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Newes from Pernassus : the politicall touchstone, taken from Mount Pernassus : whereon the governments of the greatest monarchies of the world are touched.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Furness Collection DP170.8 .S36 1622
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Scott, Thomas, 1580?-1626.
- Language:
- English
- Latin
- Subjects (All):
- Spain--Foreign relations--1516-1700.
- Spain.
- International relations.
- Penn Provenance:
- Barlow, Samuel L. M. (Samuel Latham Mitchill), 1826-1889 (bookplate)
- Sargent, Winthrop, 1753-1820 (bookplate)
- Sargent, Winthrop, 1825-1870 (autograph, 1844)
- Furness, Horace Howard, 1833-1912 (honoree)
- Furness, Horace Howard, Jr. (donor)
- Furness, Louise Brooks Winsor (donor)
- Physical Description:
- 92 pages, 4 unnumbered pages ; 20 cm (4to)
- Other Title:
- Nevves from Pernassus
- Place of Publication:
- Printed at Helicon : [publisher not identified], 1622.
- Notes:
- An adaptation of Traiano Boccalini's Pietra del paragone politico by Thomas Scott. Published anonymously. Cf. ESTC.
- The imprint is fictitious; the work was printed in Holland. Cf. ESTC.
- Signatures: A-M⁴.
- Page 79 misnumbered 97.
- Woodcuts: title vignette, initials, head-pieces and tail-piece.
- Identified as Early English books, 1475-1640; 1155:6 on UMI microfilm.
- PrintePublished in Netherlands.
- Local Notes:
- Penn Libraries copy has "Memorandum" (1 folded ms. leaf) attached to front pastedown; ms. underlining in pencil on leaf A2r; ms. marginal note in ink on leaf B1r.
- Cited in:
- STC (2nd ed.) 22080
- ESTC S116983
- OCLC:
- 4226258
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