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A treatise of morrall philosophie : wherein is contained the worthy sayings of philosophers, emperours, kings, and orators: their liues and answeres: of what linage they came: and of what country they were: whose worthy sentences, notable precepts, counsels, and parables, doe hereafter follow / first gathered and set forth by William Baulwin, and now the fourth time since inlarged by Thomas Palfreyman, gentleman
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| Title | A treatise of morrall philosophie : wherein is contained the worthy sayings of philosophers, emperours, kings, and orators: their liues and answeres: of what linage they came: and of what country they were: whose worthy sentences, notable precepts, counsels, and parables, doe hereafter follow / first gathered and set forth by William Baulwin, and now the fourth time since inlarged by Thomas Palfreyman, gentleman |
| Detail Depicted | Printing - Page design (Double page spread, frontispiece and A1 recto)
Illustrations--Relief--Woodcuts (Double page spread, frontispiece and A1 recto) |
| Uniform Title | Treatise of morall phylosophie |
| Creator/Author | William Baulwin [Baldwin, William, ca. 1518-1563?] |
| Publisher | Printed by Thomas Snodham [Snodham, Thomas, d. 1625] |
| Place of Publication | London [England - London] |
| Date of Publication | 1610 |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Ethics -- Early works to 1800
Philosophers, Ancient -- Biographies
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| Genre Heading | Philosophical works
Early printed books--1601-1700 (17th century)
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| Bibliographic Elements | [8], 189, [3] leaves ; 14 cm. (8vo) |
| Printing Method | Letterpress on handmade laid paper |
| Printer | Printed by Thomas Snodham [Snodham, Thomas, d. 1625] |
| Image Production Process | Woodcuts
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| Binding | Rebound in the 19th century, vellum over boards; sewn on 3 cords.
Stuck-on headbands.
Spine tooled in gold with double rules.
Red leather spine label with title tooled in gold with handle letters.
All edges stained red.
Marbled endpapers. |
| General Notes | Signatures: A-2B[superscript 8] [$4 (-S4) signed; missigning P4 as Q4]; 200 leaves, ff. [8] [1] 2-6 [7] 8-189 [3] [misnumbering 30 as 32, 32 as 30, 100 as 109, 138 as 139].
UW copy missing conjoint leaves N1.8 (ff. 89, 96).
First published in 1547.
With table of contents on final 3 leaves.
Black letter; closely trimmed, affecting text.
Woodcut decorated initials and headpieces.
Engraved illustration facing t.p.
Handwritten note on verso of last leaf. |
| Previous Owners | John L. Lievsay |
| References | ESTC (RLIN), S100576 |
| Language | English |
| Digital Collection | Historical Book Arts Collection |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division. |
| Repository Collection | Special Collections |
| Call Number | SpecColl Rare Books BJ1551.B35 1610 |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned in RGB color using an Olympus C-2000 Zoom digital camera and saved in.jpg format and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2004 |
| Content | In twelve books; the first consists of biographies. |
| Restrictions/Copyright | Some of our items are fragile and may require an appointment for use. Please contact Special Collections. |
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