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Eikōn basilikē : the pourtraicture of His Sacred Majestie in his solitudes and sufferings.
Van Pelt - Microtext STC II Reel 2168:6a.
Mixed Availability
- Format:
- Microformat
- Author/Creator:
- Gauden, John, 1605-1662.
- Series:
- Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2168:6a.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649--Early works to 1800.
- Charles.
- Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.
- Politics and government.
- History.
- Great Britain--History--Civil War, 1642-1649--Early works to 1800.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain--Politics and government--1642-1649--Early works to 1800.
- Physical Description:
- 2 unnumbered pages, 187 pages, 3 unnumbered pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates (woodcut)
- 35 mm
- monochrome
- service copy
- positive
- Other Title:
- Pourtraicture of His Sacred Maiestie in his solitudes and sufferings.
- Place of Publication:
- [London] : Printed [by Thomas Radcliffe and Edward Mottershead], anno Dom. 1648. [that is, 1649]
- Notes:
- First 2 words of title in Greek characters.
- Printers names from Madan; place of publication from Wing; year of publication in imprint according to Lady Day dating.
- 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.
- Title page differs from that of Madan no. 11 by having broken rules below title, between epigraphs, and above imprint; "solitudes" and sufferings" are printed with swash "u"s; chapter 1 heading begins with "Upon" rather than "Vpon", the "U" being swash; p. 64 includes the typo: "oppressive faces" for "oppressive fears"; G2r has catchword "Militia,".
- Frontispiece is woodcut of the King's execution with caption below: "The martyrdom of King Charles ye first"; not listed in Madan.
- With contents on 3 pp. at end.
- Reproduction of original at Harvard University Library.
- Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1993. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700; 2168:06a). s1993 miun a
- Cited in:
- Madan, F.F. New bibl. of the Eikon basilike
- Wing (2nd ed., 1994) E275
- OCLC:
- 55708734
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