[The English gentleman ; and the English gentlewoman: both in one volume couched, and in one model portrayed: to the living glory of their sexe, the lasting story of their worth: being presented to present times for ornaments, commended to posterity for presidents: with A ladies love-lecture and supplement lately annexed, and entituled The turtles triumph / by Richard Braithwait Esq].
Title
[The English gentleman ; and the English gentlewoman: both in one volume couched, and in one model portrayed: to the living glory of their sexe, the lasting story of their worth: being presented to present times for ornaments, commended to posterity for presidents: with A ladies love-lecture and supplement lately annexed, and entituled The turtles triumph / by Richard Braithwait Esq].
Date
1641
Place
London
Publisher
Printed Iohn Dawson
Language
English
Edition
The third edition, revised, corrected, and enlarged.
Note
FORMAT:
[14], 262, [10], 271-453 pages, page 253, 52 pages, 1 leaf of plates, 2 unnumbered leaves of folded plates ; 30 cm. (folio).
[14], 262, [10], 271-453 pages, page 253, 52 pages, 1 leaf of plates, 2 unnumbered leaves of folded plates ; 30 cm. (folio).
CONTENT:
Edition statement precedes author's name on title-page.
Added engraved title-page by W. Marshall.
Each part has a separate title-page.
Folding table with "A draught of the frontispiece" and "The meaning of the frontispiece" precedes engraved title-page ; a second folding table precedes "The turtles triumph".
"The turtles triumph" has separate pagination and register.
Edition statement precedes author's name on title-page.
Added engraved title-page by W. Marshall.
Each part has a separate title-page.
Folding table with "A draught of the frontispiece" and "The meaning of the frontispiece" precedes engraved title-page ; a second folding table precedes "The turtles triumph".
"The turtles triumph" has separate pagination and register.
CONDITION:
Victoria University Library copy lacks general title-page, engraved title-page and frontispiece portrait. Title and imprint from ESTC.
Victoria University Library copy lacks general title-page, engraved title-page and frontispiece portrait. Title and imprint from ESTC.
Archive Location
Library Catalog
Num Pages
779
Short Title
English gentlewoman
Ladies love-lecture
Turtles triumph.
Ladies love-lecture
Turtles triumph.
Call Number
BJ1551 .B78 1641
Rare Oversize
References
Wing B4262
OCLC: (OCoLC)225063664
Item Type
Book
Files
Collection
Citation
Richard Brathwaite, “[The English gentleman ; and the English gentlewoman: both in one volume couched, and in one model portrayed: to the living glory of their sexe, the lasting story of their worth: being presented to present times for ornaments, commended to posterity for presidents: with A ladies love-lecture and supplement lately annexed, and entituled The turtles triumph / by Richard Braithwait Esq].,” Centre for Renaissance and Reformation Studies (CRRS) Rare Book Collection, accessed July 27, 2026, https://crrs.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/9155.