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The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh

Engraved by: John Payne (English, 1600–1640)
Author: Francis Bacon (English, 1561–1626)
Printer: William Stansby (English, active 1597–1638)
Publisher: Matthew Lownes (English, died in 1625)
Publisher: William Barrett (English, died in 1624)
1622
Place of Publication: London, England

Medium/Technique Illustrated book with one engraving, one woodcut, and woodcut initials
Dimensions Overall: 30 x 19 x 2.3 cm (11 13/16 x 7 1/2 x 7/8 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Horatio Greenough Curtis in memory of her husband Horatio Greenough Curtis
Accession Number27.1437
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsIllustrated books
London: William Stansby, for Matthew Lownes and William Barrett, 1622

Catalogue Raisonné STC 1160
Description(London: William Stansby, for Matthew Lownes and William Barrett, 1622) Folio in 4s; 127 leaves; modern blind- and gilt-stamped brown calf (Riviere & Son).

Portrait of King Henry VII; decorative scrollwork woodcut title border
ProvenanceHoratio Greenough Curtis (1844-1922; his inscr. "H.G. Curtis March 1909"); his widow, by whom given to MFA, 1927.