L'Artenice
Series: Early English Books, 1475-1640 -- 1725:12
Publisher: Printed by Edward Allde
Published: 1626
Place of publication: London
Language: fre
Number of pages: 118
Notes: Imprint suggested by STC (2nd ed.).

The printer is identified by ornaments on the t.-p., above and below the title, at head of prelim. leaf 2, and of p. 1.--cf. reproductions 6, 18, 12, and 1 (in order of occurrence) in R.B. McKerrow's "Edward Allde as a typical trade printer", in The Library, 4th ser., v. 10 (1929-30) p. [150]-[155].

Numbers 85-86 repeated in the paging; p. 94, 98 misnumbered 49, 90.

This play was first published in France in 1625 as Les bergeries. This London edition was prepared for a preformance of the play at Somerset House, planned for Twelfth Night and finally given on Shrove Tuesday 1626, in which Queen Henrietta Maria played the title role. Scenery was designed by Inigo Jones.

STC (2nd ed.) 4016.5