![The topographicall descriptions, regimentes, and pollicies off Ittalie, France, Germanie, England, Spayne, Scotland, and Ireland : wherby in som[m] sorte the particulare estates off euerie one off thos contries maie be discouered.](http://coverart.oclc.org/ImageWebSvc/oclc/+-+73394709_140.jpg?SearchOrder=+-+OT,OS,TN,FA,GO)
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| Genre/Form: | Manuscripts Portraits Early works to 1800 Sources Maps Early works to 1800 |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Edmund Tilney; James, King of England |
| Material Type: | Manuscript |
| Document Type: | Book, Archival Material |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Edmund Tilney; James, King of England; Benjamin Wright; Ernest Ingold; Richard C Baker; Pre-1650 Manuscript Collection (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library) |
| OCLC Number: | 45294882 |
| Language Note: | English. |
| Notes: | Ms. codex. Title from fol. 9. For a full physical description including collation, layout, paper, binding, maps, engravings, coats of arms, and script, see Streitberger (1986), p. 75-98. Binding: Full red morocco with gold tooling; gilt edges; conserved by Richard C. Baker, September 2002. Origin: Completed before Elizabeth's death on 24 March 1603. Sometime shortly after the queen's death, Tilney revised the manuscript for presentation to James I and the codex preserves three copies of an otherwise unrecorded portrait of the king engraved by Benjamin Wright. Provenance: Edmund Tilney -- Passed on among the Tilney family until disposition as early as the mid-17th century or as late as the 19th century -- The manuscript was part of the Foley family library until its sale at Ruxley Lodge, Claygate, Surrey, October 1919 (Foley bookplate on inside of front cover) -- Bought by Quaritch Ltd. and sold immediately to an unknown party -- Purchased by the University of Illinois from C.A. Stonehill, 1955, with assistance from Ernest Ingold and the University Research Board. Former shelfmark: Q. 914.2 T46t 1598 (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library). |
| Description: | 409 leaves : paper, ill. (some col.), 9 maps (some col., folded) ; 389 x 260 mm. bound to 402 x 274 mm. |
| Contents: | For a complete descriptive index, see Streitberger (1986), p. 99-120. |
| Other Titles: | Topographical descriptions, regiments, and policies |
Abstract:
A diplomatic reference work on the major countries of western Europe, intended as a manual for use in conducting foreign policy for Queen Elizabeth I and King James I. This work was one of the first attempts to compile indispensable intelligence information and to organize it into a structured and carefully indexed reference manual. Tilney's work is the most complete contemporary description of Europe in the age of Elizabeth extant in English.
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