Book
William Prynne (1600-1669)
Category
Books
Date
1658 - 1659
Materials
Collection
Blickling Hall, Norfolk
NT 3254940
Summary
[Bound volume of 7 works by William Prynne]
Bibliographic description
Bound volume of 7 works by William Prynne. Running number: 1311. Provenance: library of Sir Richard Ellys (1682-1742) of Nocton, Lincolnshire. Late seventeenth-century and early eighteenth-century manuscript inscriptions on endleaves: (1) notes, calculations, sketch of man, and pen trails; (2) price codes(?); (3) "M. all" [i.e. catalogue code of John Mitchell (ca. 1685-1751), librarian to Sir Richard Ellys]; (4) "20 shillings of Good and lawful money of this kingdom"; (5) contents list; (6) "an answer to [...]r[superscript] I". Binding: late seventeenth- or early eighteenth-century brown sheepskin over boards (worn, stained). Double blind fillet border with blind-stamped fleuron cornerpieces. Blind dotted pattern along board edges. Smooth spine (worn, cracked). Sewn on three recessed thongs, laced in. No endbands or pastedown; folded endleaves at both ends. Textblock split; lower board and leather along spine detaching.
Makers and roles
William Prynne (1600-1669), author