Shelfmark
Em.5.18
Author
Uniform title
[Works. English]
Title
Bartas his deuine weekes & workes translated & dedicated to the Kings most excellent Maiestie by Iosuah Syluester..
Varying form of title
Second weeke
Varying form of title
Second vveeke
Varying form of title
Bartas: his devine weekes and workes
Varying form of title
Tetrastika. Or the Quadrains of Guy de Faur, Lord of Pibrac
Publication, distribution, etc.
[At London,] : [Printed by Humfrey Lownes dwelling on Bred-streete hill at the signe of the Starre.], [1605 [i.e. 1606]]
Physical description
[38], 160, 169-383, [6], 386-387, 390-435, [4], 438-660, [29], 674-715, [1] p. : ill. (woodcuts), coat of arms ; 19 cm. (4to)
Note
Signatures: pi² (-pi2) A⁸ (A8+"A6".1.2) B-Z⁸ Aa-Xx⁸ Xx*⁴ (Xx*4 blank) Yy-Zz⁸ Aaa⁸.
Note
Another issue, with cancel engraved title-page lacking imprint, of STC 21649. Imprint taken from leaf T2 recto title-page.
Note
First leaf blank except for signature-mark "A".
Note
Head- and tail- pieces; printed marginalia.
Note
In verse.
Note
Includes translations of "Quatrains" by Guy du Faur sieigneur de Pibrac and "Paradoxe que les adversitez sont plus necessaires que les prosperités" by Odet de La Noue seigneur de Téligny.
Note
"The second vveeke" and "Tetrastika. Or The quadrains of Guy de Faur, Lord of Pibrac" each have separate dated title-page; register and pagination are continuous.
Note
Includes index.
Note
Large-paper copies have leaf B1 recto with royal arms within double rules; regular copies have arms within a single rule, or lack them entirely.
Citation/references note
ESTC, S112205
Citation/references note
STC (2nd ed.), 21649a
Provenance
19th century booklabel, retained during repairs, on upper pastedown: "Presented to the Library of Eton School by [ms.:] Rev. E. Coleridge."
Binding
17th century mid-brown calf over pasteboard, sewn on four supports; probably bound in England; rebacked and repaired (20th century). On both covers, a gilt arabesque strapwork centrepiece (55 x 39 mm.); outer border of triple fillets (blind-gilt-blind; a triple blind roll with a single gilt fillet impressed over); narrow squares; board edges tooled with a single blind fillet. New spine, with four raised bands, blind tooling, and gilt titling (unclear if imitative of original spine); new endbands of orange and cream thread. Textblock trimmed and heavily sprinkled red. New endpapers, comprising of plain white laid (or laid effect) paper (pastedown and four flyleaves). Traces of holes for ties.
Copy-specific note
Copious manuscript annotations in (at least) two 17th century hands throughout the text; mostly commentative marginalia, summaries, and notae; pen trials on A2r, comprising alphabet and various names (incl. Elizabeth, Xenophon, Ambrose, William). On 2K4v, a copy of a poem by James Howells ("Weak crazy mortal...") datable to 1647 or after (below the poem, the copier describes "The title of the booke where I had these verses"; most probably this is ESTC R202462, with the Latin maxim as written).
Copy-specific note
Imperfect: lacking the first leaf.
Subject
Bible History of Biblical events Poetry Early works to 1800.
Subject
Creation Poetry Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Pibrac, Guy du Faur, 1529 - 1584 seigneur de, Quatrains. English.
Added entry--name
Sylvester, Josuah, 1563 - 1618 translator.
Added entry--name
La Noue, Odet de, - - 1618 seigneur de Téligny, Paradoxe que les adversitez sont plus necessaires que les prosperités. English.
Added entry--name
Coleridge, Edward, 1800 - 1883 former owner.
Added entry--name
Lownes, Humphrey, ? - -1629 printer.
Added entry--title
Paradoxe que les adversitez sont plus necessaires que les prosperités. English.
Added entry--title
Quatrains. English.
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng fre
Identifier
B50936