The purple island, or, The isle of man
Subtitle: together with Piscatorie eclogs and other poeticall miscellanies
By: By P.F.
Series: Early English Books, 1475-1640 -- 836:17
Publisher: Printed by the printers to the Universitie of Cambridge
Published: 1633
Place of publication: Cambridge
Language: eng
Number of pages: 181
Subjects: Human anatomy; Early works to 1800; Fishing; Poetry; Anatomy; Human Body
Other titles: Isle of man; Purple Island; Isle of Man; Piscatorie eclogs; Elisa.
Description: The purple island is an elaborate allegorical poem describing the human body with anatomical notes in the margin.
Notes: Nos. 97-100 (2nd count) omitted in paging.

Title in red and black with printer's device, within narrow border (verso blank); head and tail pieces.

"The Piscatorie eclogs" and "Elisa" have special title pages.

The Purple island is an elaborate allegorical poem describing the human body with anatomical notes in the margin.

The commendations include verse by Francis Quarles & Edward Bendlowes.

In verse.

Ordinary paper edition; double inner margin measures 26 mm.

Copies vary; in some the comma after "eclogs" in the special t,p., of "Piscatorie eclogs" is in black-letter, in others it is a roman comma. Also the special t.p. of "Elisa" has a border of fleurons or of rules.

STC (2nd ed.) gives Thomas Buck and Roger Daniel as printers.

STC (2nd ed.) 11082

Gift; Mrs. Edward V. Lee; 23 November 1998; 2004G-47.

Purchased for the Boston Medical Library through the Historical Fund Last 1940 July 19 33330.
Table of contents: title: Dedication; title: To the Readers (signed Daniel Featly); title: Commendatory verses. Latin and English; title: The Purple island; title: Piscatorie eclogs and other Poeticall miscellanies; title: Elisa, or An Elegie upon the unripe decease of S. Antoni Irby; title: To my deare friend, the Spencer of this age [poem by Francis Quarles)