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Record Nr.

UNISA996390837303316

Autore

Johnson Richard <1573-1659?>

Titolo

The famous historie of the seauen champions of Christendome [[electronic resource] ] : Saint George of England, Saint Denis of France, Saint Iames of Spaine, Saint Anthony of Italy, Saint Andrevv of Scotland, Saint Patricke of Ireland, and Saint David of Wales. The first part. Shewing their honourable battels by sea and land: their tilts, iusts, turnaments for ladies: their combats with giants, monsters and dragons: their aduentures in forraine nations: their inchantments in the Holy Land: their knighthoods, prowesse and chiualry, in Europe, Africa, and Asia, with their victories against the enemies of Christ. Whereunto is added by the first author, the true manner of their deaths, being seauen famous tragedies: and how they came to be called the seauen saints of Christendome

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed by Thomas Snodham, [1616]

Descrizione fisica

[4], 216, [204+] p

Soggetti

Christian saints

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"To all courteous readers" initialed: R.I. [i.e. Richard Johnson].

In two parts. Part 2, the [204+] p. at end, has separately dated title page, and separate register.

Dated at end of text of part 1.

Imperfect; lacks all after leaf 2C3 (2nd series).

Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0018