Crispine and crispianus, or, The delightful and princely history of the gentle-craft Containing many matters of great delight, very pleasant to read; shewing what famous men have been shoemakers in old times, with their worthy deeds and generous humours: also demonstrating why it was called the gentle-craft; and how the proverb first came, that a shoemaker's son is a prince born. Concluding with the shoemakers glory: being a merry song in the praise of shoemakers; to be sung by them every year on the twenty-fifth of October, being St. Crispine. Adorned with suitable pictures
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London
Printed and sold by J. Hollis, Shoemaker-Row, Black-Friars: also sold by the booksellers in town and country
1800, [1800?]
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| Collection: | Eighteenth Century Collections Online / ECCO - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Item Description: | A version of stories in Thomas Deloney's 'Gentle craft', first published in 1637. - English Short Title Catalog, T195928. - Reproduction of original from British Library |
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| Physical Description: | Online-Ressource (72p) ill 24° |