Accession number
PML 6559
Creator
Sylvester, Josuah, 1563-1618.
Published
[London, Printed by H. Lownes, 1613]
Credit line
Purchased with the Irwin collection, 1900.
Notes
Hoe collates another ed., as does Huth - none found of this one.
Includes poems in Latin, Italian, and English by Walter Quin and Joseph Hall and with special t.p. "Svndry fvneral elegies, on the vntimely death of the most excellent Prince, Henry; late Prince of Wales. Composed by seuerall authors. 1613" and "An elegie & epistle consolatorie, against immoderate sorrow for th' immature decease of Sr. William Sidney. 1613".
Variant title: Lachrimae lachrimarum.
Imprint from colophon.
A-C in 4s, each f with black back carrying English arms; title, white "printing" on black with arms at head, A[superscript]1; text, A[superscript]2-C[superscript]4; verses by Jon. Itall, C-D[superscript]2; title, Sundry Funeral elegies, C-D[superscript]3, + Elegie & epitaph C-D[superscript]4; engraved plate of English genealogical "tree," D[superscript]1; elegies, D[superscript]2-F[superscript]4 the verse being the mourning page with arms; ... elegie G[superscript]1-4 last leaf with mourning verse; an elegie & epistle comolatarie (for) Sir William Sidney - title, with Sidney arms & date 1613, H[superscript]1; text H[superscript]2-I[superscript]3 with mourning verses to each leaf including H[superscript]4 which has imprimature on recto. 2 ports. of Henry, Prince of Wales, engraved by W. Hole, one before each of the titles. 12°.
Includes poems in Latin, Italian, and English by Walter Quin and Joseph Hall and with special t.p. "Svndry fvneral elegies, on the vntimely death of the most excellent Prince, Henry; late Prince of Wales. Composed by seuerall authors. 1613" and "An elegie & epistle consolatorie, against immoderate sorrow for th' immature decease of Sr. William Sidney. 1613".
Variant title: Lachrimae lachrimarum.
Imprint from colophon.
A-C in 4s, each f with black back carrying English arms; title, white "printing" on black with arms at head, A[superscript]1; text, A[superscript]2-C[superscript]4; verses by Jon. Itall, C-D[superscript]2; title, Sundry Funeral elegies, C-D[superscript]3, + Elegie & epitaph C-D[superscript]4; engraved plate of English genealogical "tree," D[superscript]1; elegies, D[superscript]2-F[superscript]4 the verse being the mourning page with arms; ... elegie G[superscript]1-4 last leaf with mourning verse; an elegie & epistle comolatarie (for) Sir William Sidney - title, with Sidney arms & date 1613, H[superscript]1; text H[superscript]2-I[superscript]3 with mourning verses to each leaf including H[superscript]4 which has imprimature on recto. 2 ports. of Henry, Prince of Wales, engraved by W. Hole, one before each of the titles. 12°.
Description
1 v. (unpaged) illus.
Provenance
From the Theodore Irwin collection.
Binding
Black morocco, gilt.
Classification
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Department