Poems of Mr. John Milton : both English and Latin, compos'd at several times. Printed by his true copies. The songs were set in musick by Mr. Henry Lawes Gentleman of the Kings Chappel, and one of His Maiesties private musick. Printed and publish'd according to order.
1645
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Title
Poems of Mr. John Milton : both English and Latin, compos'd at several times. Printed by his true copies. The songs were set in musick by Mr. Henry Lawes Gentleman of the Kings Chappel, and one of His Maiesties private musick. Printed and publish'd according to order.
Uniform title
Poems. Selections
Created/published
London : Printed by Ruth Raworth for Humphrey Moseley, and are to be sold at the signe of the Princes Arms in S. Pauls Church-yard, 1645.
Description
[8], 120, 87, [1] p., plate : port. ; (8vo)
Associated name
Milton, John, 1608-1674. author.
Lawes, Henry, 1596-1662.
Marshall, William, active 1617-1650, printmaker.
Hoe, Robert, 1839-1909, former owner.
Milton, John, 1608-1674. Poemata.
Lawes, Henry, 1596-1662.
Marshall, William, active 1617-1650, printmaker.
Hoe, Robert, 1839-1909, former owner.
Milton, John, 1608-1674. Poemata.
Note
In verse.
The engraved frontispiece portrait, which is the first published portrait of Milton, is signed: W.M. sculp:, i.e. William Marshall.
The first leaf is blank.
"Joannis Miltoni Londinensis Poemata" has separate dated title page, pagination, and register. It was probably also issued separately (cf. Wing M2159). "A mask of the same author presented at Ludlow-Castle, 1634" has separate dated title page; pagination and register are continuous.
Variant: last line of imprint has "in Pauls" in place of "in S. Pauls".
Annotation on Thomason copy: "Jan: 2d".
The engraved frontispiece portrait, which is the first published portrait of Milton, is signed: W.M. sculp:, i.e. William Marshall.
The first leaf is blank.
"Joannis Miltoni Londinensis Poemata" has separate dated title page, pagination, and register. It was probably also issued separately (cf. Wing M2159). "A mask of the same author presented at Ludlow-Castle, 1634" has separate dated title page; pagination and register are continuous.
Variant: last line of imprint has "in Pauls" in place of "in S. Pauls".
Annotation on Thomason copy: "Jan: 2d".
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 1986-1987. Time, the greatest innovator (catalog p. 100)
Cited/described in
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (CD-ROM, 1996), M2160
Shawcross, J. Milton, 70, 71
Carl H. Pforzheimer Library, 722
British Museum. Catalogue of the pamphlets, books, newspapers, and manuscripts relating to the Civil War, the Commonwealth, and Restoration, collected by George Thomason, 1640-1661, E.1126[1]
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R202162
Shawcross, J. Milton, 70, 71
Carl H. Pforzheimer Library, 722
British Museum. Catalogue of the pamphlets, books, newspapers, and manuscripts relating to the Civil War, the Commonwealth, and Restoration, collected by George Thomason, 1640-1661, E.1126[1]
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R202162
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Genre/form
Annotations.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
M2160 copy 1
Folger-specific note
cs534. Variant. Lacking blank a1. Green morocco binding with gilt three-line fillet border and panel design, stopped in each corner with gilt ornaments at angles; gilt central cartouche; gilt tooled spine panels and edges of boards; red morocco paste-downs with gilt two-line fillet border and ornamental roll stopped in each corner with gilt floriate ornaments at angles; marbled free endpapers and fly-leaves; all edges gilt; binding signed by P. Ruban. Provenance: bookplate of Robert Hoe
Call number
M2160 copy 2
Folger-specific note
cs272. Half dark brown morocco; marbled endpapers; all edges gilt. Manuscript marks and notes. On final leaf and back fly-leaves, manuscript spiritual supplication and plea beginning: "the murmer of her [?] to God / O my sweet Saviour illuminate my intentions .." Lacking blank a1. Lacking frontis. port., which is supplied in facsimile. Provenance: inscription on a3r: "Thos. [Thomas] Marshall. Livorno mercator. 1718. (?)"; inscription on a2v: "S: Vandewall To Mrs. Mary Cooley (?) September 25th. 1759"