Seven English poetical miscellanies
Subtitle: printed between 1557 and 1602
By: reproduced under the care of J. Payne Collier
Contributors: Tottel, Richard, -1594; Edwards, Richard, 1523?-1566; Proctor, Thomas (Poet); Allott, Robert, active 1600; Davison, Francis, 1575?-1619?
Publisher: publisher not identified
Published: 1867
Place of publication: London
Language: eng; lat
Subjects: English poetry; English literature
Other titles: Phoenix nest. 1593.; England's Helicon. 1600.
Notes: With facsimile reproductions of original title pages.

Primarily English; includes passages in Latin.
Table of contents: title: v.1: Tottel's Miscellany, published 1557.; title: v.2: Paradise of dainty devises, published 1578.; title: v.3: Gorgeous gallery of gallant inventions, published in 1578.; title: v.4: Phoenix nest, published in 1593.; title: v.5: England's Helicon, published in 1600.; title: v.6: England's Parnassus, published in 1600.; title: v.7: Davison's Poetical rhapsody, published in 1602.; title: Vol. 1: Songes and sonettes, written by the ryght honorable Lorde Henry Haward late Earle of Surrey, and other. [Sir Thomas Wiat; Nicholas Grimald; poems by uncertain authors; other songes and sonettes written by the Earle of Surrey; other songes and sonettes written by Sir Thomas Wiat the elder]. Apud Richardum Tottel. 1557.; title: Vol. 2: The paradyse of daynty devises : conteyning sundry pithy preceptes, learned counsels, and excellent inventions, right pleasant and profitable for all estates. Devised and written for the most part, by M. Edwardes, sometimes of her maijesties chappell: the rest, by sundry learned gentlemen, both of honor, and worship, whose names hereafter folowe [Saint Barnard, E.O., Lord Vaux, the Elder, W. Hunis, Iasper Heywood, F. Kindlemarsh, D. Sand, M. Yloop.] Imprinted at London, by Henry Disle, dwelling in Paule's ChurchyaRd, at the Southwest doore of Saint Paules Church, and there to be solde, 1578.; title: Vol. 3: A gorgious gallery of gallant inventions : garnished and decked with divers dayntie devises, right delicate and delightfull, to recreate eche modest minde withall. First framed and fashioned in sundrie forms, by divers worthy workemen of late days: and now, joyned together and builded up; by T.P. [i.e. Thomas Proctor, poet] Imprinted at London, for Richard Iones, 1578.; title: Vol. 4: The Phoenix nest : built up with the most rare and refined workes of noble men, woorthy knights, gallant gentlemen, masters of arts, and brave scholars; full of varietie, excellent invention, and singular delight, never before this time published. Set foorth by R.S. of the Inner Temple Gentleman. Imprinted at London by Iohn Iackson, 1593. [some contributors: Thomas Lodge, Nicolas Breton, George Peele].; title: Vol. 5: Englands Helicon. At London, Printed by I.R. for Iohn Flasket, and are to be sold in Paules Church-yard, at the signe of the Beare, 1600.; title: Vol. 6: Englands Parnassus: or, The choysest flowers of our moderne poets, with their poeticall comparisons, descriptions of bewties, personages, castles, pallaces, mountaines, groves, seas, springs, rivers, &c., whereunto are annexed other various discourses, both pleasaunt and profitable. Imprinted at London for N.L. C.B. and T.H., 1600.; title: Vol. 7: A poetical rapsody containing, diverse sonnets, odes, elegies, madrigalls, and other poesies, both in rime and measured verse. Never yet published. Printed at London by V.S. for Iohn Baily, and are to be solde at his Shoppe in Chancerie lane, neere to the Office of the six Clarkes, 1602.