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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):
1645
Main text in English
3. An exact copy of the title from the title page
Tetrachordon: / Expositions / upon / The foure chief places in Scripture, / which treat of mariage, or nullities in mariage. / On{ / Gen.1.27.28. compar'd and explain'd by Gen.2.(18.23.24 / Deut.24.1.2 / Matth.5.31.32 with Matth.19. from the 3d.v. to (the 11th. / I.Cor.7. from the 10th to the 15th. wherein the Doctrine and Displine of Divorce, as was / lately publish'd, is confirm'd by explanation of Scrip- . ture, by testimony of ancient Fathers, of civill lawes / in the Primitive Church, of famousest / Reformed Divines, / / And lastly, by an intended Act of the Parlament and / Church of England in the last yeare of / Edward the sixth.
4. The name of the printer and publisher
n.p.
5. The place of publication
London
6. Notes on any borders, ornaments or devices on the title page
4 line quotation (lines 298-301) from Euripedes' Medea in Greek.
double line border around title
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)
A-O
98 pp.
11. Notes on the binding
rebound in boards; severely cut down, sometimes into running header
12. Notes on illustrations, if any
6 line initial T in the "Letter to Parlament"
Fleur de lis above "Letter to Parlament"
9 line initial I on p. 41/34
Decorative border on top of p. 41/34