NB - ONLY PART OF MANUSCRIPT IN HAND OF JOHN LE NEVE le Neve, John
£1,673
Printed Books, Maps and Manuscripts
Auction: 11 July 2006 at 12:00 BST
Description
Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae, 2 volumes, folio, contemporary manuscript in black and red ink, ruled in red throughout, 524 numbered leaves (including blanks)., manuscript coats-of-arms, contemporary reversed panelled calf, worn, hinges weak
Footnote
Footnote: The antiquary John Le Neve (1679-1741), of Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, published Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae, an invaluable biographical list of ecclesiastical dignitaries, in 1715-16. He took holy orders and was later imprisoned for insolvency.
A manuscript not on the first leaf states 'These three volumes came home on Tuesday February 11 1717-8' with the cost of paper, ruling and binding, signed 'John le Neve' .