Orlando furioso : in English heroical verse, by Iohn Haringto[n].
Ariosto, Lodovico, 1474-1533. author.; Harington, John, Sir, 1560-1612.; Cockson, Thomas, printmaker.; Porro, Girolamo, 1520-1604, illustrator.; Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.; Lefferts, Marshall C. (Marshall Clifford), 1848-1928, former owner.; Smedley, William T. (William Thomas), 1851-1934, former owner.
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Title
Orlando furioso : in English heroical verse, by Iohn Haringto[n].
Uniform title
Orlando Furioso. English
Created/published
[Imprinted at London] : [By Richard Field dwelling in the Black-friers by Ludgate], [1591]
Description
[18], 423, [11] p. : ill. (copper-plate engravings) ; (fol.)
Associated name
Ariosto, Lodovico, 1474-1533. author.
Harington, John, Sir, 1560-1612.
Cockson, Thomas, printmaker.
Porro, Girolamo, 1520-1604, illustrator.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Lefferts, Marshall C. (Marshall Clifford), 1848-1928, former owner.
Smedley, William T. (William Thomas), 1851-1934, former owner.
Harington, John, Sir, 1560-1612.
Cockson, Thomas, printmaker.
Porro, Girolamo, 1520-1604, illustrator.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Lefferts, Marshall C. (Marshall Clifford), 1848-1928, former owner.
Smedley, William T. (William Thomas), 1851-1934, former owner.
Note
In verse.
Imprint from colophon.
The title page is engraved and signed: Tho: Coxonus sculp.
Includes index.
The plates are English copies of originals by Girolamo Porro.
Some copies are printed on large or heavy paper; some of these are hand-colored.
Variant: with a printed slip with "ESQVIRE." pasted below Harington's name on the title page.
For details on this edition see "Studies in bibliography" 36 (1983), p. 137-68.
Signatures: [par.]⁸ A-P⁶ Q⁴ R-2N⁶ 2O⁴.
Entered 26 February. [1591]
Imprint from colophon.
The title page is engraved and signed: Tho: Coxonus sculp.
Includes index.
The plates are English copies of originals by Girolamo Porro.
Some copies are printed on large or heavy paper; some of these are hand-colored.
Variant: with a printed slip with "ESQVIRE." pasted below Harington's name on the title page.
For details on this edition see "Studies in bibliography" 36 (1983), p. 137-68.
Signatures: [par.]⁸ A-P⁶ Q⁴ R-2N⁶ 2O⁴.
Entered 26 February. [1591]
Folger-specific note
Curatorial file available for copy 1.
ESTC staff note
Signatures from DFo.
Exhibited
Copy 1. Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2003. Elizabeth I (catalog p. 98)
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), 746
Carl H. Pforzheimer Library, 447
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S106637
Carl H. Pforzheimer Library, 447
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S106637
Linked resources
Blog post about Folger Shakespeare Library STC 746 Copy 1: "Extravagantly Large Paper", The Collation (17 November 2015)
Genre/form
Annotations.
Made-up copies.
Made-up copies.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
STC 746 copy 1
Folger-specific note
HH9/11. "ESQVIRE." in manuscript on t.p. Pages manuscript ruled. Large paper copy. Provenance: signature of P. Tyrwhitt on t.p.; Harmsworth copy
Call number
STC 746 copy 2
Folger-specific note
cs78. Mottled polished calf, signed by Riviere & son. Stained; t.p. mended; manuscript notes. First ten lines of dedication in different setting. Provenance: bookplate of Marshall Clifford Lefferts
Call number
STC 746 copy 3
Folger-specific note
Warwick add. Bound in red morocco, signed by R. De Coverly. The engraving on L5r is a duplicate of the one on T2v. Dedication as in copy 2
Call number
STC 746 copy 4
Folger-specific note
cs799. T.p. and 204 backed; [par.]6 from another copy; some leaves mended. Provenance: signature of Henry Joy, Lodge, 1802
Call number
STC 746 copy 5
Folger-specific note
Warwick add. Imperfect: lacking [par.]1 (t.p.), A1, A3-4, B4, G3-4, I5, P3-4, Z5, 2C6, and 2O4. Stained; wormholed; leaves torn and mended
Call number
STC 746 copy 6
Folger-specific note
Smedley. Imperfect - a made-up copy - lacking: [par.]1 (t.p.), G1-L6, 201-4. In their place are bound t.p., G1-L6, 2O1-2R8 of 1634 edition; [par.]8 from another copy. Extra-illustrated with engravings from the 1634 ed. Dedication as in copy 2. Provenance: inscriptions of Charles ?; John Sayer, 1725; bookplate of Francis Long; W.T. Smedley copy