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Title-page for The Workes of the Most High and Mighty Prince

Maker

(artist)
1500-1699

(engraver)
before 1570-after 1630 (Life dates)

James, Bishop of Winton (publisher)

Robert Barker and John Bill (printer)

Title

Title-page for The Workes of the Most High and Mighty Prince

Date of Production

1616

Medium

Ink on paper

Dimensions

Height: 31.9 cm
Width: 19.7 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.4229

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Library, transfer, 1990

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

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Notes

A.F. Johnson, A Catalogue of Engraved and Etched English Title-Pages, Oxford 1934 and Corbett and Lightbown, The Comely Frontispiece, London 1979

Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Inscriptions

Inscription: inscription : printed : centre & within image : between two allegorical figures : THE / WORKES / OF THE MOST HIGH / AND MIGHTY PRINCE, / IAMES,... [10 lines text in one column] //

Inscription: inscription : printed : lower centre & within image : within circular frame : LONDON / Printed by Robert / Barker [ampersand] Iohn Bill. / Printers to the Kings most / excellent Maiest tie / 1616. / Cum Privilegio. //

Inscription: inscription : printed : lower left & recto : : Renold Elstrack Sculpsit

Inscription: inscription : printed & within image & left : : RELIGIO //

Inscription: inscription : printed & within image & right : : PAX //

Inscription: inscription : printed & within image & upper centre : : SVPER EST //

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