Bartas: his deuine vveekes and workes translated: & dedicated to the Kings most excellent Maiestie, by Iosuah Sylvester.

All titles

• Bartas: his deuine vveekes and workes translated: & dedicated to the Kings most excellent Maiestie, by Iosuah Sylvester.
• Second weeke Second vveeke Bartas: his devine weekes and workes Tetrastika. Or The Quadrains of Guy de Faur, Lord of Pibrac Quadrains of Guy de Faur, Lord of Pibrac
• Paradoxe que les adversitez sont plus necessaires que les prosperités. English.

People / Organizations

• Guillaume de Salluste Du Bartas (Author)

Imprint

At London: Printed by Humfrey Lownes, 1605.

Publication year

1605-1605

ESTC No.

S116457

Grub Street ID

136143

Description

[40], 160, 169-383, [6], 386-435, [4], 438-660, [29], 674-715, [1] p. : ill. (woodcuts) ; 4⁰

Note

In verse.

Includes translations of "Quatrains" by Guy du Faur seigneur de Pibrac and "Paradoxe que les adversitez sont plus necessaires que les prosperités" by Odet de La Noue seigneur de Téligny.

"The second vveeke" and "Tetrastika. Or The quadrains of Guy de Faur, Lord of Pibrac" each have separate dated title page; register and pagination are continuous.

Large-paper copies have B1r with royal arms within double rules; regular copies have arms within a single rule, or lack them entirely.

Uncontrolled note

Blank from F.S. Ferguson notes