The life of our blessed Lord & Saviour Jesus Christ. : An heroic poem: dedicated to Her most sacred Majesty. In ten books. Attempted by Samuel Wesley, M.A. chaplain to the most honourable John Lord Marquess of Normanby, and rector of Epworth in the county of Lincoln. Each book illustrated by necessary notes, explaining all the more difficult matters in the whole history: also a prefatory discourse concerning heroic poetry.
1697
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The life of our blessed Lord & Saviour Jesus Christ. : An heroic poem: dedicated to Her most sacred Majesty. In ten books. Attempted by Samuel Wesley, M.A. chaplain to the most honourable John Lord Marquess of Normanby, and rector of Epworth in the county of Lincoln. Each book illustrated by necessary notes, explaining all the more difficult matters in the whole history: also a prefatory discourse concerning heroic poetry.
Edition
The second edition, revised by the author, and improved with the addition of a large map of the Holy-land, and a table of the principle matters. With sixty copper-plates, by the celebrated hand of W. Faithorn.
Created/published
London : Printed by Benj. Motte for Charles Harper, at the Flower-de-Luce over against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleetstreet, 1697.
Description
[32], 355, [9] p., [60] leaves of plates (1 folded) : map ; (fol.)
Note
With an added engraved title page: The life of Christ. An heroic poem. In ten books with sixty copper plates.
With a table of contents and 3 final advertisment pages at end of text.
In verse, apart from the notes.
With a table of contents and 3 final advertisment pages at end of text.
In verse, apart from the notes.
Cited/described in
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed.), W1373A
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R219943
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R219943
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
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W1373A (folio)
Folger-specific note
128169. Imperfect: lacking leaves 2Y4, 2Z⁴ and 3A² (p. 351-355, table of contents and final advertisement pages). Plate 33 cropped, supplied from another copy. Plate 16 misbound after plate 17, plate 41 misbound after plate 43. Map backed