Hi Joel,
This factotum does belong to Windet and is used in several of his
books. I gave this a short paragraph in my edition of the New Arcadia,
p.lx, to demonstrate that the 1593 edition was printed by Windet. In
this factotum,
the crowned Tudor rose is supported (sinister) by Justice holding her
sword, and (dexter) by Prudence bearing a serpent and mirror, both
suppressing underfoot snaky-haired Envy who struggles to arise.
Hope this helps, and that you able to come to the Romance conference in
Dundee in October.
Best wishes,
Victor
>>> Joel Davis <[log in to unmask]> 03/05/2007 17:54 >>>
Thanks to everyone for your help with this!
Joel
On Apr 25, 2007, at 3:03 PM, Donald Stump wrote:
> Joel,
>
> Besides McKerrow, you might find something in
>
> CORBETT, MARGERY, and LIGHTBOWN, RONALD
> The Comely Frontispiece: The Emblematic Title-Page in England,
> 1550-1660. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1979.
>
> Donald Stump
>
> On 4/25/07, Joel Davis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Has anyone written on the ornamental capital at the beginning of
> book one of the 1590 Arcadia? It appears to be a woodcut & the
> illustration is sort of a poor man's version of the elaborate title
> page of the 1593 edition: an amazon figure faces a shepherd, each
> treading on a fallen figure whose bulbous nose looks a lot like
> that of a modern circus clown.
>
>
> I won't have access to McKerrow for another few weeks (and I'm not
> sure what I'll find there other than maybe identifying the thing as
> belonging to Windet), but I'd be most obliged if anyone could
> suggest a place to start looking.
>
>
> Best wishes,
> Joel
>
>
>
> Joel B. Davis
> Assistant Professor
> Department of English
> Stetson University
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