The mirrour of vertue in worldly greatnes. Or The life of Syr Thomas More Knight, sometime Lo. Chancellour of England.
1626
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Title
The mirrour of vertue in worldly greatnes. Or The life of Syr Thomas More Knight, sometime Lo. Chancellour of England.
Created/published
At Paris [i.e. Saint-Omer] : [Printed at the English College Press], M·DC·XXVI [1626]
Description
[10], 168 p. ; (12mo)
Associated name
Roper, William, 1496-1578, author.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Huth Library, former owner.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Huth Library, former owner.
Note
By William Roper, whose name appears on *4v.
The title page is engraved.
The imprint is false; printed at the English College Press in Saint-Omer (STC).
Running title reads: The life of Syr Tho. More.
The title page and quire * have vertical chain lines.
Signatures: pi1 *⁴ A-G¹².
The title page is engraved.
The imprint is false; printed at the English College Press in Saint-Omer (STC).
Running title reads: The life of Syr Tho. More.
The title page and quire * have vertical chain lines.
Signatures: pi1 *⁴ A-G¹².
ESTC staff note
Signatures from DFo.
Exhibited
Copy 1. Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2010. Vivat Rex!
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), 21316
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S116166
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S116166
Place of creation/publication
France.
Item Details
Call number
STC 21316 copy 1
Folger-specific note
HH181/11. Dark blue goatskin binding, with gilt fillets and small tools, signed by F. Bedford. Provenance: Huth library - Harmsworth copy
Call number
STC 21316 copy 2
Folger-specific note
ac5766. Plain calf binding. Provenance: inscribed on front paste-down: William Joseph Daunt, 1818