The muses library; or A series of English poetry, from the Saxons, to the reign of King Charles II. Containing, the lives and characters of all the known writers in that interval, the names of their patrons; complete episodes, by way of specimen of the larger pieces, very near the intire works of some, and large quotations from others. Being a general collection of almost all the old valuable poetry extant, now so industriously enquir'd after, tho' rarely to be found, but in the studies of the curious, and affording entertainment on all subjects, philosophical, historical, moral, satyrical, allegorical, critical, heroick, pastoral, gallant, amorous, courtly, and sublime, by Langland, Gower, Chaucer, Lidgate, Occleve, Harding, Barclay, Fabian, Skelton, Howard Earl of Surrey, Sir T. Wyat, Dr. Bourd, Sackville Earl of Dorset, Churchyard, Higgens, Warner, Gascoign, Turberville, Nash, Sir Philip Sidney, Grevill L. Brook, Spencer, Sir John Harrington, Chalkhill, Fairfax, Sir John Davis, Sir W. Raleigh, Sir Edw. Dyer, Daniel, &c. vol. I.
Mrs Elizabeth Cooper (fl.1737)
Category
Books
Date
1737
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Blickling Hall, Norfolk
NT 3215684
Summary
Bibliographic description
xvi, 400 p. ; 8vo. Running number: 7198. Water-staining at head and tail of most leaves. Provenance: manuscript nineteenth-century former shelfmark in pencil on front pastedown: "23.F.3". Binding: nineteenth-century half-bound calf, with marbled paper over boards; gold-tooled spine with green morocco gilt title label. Red sprinkled textblock edges.
Makers and roles
Mrs Elizabeth Cooper (fl.1737), editor William Oldys (1696-1761), editor William Langland (1330-1400), author John Gower (1325-1408), author Geoffrey Chaucer (1340?-1400), author