The famous tragedy of the rich Ievv of Malta. . As it vvas playd before the King and Queene, in his Majesties theatre at White-hall, by her Majesties Servants at the Cock-pit.
Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593)
Category
Books
Date
1633
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Petworth House and Park, West Sussex
NT 3007498
Summary
Bibliographic description
Final leaf = K2 . 4to.. Manuscript volume contents list in a seventeenth-century hand. Old shelfmarks in ink: Q:6.25; I7.1; F.5.1. 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
Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593) Thomas Heywood (d.1641)