Della scienza chiamata cavalleresca libri tre.. Alla Santità di nostro signore Papa Clemente Undecimo.
Marchese Scipioni Maffei (1675-1755)
Category
Books
Date
1710
Materials
Place of origin
Italy
Collection
Blickling Hall, Norfolk
NT 3257215
Summary
Bibliographic description
[8],505,[7]p.. 4to. Running number: 1369. Historic repair to leaf 2C2. Browning to some leaves. Uniformly bound with NT3077378. Provenance: library of Sir Richard Ellys (1682-1742) of Nocton, Lincolnshire. Manuscript capital letter on front endleaf: "D" (found in other books at Blickling but not sure of significance). Manuscript inscription on verso of third front endleaf: "Maffei" [i.e. title note for anonymous works entered by John Mitchell (ca. 1685-1751), librarian to Ellys, in his catalogue of Elly's library]. Binding: eighteenth-century full sprinkled calf over boards with double gilt fillet border. Gilt roll pattern on board edges. Raised bands; gilt tooled spine with gilt title on leather label. Two colour endbands. Comb and swirl pattern marbled pastedown and endleaves with additional plain endleaves at both ends. Red and brown sprinkled edges.
Makers and roles
Marchese Scipioni Maffei (1675-1755)