The compleat gentleman. : Fashioning him absolut, in the most necessary and commendable qualities concerning minde or body, that may be required in a noble gentleman. Whereunto is annexed a description of the order of a maine battaile or pitched field, eight severall wayes: with the art of limming and other additions newly enlarged. By Henry Peacham Master of Arts: sometime of Trinitie Colledge in Cambridge.
1634
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Title
The compleat gentleman. : Fashioning him absolut, in the most necessary and commendable qualities concerning minde or body, that may be required in a noble gentleman. Whereunto is annexed a description of the order of a maine battaile or pitched field, eight severall wayes: with the art of limming and other additions newly enlarged. By Henry Peacham Master of Arts: sometime of Trinitie Colledge in Cambridge.
Edition
[The second impression much inlarged].
Created/published
London : Printed [by John Legat] for Francis Constable, and are to bee sold at his shoppe in Pauls Church-yard, at the signe of the Crane, 1634.
Description
[14], 153, [6], 154-255, [1]; [8], 163, [1] p. : ill. (woodcuts) ; (4to)
Associated name
Peacham, Henry, approximately 1576-approximately 1643, author.
Delaram, Francis, 1589 or 1590-1627, printmaker.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Peacham, Henry, approximately 1576-approximately 1643. Graphice.
Delaram, Francis, 1589 or 1590-1627, printmaker.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Peacham, Henry, approximately 1576-approximately 1643. Graphice.
Note
With an additional title page, engraved, which bears the edition statement. It is signed "Fr. Delaram. sculp. Anno 1626".
Printer's name from STC.
Includes "The gentlemans exercise" with separate dated title page, pagination, and register, also published separately as STC 19509. It is an edition of: Graphice.
¹X3 is cancelled by four leaves, signed X3, X4, X5, and [X6]. Variant: with cancellandum ¹X3.
There are two forms of the headpiece on ¹B3r.
Signatures: pi1 A-V⁴ X⁴(-X3 ±'X3','X4','X5', ['X6']) Y-2K⁴ 2L²; A-X⁴ Y².
Colophon of part 2 in two states: colophon begins 1) "London, printed for Iohn Marriott, ...", or 2) "London, Printed for I.M. ...".
Printer's name from STC.
Includes "The gentlemans exercise" with separate dated title page, pagination, and register, also published separately as STC 19509. It is an edition of: Graphice.
¹X3 is cancelled by four leaves, signed X3, X4, X5, and [X6]. Variant: with cancellandum ¹X3.
There are two forms of the headpiece on ¹B3r.
Signatures: pi1 A-V⁴ X⁴(-X3 ±'X3','X4','X5', ['X6']) Y-2K⁴ 2L²; A-X⁴ Y².
Colophon of part 2 in two states: colophon begins 1) "London, printed for Iohn Marriott, ...", or 2) "London, Printed for I.M. ...".
ESTC staff note
Rpm 12/06/96
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), 19504
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S114316
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S114316
Genre/form
Annotations.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
STC 19504 copy 1
Folger-specific note
HH161/23. Pencilled manuscript bibliographical note of Bernard Quaritch. Provenance: Earl of Gosford - Thomas Westwood - Edgar Vincent, viscount D'Abernon - Harmsworth copy
Call number
STC 19504 copy 2
Folger-specific note
cs82. Stained