Emblemes by Fra: Quarles.
- Quarles, Francis, 1592-1644
- Date:
- 1635
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About this work
Also known as
Lusus poëticus poëtis.
Quarlëis.
Publication/Creation
London : Printed by G[eorge] M[iller] and sold at Iohn Marriots shope in St Dunstons Church yard fleetstreet, 1635.
Physical description
8 unnumbered pages, 136, 133-307 pages, 20 unnumbered pages : illustrations (metal cuts).
References note
STC (2nd ed.) 20540.
Notes
In verse.
Printer's name from STC.
The title page is engraved and signed: William. Marshall. Sculpsit.
The text engravings are mostly signed by William Simpson and by Marshall.
"Quarlëis" by Edward Benlowes has separate divisional title engraved by Marshall. The text is in the same setting as in STC 20540.5.
Variant: with an additional letterpress title page inserted before X1, dated 1634: Lusus poëticus poëtis.
In this edition A2r line 9 has "playd"; N4r has a quotation from St. Augustine.
Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 904:3) s1999 miun s