Theophila, or, Loves sacrifice : a divine poem / written by E.B.; several parts set to fit aires by J. Jenkins.; Loves sacrifice; Theofilia

Creator:

Benlowes, Edward, 1603?-1676.

Timespan:

1652

Date:

1652

Description:

Culture Class Collection copy has armorial bookplate of J. Harson Purdy with motto "Fidelitas" on front pastedown.; Culture Class Collection copy has blue leather label with ex libris of Jerome Kern, American composer of musical theatre and popular music, on front pastedown.; Culture Class Collection copy has bookplates of Chandos Leigh, 1st Baron Leigh (1791-1850), with motto "Tout vient de dieu" and of Beverly Chew (1850-1924), President of the Grolier Club ("Ex Libris Beverly Chew") on front pastedown.; Culture Class Collection copy has bookplate of the author Edward Benlowes (1603-1676) on front pastedown.; Culture Class Collection copy has ms. ownership inscription "J. Walker. Benlowes" on front free endpaper.; Culture Class Collection copy bound in full blue leather with gold-tooled border on boards; author, title and imprint stamped in gold on spine; gold-tooled designs on spine; gold-tooled cover edges and turn-ins; all edges gauffered and gilt.

Identifier:

9960611623503681; e.O, thhe --t: NOTe (3) 1652 (A); (OCoLC)ocm10449214; (OCoLC)10449214; (PU)6061162-penndb-Voyager

Language:

English

Provenance:

Benlowes, Edward, 1603-1676 (bookplate) (Culture Class Collection copy); Walker, J. (autograph) (inscription) (Culture Class Collection copy); Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945 (bookplate) (Culture Class Collection copy); Chew, Beverly, 1850-1924 (bookplate) (Culture Class Collection copy); Leigh, Chandos, 1791-1850 (bookplate) (Culture Class Collection copy); Purdy, Harson, J. (bookplate) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Publisher:

London : Printed by by R[oger]. N[orton]. Sold by Henry Seile in Fleetstreet, and Humphrey Moseley at the Princes Arms in S. Pauls Church-yard, 1652.

Resource Type:

Books

Physical Description:

48 unnumbered pages, 268 pages, 5 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, map; 29 cm (folio)

Personal Name:

Barlow, Francis, 1622-1704, engraver.; Ross, Alexander, 1591-1654, translator.; Collier, Jeremy, 1650-1726, translator.; Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677, engraver.; Marshall, William, active 1617-1650, engraver.; Moseley, Humphrey, -1661, bookseller.; Norton, Roger, -1662, printer.

Corporate Name:

English Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania); Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Geographic Subject:

England -- London.

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?

Notes:

Title page printed in red and black.; 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.; Title vignette; head- and tail pieces; woodcut initials.; Engravings signed: Will. Marshall, P. Lovell, Lambart, Tho. Cecill; other engravings by Francis Barlow and Wenceslaus Hollar.; A prominent feature of this title is the engraved plates with which it is profusely illustrated. It is said that no two copies are exactly alike as to number and position of illustrations. Cf. ESTC.

Physical Location:

Folio EC65 B4387 652t

Collection:

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania); English Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)