A concent of Scripture, by H. Broughton
Series: Early English books online
Publisher: By Richard Watkins] for Gabriell Simson and William White
Published: 1590
Place of publication: Imprinted at London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 68
Subjects: Chronology; Early works to 1800; Bible
Notes: The title page is engraved.

At head of title: Come, and see.

Imprint from colophon.

Printer's name supplied and publication date estimated by STC.

Signatures: pi¹ ² pi⁴ A-G⁴ [H]¹.

The plates, attributed to Jodocus Hondius the Elder, are: "A map of the earth with names (the most) from Scriptures", double-page; "The kingdomes that ouerruled the holy Ebrewes"; "Babel is a tree"; "The images metalles, in Daniels sight ar beastes" and "Here properly are they named that folow ye head & lion Babel", two images on two pages, printed from a single plate; "The state of Rome: for crucifying our Lorde"; and "A mapp of the north part of the equinoctial", folding, with folding letterpress explanation, "To the reader" (= [H]¹). The latter leaf was printed by Richard Field, 1590? (STC). It and the plates are found in varying order.

Chain lines may be horizontal or vertical.

Leaf F2 has four states, identified by the first word on F2r, third column, line 2 up: (1) "laus"; (2) "is" (F2 is a cancel with chain lines perpendicular to the rest of the gathering); (3) "Archelaus" (F2 is a cancel with chain lines perpendicular to the rest of the gathering); (4) "Archelaus" (F2 is conjugate).

STC (2nd ed.) 3850.

Imperfect: Title page, "To the Reader", and all plates wanting.

Imperfect: Title page, "To the Reader", and all plates except "The images metalles, in Daniels sight ar beastes" and "Here properly are they named that folow ye head & lion Babel" wanting.

Previously bound with other titles; boards wanting.

Contemporary limp vellum (much cockled); remnants of silk ties remain.