A spirituall, and most precious pearle : teaching all men to loue and imbrace the crosse, as a most sweete and necessarie thing vnto the soule: vvhat comfort is to be taken thereof where and how both consolation and aide in all manner of afflictions is to be sought: and againe, how all men should behaue themselues therein, according to the word of God. Written for thy comfort by a learned preacher Otho VVermulierus. And translated into English by M. Miles Couerdale.
1593
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A spirituall, and most precious pearle : teaching all men to loue and imbrace the crosse, as a most sweete and necessarie thing vnto the soule: vvhat comfort is to be taken thereof where and how both consolation and aide in all manner of afflictions is to be sought: and againe, how all men should behaue themselues therein, according to the word of God. Written for thy comfort by a learned preacher Otho VVermulierus. And translated into English by M. Miles Couerdale.
Uniform title
Kleintot, von trost und hilff. English
Created/published
Printed at London : By Robert Robinson, 1593.
Description
[16], 342, [2] p. ; (16mo)
Associated name
Werdmüller, Otto, 1511-1552, author.
Coverdale, Miles, 1488-1568.
Somerset, Edward Seymour, Duke of, 1506?-1552.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Coverdale, Miles, 1488-1568.
Somerset, Edward Seymour, Duke of, 1506?-1552.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Note
A translation of: Ein Kleintot, von trost und hilff.
Sometimes attributed to Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, who wrote the preface.
Running title reads: A precious pearle.
The last leaf is blank.
Signatures: A-Y⁸ Z⁴.
Entered 25 June [1593]
Sometimes attributed to Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, who wrote the preface.
Running title reads: A precious pearle.
The last leaf is blank.
Signatures: A-Y⁸ Z⁴.
Entered 25 June [1593]
ESTC staff note
Signatures from DFo.
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 1992. Fine and Historic Bookbindings (catalog entry 9:13)
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), 25259
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S119658
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S119658
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
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STC 25259
Folger-specific note
HH216/3. Wanting the blank leaf. Bound in an elaborately gilt-tooled black goatskin binding signed by F. Bedford; (-see Bearman, Frederick A., Nati H. Krivatsky, J. Franklin Mowery. "Fine and historic bookbindings from the Folger Shakespeare Library," 9:13). Provenance: sale of the stock of W.J. Leighton, Sotheby's, November 14, 1919, lot 800; Harmsworth copy