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The key of historie, or, A most methodicall abridgement of the foure chiefe monarchies, Babylon, Persia, Greece, and Rome : being a generall and compendious chronicle from the flood : digested into three bookes : whereunto is added a marginall chronologie of every Roman emperours raigne, and of all the most memorable persons and accidents : together with briefe illustrations upon the more obscure names, places, and offices / written by that excellent and most learned man Iohn Sleidan.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sleidanus, Johannes, 1506-1556.
- Standardized Title:
- De quatuor summis imperiis. English
- Language:
- English
- Latin
- Subjects (All):
- History, Ancient--Early works to 1800.
- History, Ancient.
- World history--Early works to 1800.
- World history.
- Emperors--Rome.
- Emperors.
- Penn Provenance:
- Lewis, O. G. L. (donor)
- Physical Description:
- 28 unnumbered pages, 375, that is, 377 pages ; 14 cm (12mo)
- Edition:
- Third edition.
- Other Title:
- Most methodicall abridgement of the foure chiefe monarchies
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed for William Sheeres, 1635.
- Notes:
- Added t.-p., engr. dated 1636.
- Translation of: De quatuor summis imperiis.
- Translated by Abraham Darcie.--STC
- Errors in paging; including p.376 misnumbered 352, and p.377 misnumbered 375.
- Initials, headpieces, marginal notations.
- Local Notes:
- Imperfect: added engr. t.p. wanting; p. 209-212 wanting.
- Cited in:
- STC (2nd ed.) 19852
- ESTC S114719
- OCLC:
- 32026296
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