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Autore |
Wither George <1588-1667.> |
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Titolo |
A collection of emblemes, ancient and moderne [[electronic resource] ] : quickened vvith metricall illustrations, both morall and divine: and disposed into lotteries, that instruction, and good counsell, may bee furthered by an honest and pleasant recreation. By George VVither. The first booke |
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London, : Printed by A[ugustine] M[athewes] for Richard Royston, and are to be sold at his shop in Ivie-Lane, MDCXXXV. [1635] |
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[20], 62, [6], 63-124, [6], 135-196, [6], 209-270, [10] p. : ill. (metal cuts, woodcut) |
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Monografia |
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Note generali |
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In verse. |
Printer's name from STC. |
The emblems are printed from plates originally engraved by Crispijn van de Passe the elder for "Nucleus emblematorum" by Gabriel Rollenhagen (STC). |
With an additional title page, engraved, "Emblemes. Illustrated by Geo. Wither.", signed: VVill: Marshall· sculp:. |
The first leaf bears "A preposition to this frontispiece". |
The second, third, and fourth books each have a separate title page dated 1634; pagination and register are continuous. |
The last leaf bears two woodcut dials each with a movable pointer fixed in the center. |
Includes index. |
One of five imprint variants of this edition. |
Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. |
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