Du Bartas his diuine weekes, and workes : with a compleate collectio[n] of all the other most delight-full workes translated and written by yt famous philomusus, Iosuah Syluester Gent.

  • Du Bartas, Guillaume de Salluste, seigneur, 1544-1590
Date:
1633
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Works. English
History of Judith.
Du Bartas his divine weekes, and workes.

Publication/Creation

London : Printed by Robert Young, 1633.

Physical description

32 unnumbered pages, 345 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 351-416, 415-657 pages, 1 unnumbered page, folded leaf : illustrations, portrait

Notes

In verse.
Includes translations by Sylvester of works by Henry Smith; Guy du Faur, seigneur de Pibrac; Odet de La Noue, seigneur de Téligny; Girolamo Fracastoro; George Goodwin; and Pierre Matthieu. Also contains most of Sylvester's original works.
The title page is engraved and signed: R: Elstracke sculpsit.
"The history of Judith .. Englished by Tho. Hudson" has separate title page dated 1632. There are also numerous divisional titles; pagination and register are continuous throughout.
The folded leaf, bearing verses and woodcuts, has title "The mysterie of mysteries". In this setting the middle column line 1 has "co-eternall".
Reproduction of the original in the University of Minnesota. Library.

References note

STC (2nd ed.) 21654.

Reproduction note

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1289:2) s1999 miun s

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