De præsulibus Angliæ commentarius : omnium episcoporum, necnon et cardinalium eiusdem gentis, nomina, tempora, seriem, atque actiones maximè memorabiles ab ultima antiquitate repetita complexus.
by GODWIN, Francis
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1616 1ed Bishops of England Francis Godwin Praesulibus Angliae Anglican Church
Francis Godwin was a 16th-century English historian most known for his book "Annales of England". Godwin kept detailed records of English royalty, bishops, and political figures noting some of the earliest figures from English antiquity. One such work was 'De Praesulibus Angliae', in which he provides records of all of the bishops and cardinals in England from the earliest times.
This 1616 Latin first edition follows a chronological timeline providing biographical descriptions of each bishop.
Lowndes notes that this work is a
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Item number: #15621
Price: $750
GODWIN, Francis
De præsulibus Angliæ commentarius : omnium episcoporum, necnon et cardinalium eiusdem gentis, nomina, tempora, seriem, atque actiones maximè memorabiles ab ultima antiquitate repetita complexus.
London : Ex officina Nortoniana, apud Ioan. Bill, 1616. True First edition
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o [16], 664, 180
· References: Lowndes 904; STC 11941
· Note on edition:
o A reissue of the 1616 first edition was published in 1621 with the same date as the true first. However, that edition included 16p at the end with the heading "Ad commentarium de praesulibus Angliae .. Appendix" not found in this example
· Provenance:
o Bookplate – Schol: Rugbirns: Biblioth.
§ Rugby School is an English independent boarding school for pupils aged 13–18 in Rugby, Warwickshire, England.
§ Founded in 1567 as a free grammar school for local boys, it is one of the oldest independent schools in Britain.
o Bookplate – M.H. Bloxam, F.S.A., O.R.
§ Matthew Holbeche Bloxam (1805 – 1888), a native of Rugby, Warwickshire, England, was a Warwickshire antiquary and amateur archeologist.
§ He was also the author of a popular guide to Gothic architecture entitled, The Principles of Gothic Architecture elucidated by Question and Answer (Leicester, 1829)
§ Bloxam is the sole source of the story that the game of Rugby football had its origins in the moment when William Webb Ellis picked up the ball during a game of football at Rugby School.
· Language: Latin
· Binding: Vellum; tight & secure
· Size: ~7.75in X 6in (20cm x 15cm)
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- De præsulibus Angliæ commentarius : omnium episcoporum, necnon et cardinalium eiusdem gentis, nomina, tempora, seriem, atque actiones maximè memorabiles ab ultima antiquitate repetita complexus.
- Author
- GODWIN, Francis
- Format/Binding
- Vellum; tight & secure
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- officina Nortoniana, apud Ioan. Bill
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1616
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- 0.00 lbs
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