Francis Kirkman, The history of Prince Erastus, son to the Emperour Dioclesian, and those famous philosophers called the seven wise masters of Rome. London: Anne Johnson, 1674

General Information

Reference Number

EnglishPrint49

Total number of pages

367

Format

8

Digital Resources & Modern References

Digitisation

https://www.proquest.com/docview/2240928436

Modern research literature

Wing (1982-1988), Unger and Jackson (1997)

Catalogue

https://www.ustc.ac.uk/editions/3091916

Copies

Has Library	Has Shelfmark	Has Note
Austin, Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center	Aj K636.674e
Austin, Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center	Pforz 872
Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University, George Peabody Library	Rare Books: 398.2 S597 1674 DUODECIMO	4 p.l., 367 p. : front., plates ; 17 cm. https://kxp.k10plus.de/DB=1.77/SET=2/TTL=1/SHW?FRST=3
Bloomington IN, Indiana University, The Lilly Library	PN687 .S3 1674	https://iucat.iu.edu/lilly/5959340
Cambridge, Harvard University Library (Houghton Library)	27282.51.7*
Chicago, The Newberry Library	Case Y 7165.E651.	https://kxp.k10plus.de/DB=1.77/SET=2/TTL=1/SHW?FRST=6 https://i-share-nby.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?context=L&vid=01CARLI_NBY:CARLI_NBY&search_scope=MyInstitution&tab=LibraryCatalog&docid=alma993611428805867 [8], 367 p., [12] leaves of plates : ill. ; 17 cm. Note concerning this copy pencilled on fly-leaf by G. Thorn-Drury: A translation, with omissions, from the French by Francis Kirkman.--cf. Lowndes.
Cleveland, Cleveland Public Library	382.8225 ER16K	White Collection in Special Collections department
London, British Library	1075.f.3	Note from ESTC: Imperfect; wanting the added engraved titlepage, plate 1, plate 14, the plate before page 207, plate 19, plate 20. Titlepage and leaf A2 damaged affecting title, imprint and text. Variant. Plates cut and mounted.
London, Guildhall Library	Not available
Munich, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek	Film R 361-942	https://kxp.k10plus.de/DB=1.77/SET=2/TTL=1/SHW?FRST=9 https://opacplus.bsb-muenchen.de/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991046003729707356&context=L&vid=49BVB_BSB:VU1&lang=de&search_scope=MyInst_and_CI&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=Everything&query=any,contains,BV001731792 Note: printer not listed.
Oxford, Bodleian Library	Not available
Princeton, University Library	RHT 17th-341	On front pastedown: stamps 'Tredegar Park' and 'Tredegar.' Bound in late 18th / early 19th cent. full calf, gilt, edges spinkled red.
San Marino, Huntington Library	133636	Binding signed by F. Bedford; bookplate of Huth library.
Sheffield, University Library	RBR 853.19 (H)
Washington D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library	H2136	From ESTC: MS. bibliographical notes signed "JC [J. Crossley]." MS. marks. Poorly inked throughout, affecting text. Inscription on front paste-down: "1884 - From the Library of Jos. (?) Crossley, F. S. A. whose MS note is on th other page"; armorial bookplate of J. Wight, S. M.

Language Information

Language of text

English

Prose or verse

Prose

Note

USTC: 3091916

Unger and Jackson ref. 872

Wing: H2136

ESTC: R20131. https://datb.cerl.org/estc/R20131

Many of the copies below are taken from the USTC catalogue; their are not independently confirmed.

[Added by Jane Bonsall]

Titles & Classification

Standardised title of narrative

The History of Prince Erastus

Incipit or textual title

The history of Prince Erastus, son to the Emperour Dioclesian, and those famous philosophers called the seven wise masters of Rome : being a full account of all that was ever written of that ancient, famous, pleasant, and excellent history / written originally in Italian, then translated into French, and now rendred English by F.K. ; with the illustrations of pictures to every story.

Version (siglum)

Erasto (Es)

Language Group within Version

English Erasto

Narrative / Scholarly Group within Version

Francis Kirkman, Prince Erastus