Hymen's præludia: or, Love's master-piece. Being the first part of that so much admir'd romance, intituled, Cleopatra. Written originally in the French, and now rendred into English by R. Loveday.

All titles

• Hymen's præludia: or, Love's master-piece. Being the first part of that so much admir'd romance, intituled, Cleopatra. Written originally in the French, and now rendred into English by R. Loveday.
• Cléopâtre. English. Part 1
• Love's master-piece

People / Organizations

• Richard Lowndes ("printed for")

Imprint

London: printed by J[ohn]. G[rismond]. for R. Lowndes, at the White-Lyon in S. Pauls Church-yard, 1654.

Added name

Loveday, Robert, fl. 1655, tr. Vaughan, Robert, engraver.

Publication year

1654

ESTC No.

R14303

Grub Street ID

62342

Description

[8], 231, [1] p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 8⁰

Note

A translation of: La Calprende, Gaultier de Coste de. Cléopâtre.

Devoted mainly to the love story of Tyridates, prince of Parthia, and Queen Mariamne; the remaining parts, pts. 2-6 (translated by Loveday), and pts. 7-12 (by different translators), appeared 1654-59.

Printer's name from Wing CD.

With engraved frontis. (plate) signed: Ro: Vaughan sculp:.

Uncontrolled note

Signatures from DFo