The holy state and the profane state, [ca. 1650].

1 v. (108 p.) ; 21 x 16 cm.

English

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Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, of this collection of lives of saints, Biblical figures, and political persons in recent European history, as well as portraits of ideal figures such as "The Good Wife," "The Good Husband," and "The Handicrafts Man" and "General Rules" of behavior. Volume also contains a transcript, in the same hand, of John Phillips' poem "a Satyr against Hippocrites" (1631-1706), along with a fragment of musical notation.

August 08, 2005

Thomas Fuller, The Holy State and the Profane State. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

Thomas Fuller, The Holy State and the Profane State. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.