Histrio-mastix. . Or, the player whipt.
John Marston (1575-1634)
Category
Books
Date
1610
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Petworth House and Park, West Sussex
NT 3007478
Summary
Bibliographic description
Final leaf = H4 . 4to.. Imperfect: wanting A1 and the final blank leaf. Manuscript volume contents list in a seventeenth-century hand. Old shelfmarks in ink: Q:6.12; I7.13; F.5.13. Old shelfmarks in pencil: F1-6; 18/4. Provenance: Gilt centrepiece on both covers: crescent moon, surrounded by garter motto with earl's coronet on top. Printed slip: Earl of Egremont, Petworth. Binding: Sprinkled calf, red sprinkled edges, double gilt fillet frame, gilt centrepieces (boxed).
Makers and roles
John Marston (1575-1634)