A collection of emblemes, ancient and moderne
Title
A collection of emblemes, ancient and moderne
Alternative Title
A collection of emblemes, ancient and moderne : 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.
Creator
Wither, George, 1588-1667.
Publisher
London : Printed by A[ugustine]. M[athewes]. for Robert Milbourne, and are to be sold at the Gray-hound in Pauls Church-yard, MDCXXXV. [1635]
Date
1635
Format
[20], 62, [6], 63-124, [6], 135-196, [6], 209-270, [10] pages : illustrations, portrait ; (fol.)
Description
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: Will: 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.
Bookplate: Robert S. Pirie.
In original contemporary full leather binding; dial pointers are not original.
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: Will: 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.
Bookplate: Robert S. Pirie.
In original contemporary full leather binding; dial pointers are not original.
Provenance
Purchased on the Schulich-Woolf fund.
Contributor
Mathewes, Augustine, printer.
Milbourne, Robert, -1642 or 1643, bookseller.
Passe, Crispijn van de, approximately 1565-1637, engraver.
Marshall, William, active 1617-1650, engraver.
Pirie, Robert S., former owner.
Milbourne, Robert, -1642 or 1643, bookseller.
Passe, Crispijn van de, approximately 1565-1637, engraver.
Marshall, William, active 1617-1650, engraver.
Pirie, Robert S., former owner.
Language
English
Identifier
Dated 1635 .W58 folio
Relation
Files
Collection
Citation
Wither, George, 1588-1667. , “A collection of emblemes, ancient and moderne,” Schulich-Woolf Rare Book Collection, accessed April 16, 2024, https://schulichwoolf.omeka.net/items/show/742.