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Poems of Mr. John Milton : both English and Latin, compos'd at several times : printed by his true copies : the songs were set in musick by Mr. Henry Lawes, gentleman of the Kings Chappel, and one of His Maiesties private musick : printed and publish'd according to order

by: Milton, John, 1608-1674; Milton, John, 1608-1674. Poemata; Lawes, Henry, 1596-1662; Marshall, William, active 1617-1650, engraver; Raworth, Ruth, printer; Moseley, Humphrey, -1661, bookseller; Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner

Publication date: 1645

Publisher: London : Printed by Ruth Raworth for Humphrey Moseley, and are to be sold at the signe of the Princes Arms in Pauls Church-yard

Collection: bplsctpbs; bostonpubliclibrary; americana

Contributor: Boston Public Library

Language: English

In verse

The engraved frontispiece portrait plate, which is the first published portrait of Milton, is signed: W.M. sculp:, i.e. William Marshall

The first leaf is blank

"Joannis Miltoni Londinensis Poemata" has separate dated title page, pagination, and register. It was probably also issued separately (cf. Wing M2159). "A mask of the same author presented at Ludlow-Castle, 1634" has separate dated title page; pagination and register are continuous

A variant has last line of imprint with "S Pauls" in place of "in Pauls"--ESTC

With: Milton, John. Joannis Miltoni Londinensis poemata. Londini : Typis R.R. Prostant ad insignia principis ..., 1645

Boston Public Library. Barton collection catalogue

Wing (CD-Rom, 1996)

Shawcross, J. Milton

Pforzheimer

Thomason

ESTC

Cataloged

Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy bound in brown, polished sheepskin. The armorial bookplate of the Barton Library is present on the front pastedown. The first (blank) leaf is wanting

Notes

No copyright or contents pages found.

Addeddate: 2016-02-24 16:45:19

Associated-names: Milton, John, 1608-1674. Poemata; Lawes, Henry, 1596-1662; Marshall, William, active 1617-1650, engraver; Raworth, Ruth, printer; Moseley, Humphrey, -1661, bookseller; Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner