The Gallery Of Heroick Women; Translated into English by the Marquesse Of Winchester
London: R. Norton for Henry Seile, 1652. Hardcover. Folio, 35 x 22. Ten full page engraved portraits of famous women, including Joan of Ark and Mary Queen of Scots. Contains biographies of notable women throughout history, plus sonnets, elegies, and moral reflections and questions: "Whether Women be capable of Government" and "Why Conjugal Love is more Faithfull in Women, then in Men." Translated by John Paulet, the Fifth Marquis of Winchester [1598-1675]. The latter known as the "great loyalist" for his imprisonment in the Tower by Cromwell. Title page printed in red and black. DNB XV: 535-537. LOWNDES p.1340. Some portrait descriptions tightly shaved at foot. Interior contents generally clean and fresh. Modern quarter brown calf, marbled boards, red spine label printed in gilt. Fine. Item #24486
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