The touchstone of complexions. Generallye appliable, expedient and profitable for all such, as be desirous & carefull of their bodylye health. Contayning most easie rules & ready tokens, whereby euery one may perfectly try, and throughly know, aswell the exacte state, habite, disposition, and constitution, of his owne body outwardly: as also the inclinations, affections motions, & desires of his mynd inwardly. First written in Latine, by Leuine Lemnie, and now englished by Thomas Newton.

People / Organizations

• Levinus Lemnius (Author)

Imprint

Imprinted at London: in Fleete-streete, by Thomas Marsh, anno 1576.

Added name

Newton, Thomas, 1542?-1607, tr.

Publication year

1576

ESTC No.

S93449

Grub Street ID

151951

Description

[8], 157 (i.e. 156) p., [12] leaves ; 8⁰

Note

The leaves are numbered only on the recto leaf.

First leaf is blank except for signature mark 'A1'.

Below imprint: Cum priuilegio.

Colophon: Printed at London, in Fleetstreete by Thomas Marsh. 1576. Cum Priuilegio.

Uncontrolled note

Signatures from DFo. DFONOTE SMT where does information about first leaf originate? DFo copy is in conservation area and is too fragile to examine closely, but tp is followed by leaves signed [fleuron]2 and [fleuron]3 and there are only 7 leaves in first gathering; DFo catalogue says the first gathering is 8 leaves, with first leaf wanting [thus 3rd and 4th leaves missigned [fleuron]2 and 3]: I've based the signatures above on this and the fact that the record says there is a first leaf somewhere; foliation of text itself is: 154, 156-157, [12] leaves; can we delete first 500 note?