Shelfmark
Fm.6.15(01)
Author
Uniform title
[Melissa religionis pontificiae. English]
Title
Babels balm: or The honey-combe of Romes religion. With a neate draining and straining-out of the rammish honey thereof. Sung in tenne most elegant elegies in Latine, by that most worthy Christian satyrist, Master George Good-vvinne. And translated into tenne English satyres, by the Muses most vnworthy Eccho, Iohn Vicars..
Publication, distribution, etc.
Imprinted at London : By George Purslowe for Nathanaell Browne, and are to be sold at his shop, at the vpper end of the long walke neere Little S. Bartholomews, 1624.
Physical description
[20], 111, [1] p. ; 19 cm. (4to)
Note
Signatures: [par.]⁴ A⁴ B² C-Q⁴.
Note
A translation of: Melissa religionis pontificiae.
Note
In verse.
Note
The first leaf is blank.
Note
With a dedication to William Herbert, Earl of Pembroke. Variant: cancel dedication to John Egerton, Earl of Bridgewater.
Citation/references note
ESTC, S103245
Citation/references note
STC (2nd ed.), 12030
Provenance
Book label of John Reynolds inside front cover, recording donation to Eton College in 1751.
Binding
Late 17th/early 18th century sprinkled brown calf; 20th century reback, with four raised bands; two concentric blind-tooled frames; central frame has fleurons at each corner; board edges gold-tooled; blue and white endbands; endleaves; text block edges heavily sprinkled red.
Copy-specific note
Bound in a volume of pamphlets.
Copy-specific note
Previous shelfmark: Fb.6.16.
Copy-specific note
Imperfect: wants leaves [par.]1-[par.]3.
Subject
Added entry--name
Reynolds, John, 1671 - 1758 former owner.
Added entry--name
Vicars, John, 1579 or 80 - 1652 translator.
Added entry--name
Purslowe, George, ? - d. 1632 printer.
Added entry--name
Browne, Nathaniel, ? - 1651 bookseller.
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng lat
Identifier
B47371