Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Peck, Francis, 1692-1743
Title:
Desiderata curiosa, or, A collection of divers scarce and curious pieces relating chiefly to matters of English history : consisting of choice tracts, memoirs, letters, wills, epitaphs, &c., transcribed, many of them, from the originals themselves, and the rest from divers antient ms. copies, or the ms. collections of sundry famous antiquaries and other eminent persons, both of the last and present age : the whole, as near as possible, digested into an order of time, and illustrated with ample notes, contents, additional discourses, and a complete index / by Francis Peck ...
Edition:
A new edition, greatly corrected, with some memoirs of the life and writings of Mr. Peck.
Published / Created:
London : Printed for Thomas Evans ..., 1779.
Physical Description:
2 v. in 1 : ill., port. ; 32 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
These papers relate to the period 1558-1660.
Subject Terms:
Camden Family -- Bookplate. | Evans, Thomas -- Publisher. | Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558–1603. | Great Britain -- History -- Early Stuarts, 1603–1649. | Engraving -- Specimens -- 1791.