Biathanatos. . A declaration of that paradoxe, or thesis, that self-homicide is not so naturally sin, that it may never be otherwise. Wherein the nature, and the extent of all those lawes, which seeme to be violated by this act, are diligently surveyed. Written by John Donne, who afterwards received orders from the Church of England and dyed Deane of St Pauls, London. Published by authority.
John Donne (c.1572-1631)
Category
Books
Date
1648
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Blickling Hall, Norfolk
NT 3050987
Summary
Bibliographic description
[18],192,191-218p. ; 4to. Running number: 3736. Binding: seventeenth-century sheepskin; double blind fillet border, with quarter double blind fillet; single blind fillet on board edges; recessed cords; blind fillets and gilt title label on spine. Red sprinkled edges. Initials blind-stamped on front turn-in: 'WH'.
Makers and roles
John Donne (c.1572-1631), author John Donne (1604-1662), editor