Sir John Harington and the Book as Gift
Sir John Harington and the Book as Gift

Author: Jason Scott-Warren

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9780199244454

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Sir John Harington (1560-1612) has long been recognized as one of the most colorful and engaging figures at the English Renaissance court. Godson of Queen Elizabeth, translator of Ariosto, and inventor of the water-closet, he was also a lively writer in a wide variety of modes, and an acute commentator on his times. Combining detailed readings and first-hand historical research, this study reconstructs the complex, often devious agenda that Harington wrote into his books as he customized them for specific individuals and occasions.

Report of the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts
Report of the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts

Author: Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts

Publisher:

Published: 1917

Total Pages: 442

ISBN-13:

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First to ninth reports, 1870-1883/84, with appendices giving reports on unpublished manuscripts in private collections; Appendices after v. [15a] pt. 10 issued without general title.