1 option
Mystagogus poeticus, or, The Muses interpreter : explaining the historicall mysteries and mysticall histories of the ancient Greek and Latine poets ... / by Alexander Ross.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection BL720 .R7 1648
Available in person
Request an item
Access options
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ross, Alexander, 1591-1654.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mythology, Classical--Early works to 1800.
- Mythology, Classical.
- Penn Provenance:
- Curran, Stuart A. (honoree)
- Wittreich, Joseph Anthony (donor)
- Physical Description:
- 14 unnumbered pages, 2, 418 pages, 34 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 17 cm (8vo)
- Edition:
- The second edition much inlarged.
- Other Title:
- Mystagogvs poeticvs, or, The Muses interpreter
- Muses interpreter
- Fingerprint:
- reso usos asen Astr (3) 1648 (R)
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed by T.W. [that is, Thomas Warren] for Thomas Whitaker ..., MDCXLVIII [1648]
- Notes:
- An alphabetical listing and description of figures from Greek and Latin mythology.
- Added engraved illustrated title leaf (leaf A1) reads: Mystagogvs Poeticvs or The Muses Interpreter.
- Edition statement precedes statement of responsibility on title leaf.
- Printer's name supplied from ESTC.
- Signatures: A-2F⁸ 2G².
- Woodcut initial.
- Typographical ornaments.
- Printed marginalia.
- Errata on verso of last preliminary leaf.
- Identified as Thomason Tracts; 250:E.1124[1] on UMI microfilm.
- Includes index.
- Local Notes:
- Milton Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries by Joseph A. Wittreich in honor of Stuart A. Curran.
- Penn Libraries copy: spine and boards damaged; two blank leaves at beginning of volume, added engraved title leaf, letter-press title leaf, leaf 2G2 and 2 blank leaves at end of volume detached from spine; some leaves dampstained at fore-edge margin; wormhole at head inner corner of leaves T2-X5.
- Penn Libraries copy has ms. notes in pencil on leaf preceding added engraved title leaf and reverse of added engraved title leaf; ms. note ("[Finis]h'd Dec. 19 1767") on leaf 2G2v; a few ms. underlines in pencil or ink in text; a few ms. marginal marks in text.
- Cited in:
- ESTC R203395
- Wing (2nd ed.) R1965
- OCLC:
- 10221426
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.