John Stow

John Stow was an English historian and writer (1525–1605). He was born at London.

John Stow in brief

Born
1525
Died
1605
Known for
historian,writer
Place of birth
London

Overview

Also worked under the name Robert Seymour.

Born at London in 1525, died at London in 1605.

Catalogued works

36 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1592 to 2001.

The Survay of London. The Survey of London. A version of the Psalms of David. A survey of the cities of London and Westminster. A summarie of Englyshe chronicles. The woorkes of Geffrey Chaucer, newly printed. A survay of London. The annales, or a generall chronicle of England, begun first by maister Iohn Stow, and after him continued and augmented with matters forreyne, and domestique, auncient and moderne, vnto the ende of this present yeere 1614. The abridgement or summarie of the English chronicle, first collected by master Iohn Stow, and after him augmented with sundry memorable antiquities, and continued with maters forrein and domesticall, vnto this present yeare 1607. A suruay of London. The summarie of Englishe chronicles. The abridgement of the English Chronicle. A Survey of London, dated 1956. A summarie of the chronicles of England, dated 1631. The annales of England, faithfully collected out of the most autenticall authors, records, and other monuments of antiquitie ... untill ... 1592, dated 1592. The history and survey of the cities of London and Westminster, boroug of Southwark, and paarts adjacent. Reflections on the Epistles of St. Paul, and on That to the Hebrews, with Scriptural Illustrations. by a Lay Member of the Church of England J. Stow. A svrvay of London. (Chelsey-colledge). Extracts from Stow's Survey of London. Selections from A survey of London. The annales of England, faithfully collected out of the most autenticall authors, records, and other monuments of antiquitie, from the first inhabitation until this present yeere 1592. A recital of Stow's collection concerning the rise, profi[ta]bleness, and continuance of the court of requests, or court of conscience in the city of London: together w[it]h the Act of Parliament of 3 Iacobi Regis, for establishing and confirmation of the same. The story of the Catholic church under Henry VIII. The annales of England. [Annals of England to 1603]. Shakespeare Seated Between the Dramatic Muse and the Genius of Painting, from "Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery", dated 1797, etching and engraving, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 58.524.9. A survey of the cities of London and Westminster and the Borough of Southwark written at first in the year 1698 (i.e. 1598)..Corrected, improved, and very much enlarged in the year 1720 by John Strype, dated 1754–55, illustrations: etching and engraving, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 52.519.193(1-2). Rolling Rocks, Study for The Outer Shore, dated 1954, pen and brush and black ink, over graphite, on cream wood-pulp laminate board, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1980.367. John Stow and Thomas Gresham. Line engraving by A.W. Warren, 1808., dated 10 December 1808, held by Wellcome Collection. A survey of London / written in the year 1598, by John Stow., dated 1842, held by Wellcome Collection. A sermon, preached at Stow, on the 16th of May, 1783 By Jonathan Newell, Pastor of the Church of Christ, in Stow. [One line of quotation]., dated 1784, held by Wellcome Collection. A survey of London / by John Stow; reprinted from the text of 1603, with introduction and notes by Charles Lethbridge Kingsford., dated 1908, held by Wellcome Collection. Darwin's mentor : John Stevens Henslow, 1796-1861 / S.M. Walters and E.A. Stow ; foreword by Patrick Bateson., dated 2001, held by Wellcome Collection. A survey of London : written in the year 1598 / by John Stow ; with an introduction by Antonia Fraser ; edited by Henry Morley., dated 1994, held by Wellcome Collection. A survey of the cities of London and Westminster, borough of Southwark, and parts adjacent ... being an improvement of Mr. Stow's, and other surveys, by adding whatever alterations have happened in the said cities, &c., to the present year ... / By Robert Seymour, Esq.; [i.e. John Mottley] The whole being an improvement of Mr. Stow's, and other surveys., dated 1734-1735, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 3 named public collections.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 80 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

6 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Stow, John (1525?–1605), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2017. Material Beginnings: John Leland, John Twyne, John Stow, In Defiance of Time, 2010. John Stow and nostalgic antiquarianism, This England, 2013. Steadman, Ven. Mark John, (born 20 May 1974), Archdeacon of Stow and Lindsey, since 2015, Who's Who, 2015. Bioassay protocol metadata annotation: Proposed standards adoption, SLAS Discovery, 2024. Performing Historical Monarchs in Early Modern England: Beyond the History Play, Royal Studies Journal, 2021.

Digitised editions and texts

8 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive and Project Gutenberg.

The Survey of London (1940) — Internet Archive. A survey of London (1842) — Internet Archive. Thoughts on the Gospel of Jesus Christ. By a lay-member of the Church of England [J. Stow]. (1846) — Internet Archive. Thoughts on a continuation of the Book of common prayer used in the Church of England, by a lay ... (1856) — Internet Archive. A Survey of London: Reprinted from the text of 1603, with introduction and notes by Charles Lethbridge Kingsford. Volume 2 (1908) — Internet Archive. A hermit's narrative of opinions ... on divine revelation, and Christianity, as its crowning point (1861) — Internet Archive. Holinshed's Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland in six volumes, vol 1; 1807 (1807) — Internet Archive. Town and Country; Or, Life at Home and Abroad, Without and Within Us — Project Gutenberg.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 14 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 7 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 7 means 7 genuinely separate publishers of record. 10 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

the recorded working language is English.

Chronology

  1. 1525John Stow born at London.
  2. 1605John Stow died at London.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “John Stow”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1230454: John Stow

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