The mysteryes of nature, and art : conteined in foure severall tretises, the first of water workes the second of fyer workes, the third of drawing, colouring, painting, and engrauing, the fourth of divers experiments, as wel serviceable as delightful: partly collected, and partly of the authors peculiar practice, and invention by I.B.
1634
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Title
The mysteryes of nature, and art : conteined in foure severall tretises, the first of water workes the second of fyer workes, the third of drawing, colouring, painting, and engrauing, the fourth of divers experiments, as wel serviceable as delightful: partly collected, and partly of the authors peculiar practice, and invention by I.B.
Created/published
Imprinted at London : [By Thomas Harper] for Ralph Mab and are to be sold by Iohn Iackson and Francis Church at the Kings armes in Cheapeside, 1634.
Description
[10], 14, [2], 15-112, [16], 121-192, [2] p. : ill. (woodcuts) ; 19 cm (4to)
Associated name
Bate, John, author.
Note
The title page is engraved.
"The second booke, teaching most plainly, and withall most exactly, the composing of all manner of fire-works for triumph and recreation", "The third booke of drawing, limming, colouring, painting, and graving", and "The booke of extravagants" each have separate title page with imprint "London, printed by Thomas Harper for Ralph Mab. 1634" (with punctuation variations); pagination and register are continuous.
Signatures: pi1 A-B⁴ C⁴(C3+chi1) D-Q⁴ q⁴ R-S⁴ T⁴(-T4) 2A-2F⁴.
The last leaf is blank.
The leaf after p. 14 is printed as T4.
An imprint variant of STC 1577.
Identified as STC 1577a on UMI microfilm.
"The second booke, teaching most plainly, and withall most exactly, the composing of all manner of fire-works for triumph and recreation", "The third booke of drawing, limming, colouring, painting, and graving", and "The booke of extravagants" each have separate title page with imprint "London, printed by Thomas Harper for Ralph Mab. 1634" (with punctuation variations); pagination and register are continuous.
Signatures: pi1 A-B⁴ C⁴(C3+chi1) D-Q⁴ q⁴ R-S⁴ T⁴(-T4) 2A-2F⁴.
The last leaf is blank.
The leaf after p. 14 is printed as T4.
An imprint variant of STC 1577.
Identified as STC 1577a on UMI microfilm.
ESTC staff note
Backlog: 087 C.192.a.13; 957 761130d
Signatures from DFo.
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), 1577.5
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S122341
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S122341
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Selected image(s) of Folger Shakespeare Library STC 1577.5
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
STC 1577.5
Folger-specific note
Sprinkled sheepskin binding with printed Music waste as front free endpaper. T4 bound as printed. Provenance: inscription on front free endpaper: Richard Gould
Folger accession
8.21.39
Former call number
STC 1577.2