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The English gentlewoman, drawne out to the full body : expressing, what habilliments doe best attire her, what ornaments doe best adorne her, what complements doe best accomplish her / by Rich[ard Brathuuait, Esq.]
The English gentlewoman, drawne out to the full body : expressing, what habilliments doe best attire her, what ornaments doe best adorne her, what complements doe best accomplish her / by Rich[ard Brathuuait, Esq.]
TitleThe English gentlewoman, drawne out to the full body : expressing, what habilliments doe best attire her, what ornaments doe best adorne her, what complements doe best accomplish her / by Rich[ard Brathuuait, Esq.]
Detail DepictedBinding -- Decoration -- Tooled -- Gilt (Spine)
Creator/AuthorBrathwaite, Richard, 1588?-1673
PublisherPrinted by B. Alsop and [T. Fauucet, for Michaell] Sparke, dwelling [in Greene Arbor]
[Alsop, Bernard, printer ]
Fawcett, Thomas, fl. 1621-1643, printer
Sparke, Michael, d. 1653, bookseller
Place of PublicationLon[don] [England--London]
Date of Publication1631
Subjects (LCSH)Women -- England -- Conduct of life -- Early works to 1800
Courtesy -- England -- Early works to 1800 Women -- England -- Conduct of life -- Early works to 1800
Courtesy -- England -- Early works to 1800
Genre HeadingEarly printed books--1601-1700 (17th century)
Social customs

Bibliographic Elements[46], 221 [i.e. 231], [13] p. ; 19 cm. (4to)
Printing MethodLetterpress on handmade laid paper
PrinterPrinted by B. Alsop and [T. Fauucet, for Michaell] Sparke, dwelling [in Greene Arbor]
[Alsop, Bernard, printer ]
Fawcett, Thomas, fl. 1621-1643, printer
Sparke, Michael, d. 1653, bookseller
Image Production ProcessWoodcuts
BindingBound in contemporary full leather. Rebacked in the 20th century with some cover restoration.
Sewn on 5 cords.
Silk headbands in 2 colors.
Author and title on leather label, tooled with handle leather in gold on spine.
On back pastedown ex-library stamp(?): H.E.H. DUPL. [Henry E. Huntington]
WaU Imperfect: significant part of t.p. missing with lost information handwritten in incorrectly. Part of margin torn from p. [12] and [13] at end. Woodcut headpieces and tailpieces, decorated and historiated initials
General NotesSignatures: [par.][superscript 4] (-[par.]1) 2[par.][superscript 4] *-2*[superscript 4] [dagger]-2[dagger][superscript 4] B-2H[superscript 4] 2I[superscript 2]
P. 75 misnumbered as 57 and p. 231 misnumbered as 221; p. 222-230 unnumbered.
Woodcut headpieces and tailpieces, decorated and historiated initials.
LanguageEnglish
Digital CollectionHistorical Book Arts Collection
RepositoryUniversity of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division.
Repository CollectionSpecial Collections
Call NumberSpecColl Rare Books BJ1609 B72 1631
Digital Reproduction InformationScanned in RGB color using an Olympus C-2000 Zoom digital camera and saved in.jpg format and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2003
Restrictions/CopyrightSome of our items are fragile and may require an appointment for use. Please contact Special Collections.
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