Shelfmark
Gi.7.03
Author
Title
The compleat gentleman: fashioning him absolute in the most necessary and commendable qualities, concerning mind, or body, that may be required in a person of honor. To which is added The gentlemans exercise, or, An exquisite practise, as well for drawing all manner of beasts, as for making colours, to be used in painting, limming, &c. By Henry Peacham, Mr. of Arts, somtime of Trinity Colledge in Cambridge..
Edition
The third impression much inlarged, especially in the art of blazonry, by a very good hand..
Publication, distribution, etc.
London, : Printed E. Tyler, for Richard Thrale, at the signe of the Cross-Keys at St Pauls Gate,, 1661..
Physical description
[12], 304, [8], 305-455, [1] p. : ill., coats of arms ; 19 cm. (4to)
Note
With an added engraved title page (A1), signed: "Fr. Delaram. Sculp. Anno 1626.".
Note
"The gentlemans exercise" has separate dated title page.
Note
Signatures: A-Z⁴ Aa-Pp⁴ (Qq)⁴ Qq-Zz⁴ Aaa-Mmm⁴.
Note
Variant has signatures: A⁴ B² B-Z⁴ a-Pp⁴ (Qq)⁴ Qq-Zz⁴ Aaa-Mmm⁴.
Citation/references note
Wing (CD-Rom, 1996), P943
Citation/references note
Thomason, E.1088[1]
Citation/references note
ESTC, R203169
Provenance
Ex dono label of Joseph Frederick Burrell, dated 1983, on front pastedown.
Binding
?17th-century calfskin over pasteboards. Covers decorated with double blind fillets to form a border, with an additional line parallel to the spine about 1 cm. from the left-hand-side margin. Spine with four raised bands, decorated with gilt titling over red label ("Compleat gentleman"). Textblock trimmed and sprinkled brown. Endpapers of undecorated paper; one flyleaf at both ends of the platform; both pastedowns lifted.
Copy-specific note
Illegible ms. signatures on inner front board.
Copy-specific note
Former ECL shelfmark: DDk.3.7.
Copy-specific note
Presents signatures from variant.
Subject
Education Early works to 1800.
Subject
Courtesy Early works to 1800.
Subject
Heraldry Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Delaram, Francis, 1589 or 1590 - 1627 engraver.
Added entry--name
Tyler, Evan printer.
Added entry--name
Thrale, Richard, ? - d. 1678 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Burrell, Joseph Frederick, 1909 - 1983 former owner.
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng
Identifier
B51250