The secrets of Alexis : containing many excellent remedies against diuers diseases, wounds, and other accidents. With the maner to make distillations, parfumes, confitures, dyings, colours, fusions, and meltings. ...
1615
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Title
The secrets of Alexis : containing many excellent remedies against diuers diseases, wounds, and other accidents. With the maner to make distillations, parfumes, confitures, dyings, colours, fusions, and meltings. ...
Uniform title
Secreti. Part 1. English
Edition
Newly corrected and amended, and also somewhat more enlarged in certaine places, which wanted in the former editions.
Created/published
London : Printed by William Stansby for Richard Meighen and Thomas Iones, and are to be sold at their shop without Temple-barre vnder S. Clements Church, 1615.
Description
[6], 348, [14] leaves ; 19 cm (4to)
Associated name
Alessio, Piemontese, approximately 1471- author.
Ward, William, 1534-1609.
Androse, Richard, active 16th century.
Ward, William, 1534-1609.
Androse, Richard, active 16th century.
Note
A translation by William Ward (parts 1-3) and Richard Androse (part 4) of a French version of: Ruscelli, Girolamo. De' secreti del R.D. Alessio Piemontese.
In five parts.
With an index.
Parts 2-4 have separate dated title pages; the fifth part has a caption title; foliation and register are continuous.
The title page to the second part bears the imprint "Printed at London by W. Stansby, anno Dom. 1614." The title pages to the third and fourth parts bear the imprint "London printed by William Stansby. 1614.".
Formerly STC 299, 304, 308, 311.
Huntington copy identified as STC 299, Folger copy as 304, and British Library copy as 311 on UMI microfilms.
Signatures: A-2Z⁸.
Entered to E. Weaver 6 May 1605, with consent of T. Wight; to J. Flasket 2 March 1607.
In five parts.
With an index.
Parts 2-4 have separate dated title pages; the fifth part has a caption title; foliation and register are continuous.
The title page to the second part bears the imprint "Printed at London by W. Stansby, anno Dom. 1614." The title pages to the third and fourth parts bear the imprint "London printed by William Stansby. 1614.".
Formerly STC 299, 304, 308, 311.
Huntington copy identified as STC 299, Folger copy as 304, and British Library copy as 311 on UMI microfilms.
Signatures: A-2Z⁸.
Entered to E. Weaver 6 May 1605, with consent of T. Wight; to J. Flasket 2 March 1607.
Folger-specific note
Curatorial file available for copy 1.
ESTC staff note
Verify comma after "Iones" in imprint. DFO comma after "Iones" in imprint of both copies. Signatures from DFo.
Cited/described in
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 312.5
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S100105
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S100105
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
STC 312.5 copy 1
Folger-specific note
148560. Provenance: shelfmark (in ink) on front paste-down
Former call number
STC 299 copy 1
Call number
STC 312.5 copy 2
Folger-specific note
ac6680. Lacking I7, R6, 2Y1-2Y2, and 2Y6-2Z8, supplied in photostat from British Library copy. Provenance: in manuscript on front free endpaper: J.G. Oct. 26th 1813
Former call number
STC 299 copy 2