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Record Nr.

UNISA996390214703316

Autore

Gauden John <1605-1662.>

Titolo

Eikōn basilikē [[electronic resource] ] : the pourtracture of His sacred Majestie in his solitudes and sufferings with prayers used in the time of his restraint. Also His Majesties reasons against the pretended jurisdiction of the high court of justice. Hereunto is anexed a letter from the Prince of Wales

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[London], : Reprinted in regis memoriam [by William Bentley] for John Williams, 1649

Descrizione fisica

[8], 175, [9] p., [2] leaves of plates (1 folded) : port

Soggetti

Great Britain History Civil War, 1642-1649 Early works to 1800

Great Britain Politics and government 1642-1649 Early works to 1800

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First two words of title in Greek characters.

Authorship of the Eikon basilike was originally attributed to Charles I, but according to Madan (pp. 125-33) it was written by John Gauden who probably included some authentic writings of the king.

Place of publication from Wing; printer's name from Madan.

Signatures: A-H¹² .

The "prayers" follow p. 175.

Frontispiece engraving signed: Guil: Marshall sculpsit (Madan frontis. no. 22, 2nd state), is bound between A1 and A2; portrait of Charles II as Prince of Wales (Madan port. no. 8) is bound between pp. 150-151.

Copy imperfect: lacking A1, the "Explanation of the embleme" (Madan explanation no. 1), and pp. 76-77; tightly bound with loss of text; copy bound with Henderson, A.  "Papers which passed at New-castle" (Madan 99, var. 1).

Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library, Oxford.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0014