Hexham henry 1585 1650 (3 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. 4to. 8 x 6.5 inches. 4 inches thick. [Unpaginated]. 2 volumes bound together, each with separate title in red and black. Vol. I. [538]pp. Reg. 3, A-2H8, A-D3, 1 (blank). Vol. II. [724]pp. Reg. 4, A-Tt8, Uu-3A, 4, 3B2. With an appendix of the names of all kinds of beasts, birds, fishes, together with a compendious grammar. In contemporary full vellum. Soiled with a small chip to lower corner of rear board. Contemporary title in manuscript on spine dated 1663. Front endpaper and half of the verso of the page with what appears to be additional Dutch-English words (A-F, A-G, A-H and A-I) in manuscript likely by the same hand. Later ownership inscription on title, Elizabeth Rankins her book, the 13th of March 1719. Ownership inscription on dedication page reads: 10 November 1704. This book belongs to Henry Rankins. Leaves toned, second half with damp stains. Title darkened around the edges, foredge curled. Short wormholes to top inner corners of 2Jj-- 2Oo. One leaf with a small chip to lower blank corner. Several leaves have marginal notes in brown ink, showing French translations. Binding tight. In good condition. During the Dutch war of independence, also known as the Eighty Years War (1568-1648), a large number of British mercenaries joined the Dutch forces to fight against Spain. While there, these mercenaries learned many Dutch words and returned to England with a new vocabulary, expanding the English lexicon with such words as smuggle, beleaguer, plunder, knapsack, freight, schooner, etc. and a large number of vulgar words which we won't get into here. Henry Hexham was an English army captain, translator and military author who spent decades living in Holland during the war. Hexham originally published the English-Dutch section in 1647 and the Dutch-English section in 1648. These were reprinted in 1660 and 1658 respectively (offered here). And reprinted again in 1675, 1672, and 1678 respectively. This dictionary is the first book of its kind with some 31,000 entries, including names of all kinds of beasts, hawking and hunting, fishing, herbs, mathematics, weights and measures. USTC1844502 locates only 6 copies, none in the United States. ESTCR357, Wing H1650, H1653A, Alston XIII.88, XIII.91. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Hexham's 1642 contemporary hand-colored 'Art Military' on training military recruits. The first [second] [third] part of the Principles of the Art Military Practised in the Warres of the United Netherlands vnder the command of his Highness the Prince of Orange. [Part I] Delf in Holeand [Delft]: for the lovers of the noble Art Military, 1642; [Part II] London: Robert Younge, 1638 (a reissue with London title of the Delft edition of Walpote); [Part III] The Hague: Francis vander Spruyt, 1640. 3 parts in one, separately titled, folio (330 x 200 cm). [Part I]: [4], 1-40, 37-40, 45-55 [1], 12 pp., with 3 large folding plates (two extending to four pages), 9 full-page plates, and 40 part-page plates (several on one page, in some cases). All of the plates (excepting those on pp. 37-40) are in contemporary hand-coloring. The two volvelles found in some copies are not present, and there is no evidence that they ever were, but there are two ruled circles with several notes in a contemporary hand. [Part II]: [4], 18, 40 pp., with 19 plates by Hendrik Hondius, of which 15 are folding, all in contemporary hand-coloring. [Part III]: [4], 1-18, [2], 45-48, 25-32, [unnumbered], 33, 37-40, 21-28, 47-50, [4], 75, [two unnumbered], 80-81, [unnumbered], with 18 illustrations, three of which are folding plates, all in contemporary hand-coloring. Contemporary Dutch vellum gilt, with 19th century title label, all edges red; (minor thumbsoiling, three folding plates extensively creased, an old repaired tear to the first plate not affecting imagery, pagination characteristically erratic and lacking the appendix, otherwise good and generally clean, evenly and attractively colored probably by the original Dutch publishers as was common). Armorial bookplate (and shelfmark) of the great bibliophile Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex with his motto: Si Deus pro nobis, quis contra nos. (If God is for us, who can be against us?). The Duke's library was sold in 1843 by Christie and Manson. In 1642, the same year of this publication, the English Civil War broke out under the clashing forces of King Charles I and the 3rd Earl of Essex. At the start of the war both King and Parliamentary forces had to rapidly raise and train troops, as England had no standing army. Much to their advantage, some experienced men had fought in continental wars and brought back knowledge of how the Europeans trained their soldiers. One such man was Henry Hexham who had begun his military career as a page but spent over forty years fighting against the Spanish in the Netherlands. So important were his contributions, that Hexham has been dubbed the most vocal English proponent of the Dutch methods of war. Hexham's Art Military provide us with a great insight into how the Civil Wars were fought and how forces were equipped from ordinary citizens at this time. The handsome production is lavishly illustrated with color tinted plates for troop movements, drill postures, fortifications, gunnery etc., most deriving whimsy in execution, and interestingly the original Dutch commands are still present in the illustrations of pike and musket drill, suggesting that Hexham recycled his engravings. A complex bibliographic arrangement, it appears that almost every extant copy of the Art Military differs in some regard, title and imprint, and there can be no definitive collation. Undoubtedly the large folding plates as found here are rare survivals, and the majority of copies lack the volvelles, which were never present in this copy. ESTC S11968 (partial match); S119732 (an exact match for plates and collation); S119734 (partial match). See also Cockle; and Spaulding and Karpinski. It was the most elaborate work published in England on military matters up to that date. This the second edition, newly corrected, the first was published 1637 (1st part) and 1638 (2nd part). …

LeatheBound. Condizione: New. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1648 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 1272 Language: English Pages: 1272.…