The historie of the great emperour Tamerlan. : VVherein are expressed, encounters, skirmishes, battels, sieges, assaults, skalings, taking of cities and strong places, defended, and assaulted, with diuerse stratagems of warre, the which this great and renowned warriour hath conducted and accomplished, during his raigne of fortie or fiftie yeares: with other instructions for the warre, which should not be vnknowen of them that would attaine vnto the knowledge of armes. Drawen from the auncient monuments of the Arabians, by Messire Iean du Bec, Abbot of Mortimer. Newly translated out of French into English, for their benefite which are ignorant in that language. by H.M.
1597
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Title
The historie of the great emperour Tamerlan. : VVherein are expressed, encounters, skirmishes, battels, sieges, assaults, skalings, taking of cities and strong places, defended, and assaulted, with diuerse stratagems of warre, the which this great and renowned warriour hath conducted and accomplished, during his raigne of fortie or fiftie yeares: with other instructions for the warre, which should not be vnknowen of them that would attaine vnto the knowledge of armes. Drawen from the auncient monuments of the Arabians, by Messire Iean du Bec, Abbot of Mortimer. Newly translated out of French into English, for their benefite which are ignorant in that language. by H.M.
Uniform title
Histoire du grand Tamerlan. English
Created/published
London : Printed [by R. Field] for William Ponsonby, 1597.
Description
[4], 265, [3] p. ; (4to)
Associated name
Note
A translation of: Histoire du grand Tamerlan.
Translation sometimes attributed to Humphrey Mildmay.
Printer's name from STC.
The last leaf is blank.
Running title reads: The historie of Tamerlan.
Signatures: A-R⁸.
Stationers' register: Entered 11 July [1597].
Translation sometimes attributed to Humphrey Mildmay.
Printer's name from STC.
The last leaf is blank.
Running title reads: The historie of Tamerlan.
Signatures: A-R⁸.
Stationers' register: Entered 11 July [1597].
Cited/described in
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 7263
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S109956
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S109956
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Call number
STC 7263 copy 1
Folger-specific note
cs223. -Last blank. Provenance: inscription on A2r: "Bar: Greynvile" [Grenvile] [Grenville]; bought by Folger from Anderson sale, 9 February 1904:231
Call number
STC 7263 copy 2
Folger-specific note
HH75/31. -Last blank; sig. K2 torn, affecting text; t.p. frayed. Provenance: initialed on t.p. by William Herbert; bookplate of Hay of Rannes (mottoes: "Spare nought" and "Trustie to the end"); collated by E. Talbot at Quaritch, December 1920; Harmsworth copy