Emblemes /
by Fra. Quarles.

Description

Main Author

Quarles, Francis, 1592-1644.

Related Names

Hove, Frederick Hendrick van, 1628?-1698.
Holmes, P., -1702.
Hugo, Herman, 1588-1629.
Quarles, Francis, 1592-1644.

Language(s)

English

Published

London : Printed for William Freeman at the Bible in Fleet Street, [1709]

Subjects

Emblems > Emblems / Early works to 1800.
Engravings > Engravings / England > Engravings / England / 18th century.
Emblem books > Emblem books / England > Emblem books / England / 17th century.

Note

Emblems in the last 3 books are copied from Herman Hugo's "Pia desideria" and Quarles' verses in these books are then translated or paraphrased from Hugo--Cf. NUC pre-1956.
"Some books printed for W. Freeman ..."--P. [1] at end.
"Hieroglyphikes of the life of man"--P. [3]-[5] (3rd sequence) and p. 322-381 (4th sequence); includes engraved half title.
BM records imprint date of [1710?]
Imprint date of 1709 is from Term Catalogues--Cf. ESTC(RLIN).
Engraved title page; other engraved illustrations signed: "P. Holmes sculp."; "F.H. Van Houe sculp."
"The illustrations have been redone by other engravers and are mostly in the style of those by William Marshall and William Simpson found in earlier editions"--ESTC(RLIN) R36695.
Signatures: A-2A⁸.

Physical Description

[8], 310, [5], 322-381, [1] p. : ill. ; 17 cm. (8vo)

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