Excerpt from the Preface to Sir Walter Ralegh's History of the World that demonstrates his use of theatrical language when describing the Reign of Richard III.
Ben Jonson's explanatory poem to Renold Elstracke's frontispiece in Sir Walter Ralegh's History of the World. Poem concerns Ciceronian teachings and iconography.
Photo of the exterior of Sir Walter Ralegh's History of the World, printed in 1614 by William Stansby meant to emphasize the unworn edges and thickness of the book.