Menaecmi. : A pleasant and fine conceited comaedie, taken out of the most excellent wittie poet Plautus: chosen purposely from out the rest, as least harmefull, and yet most delightfull. Written in English, by VV.VV.
Plautus, Titus Maccius. author.; Warner, William, 1558?-1609.; Collier, John Payne, 1789-1883, former owner.; Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard), 1820-1889, former owner.; Heber, Richard, 1773-1833, former owner.; Barley, William, 1565?-1614, bookseller.; Inspiration for (work): Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Comedy of errors.; Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery, former owner.
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Title
Menaecmi. : A pleasant and fine conceited comaedie, taken out of the most excellent wittie poet Plautus: chosen purposely from out the rest, as least harmefull, and yet most delightfull. Written in English, by VV.VV.
Uniform title
Menaechmi. English
Created/published
London : Printed by Tho. Creede, and are to be sold by William Barley, at his shop in Gratious streete, 1595.
Description
[42] p. ; (4to)
Associated name
Plautus, Titus Maccius. author.
Warner, William, 1558?-1609.
Collier, John Payne, 1789-1883, former owner.
Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard), 1820-1889, former owner.
Heber, Richard, 1773-1833, former owner.
Barley, William, 1565?-1614, bookseller.
Inspiration for (work): Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Comedy of errors.
Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery, former owner.
Warner, William, 1558?-1609.
Collier, John Payne, 1789-1883, former owner.
Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard), 1820-1889, former owner.
Heber, Richard, 1773-1833, former owner.
Barley, William, 1565?-1614, bookseller.
Inspiration for (work): Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Comedy of errors.
Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery, former owner.
Note
W.W. = William Warner.
Signatures: A⁴(-A1) B-E⁴ F².
Running title reads: A pleasant comedie called Menechmus.
The last leaf is blank.
Stationers' register: Entered to T. Creede 10 June 1594.
Signatures: A⁴(-A1) B-E⁴ F².
Running title reads: A pleasant comedie called Menechmus.
The last leaf is blank.
Stationers' register: Entered to T. Creede 10 June 1594.
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), 20002
Greg, W.W. Bibliography of the English printed drama to the Restoration, I, 135
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S110476
Greg, W.W. Bibliography of the English printed drama to the Restoration, I, 135
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S110476
Genre/form
Annotations.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
STC 20002 copy 1
Folger-specific note
cs0532. Provenance: Heber - J.B. Inglis - Devonshire library - Huntington Library duplicate copy
Call number
STC 20002 copy 2
Folger-specific note
ac6186. Manuscript note. Provenance: Cole Orton Hall library copy
Call number
STC 20002 copy 3
Folger-specific note
cs452. Inlaid; cropped; lacking gathering F; t.p. mounted. Head margins trimmed, affecting title and some text. Manuscript bibliographical note. Provenance: J.P. Collier - J.O. Halliwell-Phillipps copy