The deligtful [sic] history of Celestina the faire. Daughter to the king of Thessalie. : Shewing how she was inchaunted by the three fairies: with the strange aduentures, trauels, chiualries, tournies, combats, victories, and loues of diuers wandring princes and knights errant, but especially of Sir Marcomyr of Tharsus, who did conquest hir by the sword, and enioied her afterwards in mariage, with the Thessalian kingdome for hir dowrie, and his perpetuall inheritance. Done out of French into English.
1596
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Title
The deligtful [sic] history of Celestina the faire. Daughter to the king of Thessalie. : Shewing how she was inchaunted by the three fairies: with the strange aduentures, trauels, chiualries, tournies, combats, victories, and loues of diuers wandring princes and knights errant, but especially of Sir Marcomyr of Tharsus, who did conquest hir by the sword, and enioied her afterwards in mariage, with the Thessalian kingdome for hir dowrie, and his perpetuall inheritance. Done out of French into English.
Uniform title
Primaleón (Romance). Selections. English.
Created/published
London : Printed by A[dam] I[slip] for William Barley, and are to be sold at his shop at the vpper end of Gratious street, 1596.
Description
[4], 244 p. ; (4to)
Associated name
Note
A translation, with the names changed, of part of a French version by François de Vernassal of the anonymous Spanish romance "Primaleon", a continuation of "Palmerin de Oliva". Misattributed to Francisco de Moraes.
Dedication signed by William Barley, who may be the translator.
Printer's name from STC.
Running title reads: The delectable historie of Celestina the faire.
Signatures: A² B-2H⁴ 2I².
Dedication signed by William Barley, who may be the translator.
Printer's name from STC.
Running title reads: The delectable historie of Celestina the faire.
Signatures: A² B-2H⁴ 2I².
ESTC staff note
Signatures from DFo.
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), 4910
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S122496
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S122496
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Call number
STC 4910
Folger-specific note
12/17/46. Russia binding. T.p torn and backed; stained; wormed. Bibliographical notes on front free endpapers