Shelfmark
Fl.2.13
Title
Thrēnoikos: the house of mourning, furnished with directions for preparations to meditations of consolations at the hour of death. Delivered in LVI. sermons, preached at the funerals of divers faithful servants of Christ. By Daniel Featly, Martin Day, John Preston, Tho. Taylor, Ri. Houldsworth, Richard Sibs, John Pearson, Christ. Shute, Thomas Fuller, Edm. Barker, Josias Alsop, Doctors in Divinity. And other reverend divines.
Varying form of title
Portion of title: House of mourning
Edition
Newly corrected and amended, with several additional sermons.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : Printed for John Williams, and are to be sold at the Sign of the Crown ..., 1672.
Physical description
[12], 343, [1], 343-610, 39 p.
Note
First word of title in Greek characters.
Note
Title words "directions for ... consolations at", "Daniel ... Taylor,", "Ri. ... Shute,", "Thomas ... Alsop," are enclosed within braces.
Note
A variant has the name of John Pearson lacking the initial J.
Note
"Natures good-night" (caption title) begins new pagination with quire 5A.
Note
Signatures: A⁶ B-3Y⁴ 3Z² 4A-4I⁴, 5A-5F⁴.
Note
Title printed within woodcut frame with motto "Memento mori" and emblems of mortality.
Note
Initials; head- and tail-pieces.
Note
Text printed within simple ruled border.
Citation/references note
Wing, F596
Citation/references note
ESTC, R32024
Provenance
Booklabel of John Reynolds, recording donation to Eton College in 1751.
Provenance
Ms. inscription of John Stagg, Trinity College [Cambridge] at head of title page.
Provenance
20th-century red and black booklabel of Eton College Library.
Binding
17th-century brown calf; border of blind double fillets with two additional double fillets parallel to spine and blind-tooled corner ornaments; five raised bands; morocco spine label; red and blue spattered text block fore-edge decoration.
Copy-specific note
Previously Fa.3.14.
Subject
Death Early works to 1800.
Subject
Funeral sermons Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Williams, John, ? - d. 1683 bookseller.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B38701