A woorke concerning the trewnesse of the Christian religion : written in French, against atheists, Epicures, paynims, Iewes, Mahumetists, and other infidels / by Philip of Mornay Lord of Plessie Marlie ; begunne to be translated into English by Sir Philip Sidney, Knight, and at his request finished by Arthur Golding.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mornay, Philippe de, seigneur du Plessis-Marly, 1549-1623.

Contributor:

Sidney, Philip, 1554-1586.

Golding, Arthur, 1536-1606.

Charlewood, John, -1592, printer.

Robinson, George, -1587?, printer.

Cadman, Thomas, active 1574-1589, bookseller.

Swift's Library and Reading Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

STC Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Standardized Title:

De la verité de la religion chrestienne. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Apologetics--Early works to 1800.

Apologetics.

Penn Provenance:

Vienken, Heinz J. (honoree)

Elias, Susan Homans (honoree)

Daniel, E. (autograph)

Physical Description:

28 unnumbered pages, 641, that is, 631 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 21 cm (4to)

Other Title:

Woork concerning the trewnesse of the Christian religion

Of the trewnes of Christian religion

Place of Publication:

Imprinted at London : [By [John Charlewood and] George Robinson] for Thomas Cadman, 1587.

Language Note:

A translation into English of: De la verité de la religion chrestienne.

Notes:

Charlewood's name from STC; Robinson's name from colophon, which reads: Imprinted at London by George Robinson for Thomas Cadman, dwelling at the great North-doore of S. Paules Church at the signe of the Byble. 1587.

Title page within illustrated woodcut border; woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces.

Signatures: *⁴ 2*⁸ 3*² A-2Q⁸ 2R⁴.

Page numbers 481-490 omitted in sequence.

With side- and shoulder-notes.

Identified as STC 440:7 on UMI microfilm.

Local Notes:

This title is part of The Library and Reading of Jonathan Swift: a Partial Replication, a collection given to the University of Pennsylvania Rare Book & Manuscript Library in 2005 in memory of Susan Homans Elias and in honor of the late Heinz J. Vienken.

Library's copy with former ownership inscription crossed over with blak ink on t.p.

With t.p. and several leaves detached from spine.

Cited in:

STC (2nd ed.) 18149

ESTC S112896

Passmann-Vienken. Swift's Library, 1295

OCLC:

4396508