The nevv and admirable arte of setting of corne : with all the necessarie tooles and other circumstances belonging to the same, the particular titles whereof are set downe in the page following.
The nevv and admirable arte of setting of corne : with all the necessarie tooles and other circumstances belonging to the same, the particular titles whereof are set downe in the page following.
Uniform title
New and admirable arte of setting of corne
Created/published
Imprinted at London : By Peter Short, dwelling at the signe of the Starre on Bredstreet Hill, 1601.
Caption and running title: The new found arte of setting of corne
Signed at end: H. Plat, Esquire.
Two settings of type are known. Distinguishing characteristics of the edition described here: A2r line 1 of text ends: "probably"; C1r line 7 of text ends "the". The other edition reads: "probablie" and "cause" respectively.
Re-issue of 1600 edition (STC 19993, ESTC S122434) with final digit of date altered.
Signatures: A-D⁴.
Woodcut illustration of grain on title page.
Cited/described in
English short title catalogue, S94743 Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.), 19994.5
Great Britain -- England -- London, -- publication place.
Item Details
Call number
STC 19994.5
Folger-specific note
Small burn holes/scorch marks on leaves C4 and D1, slight loss. Undeciphered initials in early hand. In modern blue paper cover. Acquired from Erasmushaus (2018 Rare Books List II:46), 2018-05-17.
Purchase made possible by The Lois Green Schwoerer Acquisitions Fund.
Purchase made possible by The Eric and Mary Weinmann Acquisitions Fund.
