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 euery Roman emperors raigne, and of all the most memorable persons and accidents. Together with briefe illustrations vpon the more obscure names, places, and offices. With a directory table for the more profitable reading of history. Written by that excellent and most learned man Iohn Sleidan.

Format:

Microformat

Author/Creator:

Sleidanus, Johannes, 1506-1556.

Contributor:

Darcie, Abraham, active 1625.

Series:

Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1213:8.

Standardized Title:

De quatuor summis imperiis. English. Abridgments

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History, Ancient--Early works to 1800.

History, Ancient.

Physical Description:

52 unnumbered pages, 377 pages, 5 unnumbered pages, folded table

35 mm

monochrome

service copy

positive

Other Title:

De quatuor summis imperiis.

Key of history.

Most methodicall abridgement of the foure chiefe monarchies, Babylon, Persia, Greece, and Rome.

Place of Publication:

London : Printed by M. Flesher, for William Sheeres, and are to be sould at his shop neere Grayes Inne at the signe of the Bucke, 1627.

Notes:

A translation and abridgement of: De quatuor summis imperiis.

With an additional double-page engraved title page: The key of history.

Translator's dedications variously signed (1) "A.D.", (2) "Ab. Darcie", or (3) "Abraham Darcie". Variant: dedications cancelled.

Includes index.

The last two leaves are blank.

Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library.

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1970. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1475-1640; 1213:8). s1970 miun a

Cited in:

STC (2nd ed.) 19850.

OCLC:

55195873