Author: Marguerite d'Angouleme; Queen Elizabeth I; Percy W. Ames
Title: The Mirror of the Sinful Soul
Description: London, Asher and Co, 1897. Leather. A facsimile of Queen Elizabeth I's manuscript translation of a French poem by Marguerite de Navarre, the editor's presentation copy. The editor's presentation copy, inscribed to the recto of the front free endpaper, 'To Victor Leuliette, Esq, With kind regards, from Percy W. Ames&apos.A facsimile of Queen Elizabeth I's translation of Marguerite d'Angouleme's 1531 poem 'Miroir de l"âme Pécheresse&apos. This facsimile was produced for the Royal Society of Literature of the United Kingdom. Elizabeth translated this poem in 1544, when she was just 11 years old. The translation was produced in a unique embroidered manuscript book, which Elizabeth gifted to her step mother, Katherine Parr. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and one-hundred and thirty-two plates, the majority of which show the faithful facsimile of Elizabeth's own manuscript and her handwriting. The book is now owned by the Bodleian Library, evidenced in this work which shows the Library's stamps to the manuscript pages. Edited with an introduction and notes by Percy W. Ames. In a half calf binding with cloth to the boards. Externally, a little rubbed to the leather. Some light spots to the leather. A couple of light marks to the boards. Minor bumping to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with scattered spots, spotting heavier to the first and last few pages. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .
Keywords: The Mirror of the Sinful Soul queen elizabeth i marguerite d'angouleme percy ames queen elizabeth i The Miroir or Glasse of the Synneful Soul Not Stated
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Title: The Mirror of the Sinful Soul
Description: London, Asher and Co, 1897. Leather. A facsimile of Queen Elizabeth I's manuscript translation of a French poem by Marguerite de Navarre, the editor's presentation copy. The editor's presentation copy, inscribed to the recto of the front free endpaper, 'To Victor Leuliette, Esq, With kind regards, from Percy W. Ames&apos.A facsimile of Queen Elizabeth I's translation of Marguerite d'Angouleme's 1531 poem 'Miroir de l"âme Pécheresse&apos. This facsimile was produced for the Royal Society of Literature of the United Kingdom. Elizabeth translated this poem in 1544, when she was just 11 years old. The translation was produced in a unique embroidered manuscript book, which Elizabeth gifted to her step mother, Katherine Parr. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and one-hundred and thirty-two plates, the majority of which show the faithful facsimile of Elizabeth's own manuscript and her handwriting. The book is now owned by the Bodleian Library, evidenced in this work which shows the Library's stamps to the manuscript pages. Edited with an introduction and notes by Percy W. Ames. In a half calf binding with cloth to the boards. Externally, a little rubbed to the leather. Some light spots to the leather. A couple of light marks to the boards. Minor bumping to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with scattered spots, spotting heavier to the first and last few pages. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .
Keywords: The Mirror of the Sinful Soul queen elizabeth i marguerite d'angouleme percy ames queen elizabeth i The Miroir or Glasse of the Synneful Soul Not Stated
Price: GBP 195.00 = appr. US$ 278.46 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 899P25
- Book number: 899P25
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