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Theophila, or Loves sacrifice. : A divine poem
- Title
- Theophila, or Loves sacrifice. : A divine poem / Written by E. B. esq; Several parts thereof set to fit aires by Mr J. Jenkins ...
- Author
- Benlowes, Edward, 1602-1676.
- Publication
- London : Printed by R. N., sold by Henry Seile and Humphrey Moseley, 1652.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | By appointment only | Spencer Coll. Eng. 1652 | Schwarzman Building - Print Collection Room 308 |
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- Description
- 9 p.l., 268 p. illus., plates.; 30cm. (f̕.)
- Subjects
- Note
- Grolier club: English writers from Wither to Prior, v. 1, p. 33-37. Sparrow: British etching, 92-95. Jenkins, H. Edward Benlowes. Cambridge, Mass., 1952.
- p. 186-233 and appendix iv. Wing B1879.
- Includes some Latin verses and translations by the author and Latin translations of Canto I by Alexander Ross and of Canto VII by Jeremy Collier, the elder.
- Illustrations: 11 engravings and etchings (7 fullpage) and 2 woodcuts (1 full-page), comprising 13 of the possible 25 illustrations of this work of which it is said that no two copies are exactly alike as to number and position of illustrations. In this copy there are 2 attributed to Francis Barlow, 2 copied from etchings by Wenceslaus Hollar and one each by Pierre Lombart (bound as frontispiece), Peregrine Lovell, Thomas Cecill and Martin Droeshout. For descriptions, cf. the Grolier, club list (21, 2-3, 3, 5, 12, 16-19, 22-24) and Jenkins' appendix iv (22, 2-3, 5, 8, 12, 17-20, 23-25). The Cecill and Droeshout plates are word-puzzles, the former dated 1632.
- Binding, 19th century English, of dark blue morocco, gilt.
- Call Number
- Spencer Coll. Eng. 1652
- OCLC
- 131731322
- Author
- Benlowes, Edward, 1602-1676.
- Title
- Theophila, or Loves sacrifice. : A divine poem / Written by E. B. esq; Several parts thereof set to fit aires by Mr J. Jenkins ...
- Imprint
- London : Printed by R. N., sold by Henry Seile and Humphrey Moseley, 1652.
- Local Note
- With autograph of Jacob Clements and bookplates of Francis Freeling and Henry Chaliffe.
- Added Author
- Collier, Jeremy, active 1636-1663.Ross, Alexander, 1591-1654.E. B.Barlow, Francis, 1622-1704, illus.
- Research Call Number
- Spencer Coll. Eng. 1652