The Italian schoole-maister : contayning rules for the perfect pronouncing of th'italian tongue: with familiar speeches: and certaine phrases taken out of the best Italian authors. With a historie called Arnalt and Lucenda. Set forth by Clau: Hollyband. And now reuised and corrected by F.P. an Italian, professor and teacher of the Italian tongue.

The Italian schoole-maister : contayning rules for the perfect pronouncing of th'italian tongue: with familiar speeches: and certaine phrases taken out of the best Italian authors. With a historie called Arnalt and Lucenda. Set forth by Clau: Hollyband. And now reuised and corrected by F.P. an Italian, professor and teacher of the Italian tongue.

At London : Printed by Thomas Purfoot, 1608.

[8], 367, [1] p. ; (8vo)

Includes an Italian translation by Bartholomeo Marraffi, whose name appears on I7r, of "Tractado de amores de Arnalte y Lucenda" by Diego de San Pedro, with an English translation by Hollyband on facing pages.

A rearrangement of Hollyband's teaching edition, "The pretie and wittie historie of Arnalt & Lucenda", with the grammar sections expanded.

Signatures: A⁴ B-2A⁸.

In this setting of the title page, line 11 ends: Clau: Hollyband. Another setting ends: Clau: Hollyband Gent:.

NOT DUPES

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 6760
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S126198

Great Britain -- England -- London.

STC 6760 copy 2

cs139. Tan calf binding, gold-tooled and signed by F. Bedford. Provenance: Professor Helwich of Prague copy; Sotheby sale, 28 July 1903:115