James I, The Essays of a Prentice in the Divine Art of Poesy (1584)
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Date
1584
Author
James VI (alternate name for James I ) Note: 30/09/2005
Lexicon title
A Table of some Obscvre Wordis with their Significations, efter the ordour of the Alphabet
Book title
The Essayes of a Prentise, in the Divine Art of Poesie
Publication place
Edinburgh
Publisher
Thomas Vautrollier
Transcription source
Theatrum Orbis Terrarum facsimile (Trinity College Cambridge)
Text type
printed book
Genre
Hard-word, term-of-art, and dialect dictionaries, glossaries, and definitions
Subject area
poetry
Summary
A terminology for poetry
Language
headwords: English
explanations: English
explanations: English
explanations: English
explanations: English
Extent
O4r-P2r
Word-group
type: alphabetical
Word-entry
type: headword
sample: Ammon Iupiter Ammon.
sample: Ammon Iupiter Ammon.
Alston
VI.442
Schafer
1584 J
STC
14373
Other editions
1585: STC 14374
Facsimiles
James VI. The Essays of a Prentise. Edinburgh. 1584.. The English experience, no. 209. New York: Da Capo Press, 1969. view record
Modern editions
James VI. The Essays of a Prentise, in the Divine art of Poesie. Edinburgh. 1885. A Counterblaste to Tobacco. London, 1604.. Ed. Edward Arber. English Reprints, no. 19. London: A. Murray, 1869. view record
Haslewood, Joseph, ed. Ancient Critical Essays upon English Poets and Poesy. 2 vols. Vol. 1: George Puttenham, Arte of English poesie; Vol. 2: George Gascoigne, Certayne notes of instruction; William Webbe, A discourse of English poetrie; King James, A treatise of the airt of Scottis poesie; Sir John Harington, An apologie of poetrie; Francis Meres, A comparative discourse of our English poets; Thomas Campion, Observations in the art of English poesie; Samuel Daniel, A defence of ryme; Edmund Bolton, Hypercritica, or, A Rule of judgment for writing or reading our histories; Edmund Spenser and Gabriel Harvey, five letters. London: Triphook, 1811-15. view record
Haslewood, Joseph, ed. Ancient Critical Essays upon English Poets and Poesy. 2 vols. Vol. 1: George Puttenham, Arte of English poesie; Vol. 2: George Gascoigne, Certayne notes of instruction; William Webbe, A discourse of English poetrie; King James, A treatise of the airt of Scottis poesie; Sir John Harington, An apologie of poetrie; Francis Meres, A comparative discourse of our English poets; Thomas Campion, Observations in the art of English poesie; Samuel Daniel, A defence of ryme; Edmund Bolton, Hypercritica, or, A Rule of judgment for writing or reading our histories; Edmund Spenser and Gabriel Harvey, five letters. London: Triphook, 1811-15. view record
Criticisms
A., R. R. "Essayes of a Prentise." American Notes and Queries 7.8 (1891 June 30): 93. view record
B., B. R. "Essayes of a Prentise." American Notes and Queries 7.9 (1891 June 27): 101. view record
B., B. R. "Essayes of a Prentise." American Notes and Queries 7.9 (1891 June 27): 101. view record
