (1609-1674), author Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester (1641-1711), editor Henry Aldrich (1647/8 - 1710), editor Thomas Sprat (1635-1713) Bishop of Rochester, editor Michael Burghers (1647/8-1727), engraver (printmaker) Sir Peter Lely (Soest 1618 – London 1680), artist Robert White (London 1645 - London 1703), engraver (printmaker)