Host Volume

Colchester: University of Essex Library, Harsnett H.d.52

Publication Details

Author of volume: 
Demosthenes
Publication: 

Venice: Paulus Manutius, 1554

Binding Information

Binding style: 
blind-stamped, centrepiece
Binding detail: 

Brown calf over pasteboard; blind intersecting triple fillets at edges, large centrepiece; no ties.

Place of binding: 
?Cambridge

Hosting Information

Number of manuscripts represented: 
1

Further information

Provenance: 
  1. John Field, elected a fellow of Pembroke Hall, Cambridge, in 1593 (A. Hegarty, Biographical Register of St John’s College, Oxford, 1555–1660, OHS n.s. 43 (2011), 273): ‘I. Feildus’ ‘Cant. Aule Pemb.’ (across top of title-page, smaller than usual).
  2. Samuel Harsnett (1561–1631), archbishop of York, 1629–31.
Date published: 
Tuesday, June 9, 2015 - 21:12
Date last updated: 
Monday, July 6, 2015 - 16:11
Colchester Harsnett H.d.52 upper board

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