Comedies and tragedies

Killigrew, Thomas, 1612-1683, Sheppard, W., artist, Faithorne, William, 1616-1691, printmaker, Macock, John, printer, Herringman, Henry, -1704, publisher, G.3960.1 Roxburghe, John Ker, Duke of, 1740-1804, former owner, G.3960.1 Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner, G.3960.2 Ingraham, Edward D. (Edward Duncan), 1793-1854, former owner · 1664 · London : Printed [by John Macock] for Henry Herringman, at the sign of the Anchor in the lower walk of the New-Exchange · 4 pictures

Comedies and tragedies is a 1664 London play collection by Thomas Killigrew, printed by John Macock for the bookseller Henry Herringman. The pages are set in dense black-letter type with large decorative initials, ornamental headpieces and a frontispiece portrait of the author, engraved by William Faithorne after W. Sheppard. A designer could take from them the strong drop-cap letterforms, the scrolling foliate borders and the crisp 17th-century copperplate portrait style.

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