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A learned summary upon the famous poeme of William of Saluste, lord of Bartas : Wherein are discovered all the excellent secretts in metaphysicall, physicall, morall, and historicall knowledge. : Fitt for the learned to refresh theire memories, and for younger students to abreviat and further theire studies: : wherein nature is discovered, art disclosed, and history layd open

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Title: A learned summary upon the famous poeme of William of Saluste, lord of Bartas : Wherein are discovered all the excellent secretts in metaphysicall, physicall, morall, and historicall knowledge. : Fitt for the learned to refresh theire memories, and for younger students to abreviat and further theire studies: : wherein nature is discovered, art disclosed, and history layd open

Other titles: Commentaires et annotations sur La sepamaine, de la creation du monde de G. de Saluste, seigneur du Bartas; Learned summary. 1621

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Classmark: BC Lt q/GOU

Creator(s): Goulart, Simon (1543-1628)

Additional creator(s): Du Bartas, Guillaume de Salluste seigneur (1544-1590) (Other); Lodge, Thomas (1558?-1625) (Other); Pass, Simon van de (1595-1647) (Other); Purslowe, George (1632) (Other); Grismond, John (Other)

Related people: Du Bartas, Guillaume de Salluste, seigneur, 1544-1590; Du Bartas, Guillaume de Salluste, seigneur, 1544-1590; Du Bartas, Guillaume de Salluste; Du Bartas, Guillaume de Salluste; Lodge, Thomas; Pass, Simon van de; Purslowe, George; Grismond, John

Publisher: Printed [by George Purslowe] for Iohn Grismand and are to be sould at his shoppe in Paules alley at the signe of the Gunne

Publication city: London

Date(s): Anno 1621

Language: English

Size and medium: [30], 317 [i.e. 315], [11], 182, 185-264, [12] p

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/273720

Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991018495849705181

Collection group(s): English Literature

Description

First edition.


Signatures: pi(-pi2) *⁴ A⁶ a⁴ B-4E⁴ 4F⁶.


With engraved title-page signed: Simon Passeus sculpsit [i.e. Simon van de Pass].


T.L. = Thomas Lodge. --ESTC.


Printer's name from STC.


With errata for the First week: p. [5] at end; errata for Second week: p. [11] at end.


A translation of S. Goulart's "Commentaires et annotations sur La semaine de la creation du monde de G. de Saluste, sieur du Bartas," Paris, 1582.


A summary and commentary on "La sepmaine", and the first and second days of "La seconde sepmaine"; the second work, intended to be a history of the Hebrews from Creation to the beginning of Christianity, was never completed. Cf. Dict. de biog. franc.


The text and commentaries for "The second week", beginning with "The first day of the second weeke of William Salust, Lord of Bartas" (caption title) begins new pagination; register is continuous.


P. 315 is misnumbered 317.


Also has title: Learned summary. 1621.


Includes index at end.


STC (2nd ed.) 21666.

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Ms. marginalia (17th-century) in early part of volume. The engraved title-page is a leaf of its own a frontispiece or printed title-page may be wanting

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