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Bibliographic Description for Sampson Agonistes


Date and Place of Examination:                                               Library Call Number:
May 1999, Pitts Theological Library                                               1788 Milt
Emory University, Atlanta Georgia


1. The purpose of the description
        To document Emory's holdings of Milton materials and to make them available electronically.

2. The date of the book                                                                   Language(s):
        1788                                                                   Greek and Latin; front-matter in Latin

3. An exact copy of the title from the title page
        SAMPSON AGONISTES [Greek all caps] / Johannis Miltoni / Samson Agonistes / Graeco Carmine Redditus / cum versione Latina. / A Georgio Henrico Glasse, A.M. / Aedis Christi Nuper Alumno

4. The name of the printer and publisher
        Clarendon

5. The place of publication
        Oxford

6. Notes on any borders, ornaments or devices on the title page
        one-line Greek quotation: Aescylus, Agememnon, 5.1093.
        (bears Hartford Library Stamp) "Theological Institute of Connecticut"

7. The colophon (The printer's information at the end of the book)
        none

8. Format (folio, quarto, and so on)
        quarto

9. Measurements: Overall dimensions of the paper, the dimensions of the printed text, and the number of lines on a text page
       

10. Collation (A list of the signatures which mark each gathering, number of pages per gathering, and total number of pages)
        b ,c, d, e, A-I, K-U, X-Z, Aa-Ii, Kk- Ll

11. Notes on the binding
        Stamped leather, separated front

12. Notes on illustrations, if any
        none

13. History of ownership (if known), description of annotations, and other notes
        minor marks in pencil
       
       




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