Life of Merlin, Sirnamed Ambrosius

Overview:

  • Title: Life of Merlin, Sirnamed Ambrosius
  • Author: Thomas Heywood
  • Year: 1641
  • Publisher: Jasper Emery
  • Pages: [76]+376
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Type: Novel
  • Title Reference: Life of Merlin, Sirnamed Ambrosius
  • Notes:
    • Long title: "Life of Merlin, sirnamed Ambrosius: His prophesies and predictions interpreted, and their truth made good by our English Annalls: Being a chronographicall history of all the kings, and memorable passages of this kingdome, from Brute to the reigne of our royall soveraigne King Charles"
    • Image shown above is the frontispiece.
    • Developed from Geoffrey of Monmouth's Prophetiae Merlini, although not a "translation" per se.
    • "Printed by J. Okes, and are to be sold by Jasper Emery"
    • Woodcut frontispiece; apparently uncredited.
    • Data from WorldCat.
    • Additional information from "The New Arthurian Encyclopedia: Updated Paperback Edition", 1996, by Lacy et. al., p. 236 (entry on Heywood).