Gesta Grayorum. 1688
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Type of record: Book
Title: Gesta Grayorum. 1688
Other titles: Proteus, Masque of
Classmark: BC Gen/MAL
Additional creator(s): Davison, Francis (fl. 1602) (Other); Helmes, Henry (fl. 1594) (Other); Greg, W W (1875-1959) (Other); Bacon, Francis (1561-1626) (Other); Gray's Inn, London (Other)
Related people: Davison, Francis; Helmes, Henry; Greg, W. W; Bacon, Francis
Publisher: [Printed for the Malone society by F. Hall at the Oxford university press]
Publication city: [Oxford]
Date(s): 1914
Language: English
Size and medium: xxi, 68 p
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/276815
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991000419269705181
Description
Original title: Gesta Grayorum: Or, The History of the History of the High and mighty Prince, Henry Prince of Purpoole, Arch-Duke of Stapulia and Bernardia, Duke of High and Nether Holborn [etc.]... Who Reigned and Died, A.D. 1594. Together With A Masque, as it was presented by His High.
"This reprint... has been prepared under the direction of the general editor [W. W. Greg]".
Account of Gray's Inn revels, 1594-5, under the leadership of H. Helmes, "prince of Purpoole."
"There are three main points of literary interest in the Gesta Grayorum, namely, a supposed allusion to Shakespeare's Comedy of errors, the speeches of the six councillors, [ascribed to Francis Bacon] and the Masque of Proteus... [Of the masque, really the occasion of the present reprint] Francis Davison was ... the main author." - Introd.
With facsimile reproductions of original t.-p. leaf Ii verso (first page of masque) and leaf of masque as contained in ms. Harley 541.
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