A posie of gilloflowers : eche differing from other in colour and odour, yet all sweete. By Humfrey Gifford gent.

Format:

Microformat

Author/Creator:

Gifford, Humphrey, active 1580.

Tolomei, Claudio, 1492-1555, author.

Series:

Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 544:14.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

French literature--Translations into English--Early works to 1800.

French literature.

Italian literature--Translations into English--Early works to 1800.

Italian literature.

Italian literature--Translations into English.

English poetry--Early modern, 1500-1700--Early works to 1800.

English poetry.

English poetry--Early modern.

French literature--Translations into English.

Physical Description:

4 unnumbered leaves, 78 leaves

35 mm

monochrome

service copy

positive

Other Title:

Comfortable recreation.

Place of Publication:

Imprinted at London : [By Thomas Dawson] for Iohn Perin, and are to be solde at his shop in Paules Churchyard, at the signe of the Angell, 1580.

Notes:

Printer's name from STC.

In two parts.

Part 1 consists of translations (from Italian and French) of the works of other writers, including two letters of Claudio Tolomei.

Part 2 in verse, with separate title page, reading: A comfortable recreation. Containing in it matter, both of pleasure and profit. Hereunto is added a posie of gilloflowers .. .

Leaves cropped at head, affecting some running titles.

Imperfect; Leaf H4 (Part 2 title page) lacking.

Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1953. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1475-1640; 544:14). s1953 miun a

Cited in:

STC (2nd ed.) 11872.

OCLC:

55165997