Thysiastērion, vel, Scintilla altaris : primitive devotion, in the feasts and fasts of the Church of England / by Edward Sparke ...

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sparke, Edward, -1692.

Contributor:

Bassett, Thomas (Bookseller), publisher.

Brome, Henry, publisher.

Clavell, Robert, -1711, bookseller.

Battersby, Robert, printer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fasts and feasts--Church of England--Early works to 1800.

Fasts and feasts.

Church of England--Customs and practices--Early works to 1800.

Church of England.

Penn Provenance:

Zachs, William J. (donor) (RBC copy)

Stewart, Charles (autograph) (RBC copy)

Physical Description:

[38], 624, 623-670, 689-700, 699-708, [2] p. : ill., ports. ; 17 cm (8vo)

Edition:

The fifth edition, with additions upon the three grand solemnities, last annexed to the liturgy, consisting of prose, poems, prayers, and sculptures, on the several occasions.

Other Title:

Thysiastērion

Scintilla altaris

Primitive devotion, in the feasts and fasts of the Church of England

Fingerprint:

i.a, a-at inp; Feth (3) 1673 (A)

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for Tho. Basset and Henry Brome, and are to be sold by Robert Clavel ..., 1673.

Notes:

First word of title in Greek characters.

"An appendix or supplement to Scintilla-altaris" has special dated title leaf within border of double rules which reads: An appendix or supplement to Scintilla-altaris being some account of the three grand solemnities las added to the liturgy of the church of England. By Edward Sparke D.D. ... London, Printed by R. Battersby for H. Brome and T. Basset. 1673.

Signatures: A⁸ a⁸ b⁴ B-2U⁸ 2X⁸ (2X5+chi1) 2Y⁴(-2Y4).

Leaf 2Y1 signed "Rr".

Numerous errors in pagination.

Title within border of double rules.

Engraved illustrations.

Woodcut coat of arms and initials.

Printed marginalia.

Local Notes:

RBC copy imperfect: leaves P1, 2C1, chi1, and 2Y3 wanting.

RBC copy: title framed in ms. in red ink; a few ms. marginal marks in pencil in text.

RBC copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2016 by William J. Zachs.

RBC copy has dated 20th-century autograph ("Charles Stewart 1942") on front free endpaper.

RBC copy: leaf D3 closely cropped at head margin with damage to running title on recto.

RBC copy has wormhole in fore-edge margin of leaves L5-2Y2; worming in head margin of leaves X5-2Y2 with occasional damage to running title and/or first lines of text; tear in lower portion of leaf T3; small burn hole in upper portion of leaf V7; portion of fore-edge margin of leaf 2F1 torn off.

RBC copy: spine damaged.

Cited in:

ESTC R38266

Wing (2nd ed.) S4811

Contains:

Sparke, Edward, -1692. Appendix or supplement to Scintilla-altaris.

OCLC:

16166903