Daphnis and Chloe.. French
Longus (fl.3rd century)
Category
Books
Date
1731
Materials
Place of origin
Paris
Collection
Felbrigg, Norfolk
NT 3259869
Summary
Bibliographic description
[10], 159, [1], xx p., [8] leaves of plates :. ill. (engravings) ;. 16 cm (8vo). In pencil at head of title 'Longus'. Provenance: in ink at foot of title page, inscription: 'Waltr. Chetwynd Esqr.' [Walter Chetwynd, 1st Viscount Chetwynd (1678-1736)]. Binding: eighteenth-century full marbled calf, triple gilt fillets to form a border, gilt-tooled board edges and turn-ins. Five raised bands, gilt-tooled spine panels, red spine-label, gilt-lettered 'Daphnis et Chloe'. Marbled endpapers. Gilt edges.
Makers and roles
Longus (fl.3rd century) Jacques Amyot, (1513 - 1593), Bishop of Auxerre Gerard Jean-Baptiste Scotin (1698 - after 1755)