The arch's of triumph erected in honor of the high and mighty prince, Iames, the first of that name, King, of England, and the sixt of Scotland : at His Maiesties entrance and passage through his honorable citty & chamber of London, vpon the 15th day of March 1603 / invented and published by Stephen Harrison, ioyner and architect, and graven by William Kip.

Harrison, Stephen (Joiner and architect), The arch's of triumph erected in honor of the high and mighty prince, Iames, the first of that name, King, of England, and the sixt of Scotland , 1604

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Harrison, Stephen (Joiner and architect)

Title(s):

The arch's of triumph erected in honor of the high and mighty prince, Iames, the first of that name, King, of England, and the sixt of Scotland : at His Maiesties entrance and passage through his honorable citty & chamber of London, vpon the 15th day of March 1603 / invented and published by Stephen Harrison, ioyner and architect, and graven by William Kip.

Additional Title(s):

Arch's of trivmph erected in honor of the high and mighty prince, Iames, the first of that name, King, of England, and the sixt of Scotland

The arches of triumph erected in honor of the high and mighty prince, James, the first of that name, King, of England, and the sixt of Scotland

At head of title: Exercitationes virtutum in omni aetate minificos afferunt fructus

Published/Created:

Imprinted at London : by Iohn Windet, printer to the honourable citie of London, and are to be sold at the authors house in Lime-street, at the signe of the Snayle, 1604

Physical Description:

[9] leaves, [8] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 38 cm

Holdings:

Rare Books and Manuscripts
Folio A 2023 67
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Full Orbis Record:

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/3335941

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Books

Notes:

The texts are by Thomas Dekker (adaptations from his "The magnificent entertainment"), John Webster, Ben Jonson (speeches reprinted from his "B. Jon: his part of King James his royall and magnificent entertainement"), and others.
Kip may not have done all the engraving.
The eight plates comprise the engraved title page and seven depictions of arches (or "devices").
Imprint from colophon.
Signatures: B-K¹.
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.), 12863
Greg, I, 208
Carl H. Pforzheimer Library, English literature, 1475-1700, 449A
English short title catalogue S122021
BAC Folio A 2023 67: Bound with: [Proof engravings for The theatre of the empire of Great Britaine] ([Amsterdam?], [circa 1610?]), with leaves mounted to larger to sheets for uniformity of size. Leaves are bound out of proper order. "The Italians pegme ..." (leaf D1r) is annotated in a contemporary hand.

Subject Terms:

Great Britain -- History -- James I, 1603-1625 -- Early works to 1800.
James I, King of England, 1566-1625.
Triumphal arches -- England -- London -- Early works to 1800.

Form/Genre:

Engravings.
Woodcuts.

Contributors:

Kip, William, engraver.
Webster, John, 1580?-1625?
Dekker, Thomas, approximately 1572-1632.
Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637.
Windet, John, -1610, printer.

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