The English gentleman; and the English gentlevvoman: both in one volume couched, and in one modell portrayed: to the living glory of their sexe, the lasting story of their worth. Being presented to present times for ornaments; commended to posterity for presidents. With a ladies love-lecture and a supplement lately annexed, and entituled The turtles triumph The third edition revised, corrected, and enlarged. By Richard Brathvvait Esq.
Richard Brathwait (1588-1673)
Category
Books
Date
1641
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Blickling Hall, Norfolk
NT 3028815
Summary
Bibliographic description
[14], 262, [10], 271-453, p. 253, 52 p., [2] folded leaves of plates : tables ; fol. Running number: 7264. Imperfect: wanting folded leaf with "A draught of the frontispiece ..." and "The meaning of the frontispiece ..." preceding engraved title page. Preliminary p. [11]-[12] (leaf a1) mounted on a stub, possibly a cancel. Leaves ²Aaa2 and 3 transposed. Provenance: manuscript inscription on front fly-leaf: "M. In The Trutle's Triumph, p. 5, 6 is placed before p. 3, 4" [i.e. catalogue code and collation note written by John Mitchell (ca. 1685-1751), librarian to Sir Richard Ellys (1682-1742)]. With Mitchell's manuscript code at foot of leaf: "β'." [i.e. beta' = Greek number 2]. Manuscript price in pencil on front fly-leaf, scribbled over in ink: "2-6". Binding: seventeenth-century full sheepskin (rubbed, very worn); sewn onto four sewing supports; blind double fillet border; blind dotted roll pattern along board edges; gilt title on brown leather label on spine.
Makers and roles
Richard Brathwait (1588-1673), author William Marshall (fl.1617-1650), engraver (printmaker)