Vnhappy prosperitie expressed in the histories of Ælius Seianus and Philippa the Catanian· Written in French by P: Mathieu and translated into English by Sr. Th: Hawkins
| Author/creator | Matthieu, Pierre |
| Other author | T. H. (Thomas Hawkins), Sir, d. 1640. |
| Other author | Matthieu, Pierre, 1563-1621 |
| Other author | Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | [London] : Printed by Io: Hauiland for Godfrey Emondson, 1632. |
| Description | [6], 299, [1] p. |
| Supplemental Content | https://search.proquest.com/docview/2248525646 |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Aelius Sejanus, histoire romaine. English |
| Variant title | Aelius Sejanus, histoire romaine. |
| Variant title | Unhappy prosperitie expressed in the histories of Ælius Sejanus and Philippa the Catanian. |
| Variant title | Vnhappie prosperitie: or, Philippa the Catanian. |
| Variant title | Unhappie prosperitie: or, Philippa the Catanian. |
| Series | Early English books online. ^A888680 |
| General note | A translation of: Aelius Sejanus, histoire romaine. |
| General note | The title page is engraved. |
| General note | Translated as a satire on the fall of George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham. The translation differs from STC 17664 and 17665, but appears to be from the same French text as the former version. |
| General note | "Vnhappie prosperitie: or, Philippa the Catanian. VVritten in French by P. Mathieu; and translated into Engli sh [sic] by Sr. Th. Hawkins" has separate dated title page; pagination and register are continuous. It is a translation of "Histoire des prosperitez malheureuses d'une femme cathenoise, grande seneschalle de Naples", based on a story from "De casibus illustrium virorum" by Giovanni Boccaccio. |
| General note | Both works are supposed to have been written by Matthieu originally to represent the rise and fall of Concino Concini and his wife, Léonora Galigaï. |
| General note | Variant: with letterpress title page in place of engraved title page. |
| General note | Reproduction of the original in the British Library. |
| References | STC (2nd ed.) 17666. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1074:20) |
| Other title | Histoire des prosperitez malheureuses d'une femme cathenoise, grande seneschalle de Naples. English. |
| Other title | De casibus illustrium virorum. |
| Stock number | CL0036000029 ProQuest. 789 E. Eisenhower Parkway, Ann Arbor, MI 48108-3218 |
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