Shelfmark
Gn.6.29
Author
Title
Poems of Mr. John Milton, both English and Latin, compos'd at several times. Printed by his true copies. The songs were set in musick by Mr. Henry Lawes Gentleman of the Kings Chappel, and one of His Maiesties private musick. Printed and publish'd according to order.
Varying form of title
Added title page title: Mask of the same author presented at Ludlow-Castle, 1634
Varying form of title
Added title page title: Poemata
Varying form of title
Added title page title: Joannis Miltoni Londinensis Poemata
Publication, distribution, etc.
London, : Printed by Ruth Raworth for Humphrey Moseley, and are to be sold at the signe of the Princes Arms in S. Pauls Church-yard., 1645..
Physical description
[8], 120, 87, [1] p., [1] leaf of plates : port. ; 16 cm. (8vo)
Note
Variant: last line of imprint has "in Pauls" in place of "in S. Pauls".
Note
"Joannis Miltoni Londinensis Poemata" has separate dated title page, pagination, and register. It was probably also issued separately (cf. Wing M2159). "A mask of the same author presented at Ludlow-Castle, 1634" has separate dated title page; pagination and register are continuous.
Note
The first leaf is blank.
Note
The engraved frontispiece portrait (plate), which is the first published portrait of Milton, is signed: W.M. sculp:, i.e. William Marshall.
Note
Includes decorated initials, head- and tail-pieces.
Note
Poems in English, Italian, Latin, and Greek.
Note
Signatures: a⁴ A-G⁸ H⁴ ²A-²E⁸ ²F⁴.
Citation/references note
Thomason E.1126[1]
Citation/references note
Pforzheimer 722
Citation/references note
Shawcross, J. Milton 70, 71
Citation/references note
Wing (CD-Rom, 1996) M2160
Citation/references note
ESTC, R202162
Binding
Modern binding in seventeenth century style; brown sprinkled calf; gold tooled double fillet on boards; gold tooling on spine; red edges; heavy trimming to pages but with no loss of text.
Copy-specific note
Engraved frontispiece has been rebacked onto modern paper in two sections, with possible loss of an ownership inscription between image and Greek epigram. A couple of letters from the epigram lost.
Copy-specific note
Bookseller's notes and price ("£8,500") on front pastedown.
Added entry--name
Marshall, William, fl. 1617 - 1650 engraver.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Milton, John, 1608 - 1674 Poemata.
Added entry--name
Moseley, Humphrey, ? - d. 1661 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Raworth, Ruth printer.
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng ita lat grc
Identifier
B29772