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The French Gardiner : instructing how to cultivate all sorts of fruit trees and herbs for the garden
Bonnefons, Nicolas de; Evelyn, John (1620-1706)
1658
The Dedication signed J.E., i.e. J. Evelyn. Philocepos is a pseudonym of John Evelyn.
Delectable demaundes, and pleasant questions, with their severall answers, in matters of love: naturall causes, with morall and politicke devises. Translated out of French into English
Landi, Ortensio (1512-1553); Painter, William (1540?-1594); Chartier, Alain (1385-1433)
1596
"Based on the 1st 3 bks. of O[rtensio]. Landi's Quattro libri di dubbi, Vinegia, 1556, prob. through the French trans[lation]. Questions diuerses, Lyon, 1558"--STC. Translated by William Painter. ...
The French academie : Wherein is discoursed the institution of manners, and whatsoever else concerneth the good and happie life of all estates and callings, by precepts of doctrine, and examples of the lives of ancient sages and famous men
La Primaudaye, Pierre de (1545-); T. B. C; Beard, Thomas (1632); Bowes, Thomas (fl. 1586)
1614
Signatures: A-Ccc⁸, Ddd². Title within ornamental border. Head-pieces; initials. Leaf F3 missigned E3; pages 131, 436 and 452 misnumbered 231, 463 and 438 repectively. Translated by either ...
The secretary in fashion, or, An elegant and compendious way of writing all manner of letters
La Serre M. de (1600-1665); N. N (fl. ca. 1770); Massinger, John
1654
"The translator to the reader" signed: J.M. [i.e. John Massinger]. Special t.p. on p. [235]: The complements and elegancy of the French tongve / by N.N. Newly corrected and revised. Added title pa...
Speculum amantis : love-poems from rare song-books and miscellanies of the seventeenth century
Bullen, A H (1857-1920)
1889
Five hundred copies only printed, each numbered as issued.
Roland l'amoreux
Boiardo, Matteo Maria (1494); Rosset, François de (1570-1630)
1619
Engraved title-page signed by Jasper Isaac, including a portrait of the translator, and 30 full-page plates in the text.
Thabridgemente [sic] of the histories of Trogus Pompeius, gathered and written in the Laten [sic] tung
Justinus, Marcus Junianus; Trogus Pompeius; Golding, Arthur (1536-1606)
1570
An epitome of: Trogus, Pompeius. Historiae Philippicae. The two leaves between 161 and 163 are both numbered 159. Many errors in foliation, especially after f.158.
The famous romance of Tarsis and Zelie : digested into ten books
Le Vayer de Boutigny, Roland (1627-1685); Williams, Charles (fl. 1685)
1685
Title in red & black. Pagination irregular: 59-60 omitted from numbering, 63-64 repeated.
The familiar epistles of Sir Antony of Guevara, preacher, chronicler, and counsellour, to the Emperour Charles the fifth. Translated out of the Spanish toung, by Edward Hellows, Groome of the Leash. Wherein are contained very notable letters, excellent discourses, curious sayings, and most naturall reasons... [etc.]
Guevara, Antonio de Bp (1545); Hellowes, Edward
[1574]
A translation of: Epistolas familiares. Printer's name and publication date from colophon. With two final contents leaves.
The voyages & travels of Sir John Mandevile, Knight : wherein is set down the way to the Holy Land, and to Hierusalem: as also to the lands of the great Caan, and of Prestor John: to Inde, and divers other countries: together with many and strange marvels therein
Mandeville, Sir John; Jean d'Outremeuse (1338-1399)
1696
Attributed to John Mandeville, but in fact an English version of a text known as "Itinerarium". The original was probably written in Anglo-Norman French and has been attributed to Jean d'Outremeuse. ...
The historie of George Castriot, surnamed Scanderbeg, King of Albanie : Containing his famous actes, his noble deedes of armes, and memorable victories against the Turkes, for the faith of Christ. Comprised in twelve bookes: by Jaques de Lavardin, Lord of Plessis Bourrot, a nobleman of France. Newly translated out of French into English by Z.I. Gentleman
Lavardin, Jacques de; Jones, Zachary; Barleti, Marin (1460-13)
1596
Largely drawn from Marin Barletius, according to the author [p.xii]. Printer's name from STC. The first leaf is blank. [par.]4r line 1 begins "Gentle reader". Variant: line 1 begins "My masters"...
La fida pastora : comœdia pastoralis
Fletcher, John (1579-1625); Fanshawe, Richard (1608-1666)
1658
Frontispiece engraved by Rob. Vaughan. Latin translation by Richard Fanshawe of John Fletcher's Faithfull shepherdesse. Not to be confused with Fanshawe's English translation of The pastorfido, the ...