Self-imployment in secret [[electronic resource] ] : containing I. Evidences upon self-examination, II. Thoughts upon painful afflictions, III. Memorials for practice / / left under the hand-writing of that learned and reverend divine, Mr. John Corbet, late of Chichester ; with a prefatory epistle of Mr. John Howe

• Record Nr.: UNISA996386826403316
• Autore: Corbet John <1620-1680.>
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Edinburgh, : Printed by George Mosman and are to be sold at his shop ..., [1700?]
• Descrizione fisica: 47 p
• Soggetti: Spiritual life; Contemplation
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Date of publication suggested by Wing.; Reproduction of original in the British Library.
• Sommario/riassunto: eebo-0018

The mirror of the worlde [[electronic resource] /] / a translation by Elizabeth Tanfield Cary ; edited and with an introduction by Lesley Peterson

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910786323203321
• Autore: Cary Elizabeth, Lady, <1585 or 1586-1639.>
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Montreal, : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2012
• ISBN: 1-283-83480-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (273 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): CaryElizabeth Tanfield; PetersonLesley
• Disciplina: 912.1
• Soggetti: Atlases; World maps
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Translation of: L'épitome du théâ̂tre du monde d'Abraham Ortelius.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction Early Encounters with the World: Elizabeth Tanfield and Her Work -- The Translator's "Pregnancy of Understanding": Elizabeth Tanfield's Style -- The Translator in the Priory: Influences and Contexts -- Note on the Text -- The Mirror of the Worlde (text and annotations) - Appendix A Summary of all French Editions of Ortelius Printed by 1602 225 -- Appendix B Comparison of the Contents of The Mirror of the Worlde with the Contents of the 1590 Epitome and the 1598 Miroir -- Appendix C Complete Text of L'Epitome's Descriptions of "Lucembourg" (34v) and "Haynault" (35v).
• Sommario/riassunto: An authoritative and comprehensive edition of the first known English translation of the first atlas of the world.