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1590	Marlowe, Christopher	1 & 2 Tamburlaine the Great
Reference Information DEEP #: 5017 Greg #: n/a STC/Wing #: 17425 Record Type: Collection Play Type: Collection of Adult Professional Plays Genre (Annals): n/a Book Edition: 1 Play Edition: n/a Format: Octavo Leaves: 82 Black Letter: Yes Date of First Publication: 1590 Date of First Production: n/a Company of First Production: n/a Company Attribution: Admiral's (Nottingham's) Men Total Editions: 3 octavos Collection contains: 1 Tamburlaine the Great; 2 Tamburlaine the Great Title-Page Features Title: Tamburlaine the Great. Who, from a Scythian Shephearde, by his rare and woonderfull Conquests, became a most puissant and mightye Monarque. And (for his tyranny, and terrour in Warre) was tearmed, The Scourge of God. Deuided into two Tragicall Discourses, Author: Performance: as they were sundrie times shewed vpon Stages in the Citie of London. By the right honorable the Lord Admyrall, his seruantes. Imprint: Now first, and newlie published. LONDON. Printed by Richard Ihones: at the signe of the Rose and Crowne neere Holborne Bridge. 1590. Paratextual Material To the Reader: "To the Reader" headed "To the Gentlemen Readers: and others that take pleasure in reading Histories" signed "R. I. Printer" (Richard Jones) [A2r] Stationer Information Printer: Jones, Richard Imprint Location: V.2 (Holborn - Holborn Bridge) Entries in Stationers' Register: Aug 14, 1590: Entered to Richard Jones: "The twooe commicall discourses of Tomberlein the Cithian shepparde".