Memoirs of the present state of Europe: or The monthly account of occurrences ecclesiastical, civil and military: also of transactions in the republick of letters and polite studies. Together with the reflections necessary upon the respective events. In historical letters
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- Memoirs of the present state of Europe: or The monthly account of occurrences ecclesiastical, civil and military: also of transactions in the republick of letters and polite studies. Together with the reflections necessary upon the respective events. In historical letters
- Lettres historiques (1692). English
- Monthly account of occurrences ecclesiastical, civil and military; Present state of Europe; or, The monthly account, &c; Memoirs of Europe, for the month of ...; Present state of Europe: or The monthly account of all occurrences ecclesiastical, civil and military; as also of transactions in the republick of letters and polite studies
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London: printed for Richard Bently at the Post-House in Russel-Street in Covent-Garden: and Samuel Crouch at the corner of Popes-Head-Alley next Cornhill, ... Sold by Richard Baldwin near the Oxford Arms in Warwick-Lane, 1692-1693.
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Bentley, Richard, -1697, bookseller.; Crouch, Samuel, bookseller.; Baldwin, Richard, -1698, bookseller.; Clavell, Robert, -1711, bookseller.; Robinson, Jonathan, -approximately 1713, bookseller.; Everingham, John, active 1689-1698, bookseller.
- Publication year
- 1692-1693
- ESTC No.
- P1593
- Grub Street ID
- 55384
- Description
- 2 v., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 4°.
- Note
- Description based on: Vol.1. No.1 (January, 1692); Latest issue consulted: Vol.2. No.12 (December, 1693); "Done into English from the original printed at the Hague". See British union-catalogue of periodicals (BUCOP)
Written in the form of letters from each western European country
Each issue has an individual title page, with caption title on the first page of text. Some title pages for vol.2 have volume designation "Vol.II"
Vol.1 no.1 (1692:Jan) has a variant first quire with title page (A1r), 'The publisher to the reader' (A2r) and 'Advertisement' (A2v). Imprint reads: London; printed for the author; and sold by Richard Baldwin near the Oxford-Arms in Warwick Lane, 1692
Vol.1 no.2 (1692:Feb) imprint has at end "The month of January may be had at the same place". All subsequent issues have similar statements
Imprint varies. Vol.1 No.7 (1692:July) has imprint: "London, printed for Robert Clavel in St. Paul's Church-Yard, Richard Bently in Russel-Street, Covent-Garden: and Samuel Crouch at Popes-Head-Alley next Cornhill, 1692. Sold by Richard Baldwin near the Oxford Arms in Warwick-Lane." Vol.2 No.8 (1693:Aug) has imprint: "London, printed for Robert Clavel and Jonathan Robinson in St. Paul's Church-Yard, Sam Crouch at Popes Head-Alley next Cornhill, and J. Everingham at the Star in Ludgate-street, 1693. Sold by Richard Baldwin near the Oxford Arms in Warwick-Lane."; At least one issue has a variant title page: Vol.2 No.8 (1693:Aug) has imprint as described above and has no volume designation on title page. A variant has "Vol. II" on title page and imprint: "London, printed for Robert Clavel and Jonathan Robinson in St. Paul's Church-Yard, and Samuel Crouch at Popes Head-Alley next Cornhill, 1693. Sold by Richard Baldwin near the Oxford Arms in Warwick-Lane."; Licence to print on title page verso of some issues
Running title taken from Vol.1 no.3 (1692:March)
First issue has engraved frontispiece with title: 'The city and castle of Monmilian'
Index
BUCOP gives end date of this translation as 1696, Nelson gives 1693
In most issues the final leaf is wrapped around to form the title leaf
Signatures: Vol.1 1692: [A]1 B-F]4; pi1[=L4] G-L]4(-L4); pi1[=Q4] M-Q]4(-Q4); pi1[=X4] R-X]4(-X4); pi1[=2C4] Y-2C]4(-2C4); p1[=2I2] 2D-2H]4 2I]2(-2I2); pi1[=2O4] 2K-2O]4(-2O4); pi1[=2U2] 2P-2T]4 2U]2(-2U2); pi1 2X-3B]4 3C]2; pi1[=3H]4] 3D-3H]4(-3H4); pi1[=3N4] 3I-3N]4(-3N4); pi1[=3R4] 3O-3R]4(-3R4)
Signatures: Vol.2 1693: A1[=F2?] B-E]4 F]2(-F2); pi1 G-L]4; pi1[=Q4] M-Q]4(-Q4); pi1[=X2] R-U]4 X]2(-X2); pi1[=2C4] Y-2C]4(-2C4); pi1[=2H2] 2D-2G]4 2H]2(-2H2); pi1[=2N2] 2I-2M]4 2N]2(-2N2); pi1[=2T2] 2O-2S]4 2T]2(-2T2); pi1[=3A4] 2U-3A]4(-3A4); pi1[=3F2] 3B-3E]4 3F]2(-3F2); pi1[=3L4] 3G-3L]4(-3L4); pi1 3M-3P]4 3Q]2(-3Q2).