Crispine and crispianus, or, The delightful and princely history of the gentle-craft : Containing many matters of great delight, very pleasant to read; shewing what famous men have been shoemakers in old times, with their worthy deeds and generous humours: also demonstrating why it was called the gentle-craft; and how the proverb first came, that a shoemaker's son is a prince born. Concluding with the shoemakers glory: being a merry song in the praise of shoemakers; to be sung by them every year on the twenty-fifth of October, being St. Crispine. Adorned with suitable pictures
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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London :
Printed and sold by J. Hollis, Shoemaker-Row, Black-Friars: also sold by the booksellers in town and country,
[1800?]
London : [1800?] |
Series: | Eighteenth century collections online Part 2: New editions.
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Item Description: | A version of stories in Thomas Deloney's 'Gentle craft', first published in 1637 Reproduction of original from British Library |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (72 p. ) ill 72 pages : illustrations ; 24⁰ 72p. : ill. ; 24⁰ Also available in print |
Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
Access: | Restricted for use by site license |
Place of Publication: | England -- London Great Britain -- England -- London |