The monarchicke tragedies ...

Stirling, William Alexander, Earl of, 1567 or 1568-1640, Stirling, William Alexander, Earl of, 1567 or 1568-1640. Tragedie of Darius, Stirling, William Alexander, Earl of, 1567 or 1568-1640. Tragedy of Croesus, Stirling, William Alexander, Earl of, 1567 or 1568-1640. Alexandraean tragedy, Stirling, William Alexander, Earl of, 1567 or 1568-1640. Tragedie of Iulius Caesar, Simmes, Valentine, active 1585-1622, printer, Blount, Edward, active 1588-1632, bookseller, Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner · 1607 · London : Printed by Valentine Simmes for Ed: Blount · 8 pictures

A 1607 London edition of William Alexander, Earl of Stirling's collected verse tragedies, printed by Valentine Simmes for Edward Blount and held by the Boston Public Library. The four pictures are horizontal decorative headpieces and tailpieces of strapwork, scrolls and grotesque creatures, cut in a dense early-modern woodcut style that suits borders, frames and ornamental bands.

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