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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464874403321

Autore

Perry Philip <1720-1774.>

Titolo

Philip Perry's sketch of the ancient British history [[electronic resource] ] : a critical edition / / edited by Anunciación Carrera and María José Carrera ; with Carlos Herrero, Pilar Garcés (general editors) and Berta Cano, Elena González-Cascos, Ana Sáez (research editors)

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2009

ISBN

1-282-41336-8

9786612413360

1-4438-0470-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (270 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CarreraAnunciación

CarreraMaría José

Herrero BerveraCarlos

GarcésPilar

CanoBerta

González-CascosElena

SáezAna

Disciplina

274.101

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Great Britain Church history To 449 Early works to 1800

Great Britain Church history 449-1066 Early works to 1800

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

TABLE OF CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; AN INTRODUCTION TO THIS EDITION; SKETCH OF THE ANCIENT BRITISH HISTORY; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; NOTES; APPENDIX A; APPENDIX B; APPENDIX C; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents a thorough edition of a so-far unpublished manuscript preserved at St Alban's English College in Valladolid, Spain. Written by Philip M. Perry, who was rector of this Catholic seminary from 1768 until his death in 1774, the Sketch of the Ancient British History provides a historical account stretching from the arrival of the



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