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John Derricke
John Derricke (floruit, fl. 1578–1581) was the author and artist of ''The Image of Irelande, with a Discoverie of Woodkarne'', a 1581 book describing the Irish campaigns of Lord Deputy Henry Sidney. The book's dedication to Sir Philip Sidney was signed at Dublin on 16 June 1578, indicating that Derricke completed the book in Ireland and was likely an eyewitness to the events therein. Katherine Duncan-Jones connects Derricke's dedication to an assumption that Sir Philip would succeed Sir Henry, his father, as Lord Deputy.Katherine Duncan-Jones , ''Sir Philip Sidney, Courtier Poet'' (1991), p. 229. He probably returned to England with Sidney in 1578, after which his illustrations would have been engraved and his book published in London by John Day (printer), John Day in 1581. He was in all likelihood also the John Derick who was appointed to collect custom duty on wine imported into Drogheda port in 1569. Notes References * Anthony M. McCormack and Terry Clavin, "Derricke, Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Floruit
''Floruit'' (; abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for "they flourished") denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indicating the time when someone flourished. Etymology and use la, flōruit is the third-person singular perfect active indicative of the Latin verb ', ' "to bloom, flower, or flourish", from the noun ', ', "flower". Broadly, the term is employed in reference to the peak of activity for a person or movement. More specifically, it often is used in genealogy and historical writing when a person's birth or death dates are unknown, but some other evidence exists that indicates when they were alive. For example, if there are wills attested by John Jones in 1204, and 1229, and a record of his marriage in 1197, a record concerning him might be written as "John Jones (fl. 1197–1229)". The term is often used in art history when dating the career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
