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The history of the reformation of the Church of England. The first part : Of the progess made in it during the reign of K. Henry the VIII / by Gilbert Burnet.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Lea Collection Folio S-7.1.13
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Burnet, Gilbert, 1643-1715.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547--Early works to 1800.
- Henry.
- Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547.
- Church of England--History--Early works to 1800.
- Church of England.
- Reformation--England--Early works to 1800.
- Reformation.
- Church and state--Church of England--Early works to 1800.
- Church and state.
- Church and state--Church of England.
- History.
- England.
- Genre:
- Advertisements -- England -- London -- 17th century.
- Penn Provenance:
- Lea, Henry Charles, 1825-1909 (bookplate) (Lea copy)
- Elias, Archibald C. (donor) (RBC copy)
- Physical Description:
- 18 unnumbered pages, 377 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 324, 329-368 pages, 4 unnumbered pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 32 cm (folio)
- Other Title:
- Historie of the reformation of the Church of England
- Collection of records and original papers; with other instruments referred to in the former history
- Appendix concerning some of the errors & falshoods in Sander's book of the English schism
- Fingerprint:
- b-ll chto innd Loct (3) 1679 (R)
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed by T[homas]. H[odgkin]. for Richard Chiswell, at the Rose and Crown in St. Paul's Church-yard, MDCLXXIX [1679]
- Notes:
- With additional title page (plate), engraved and signed: The historie of the reformation of the Church of England ... R: White sculpsit.
- Printer's name from ESTC.
- Signatures: a⁴ b-d² A-2Z⁴ (2Z)⁴ 3A-4R⁴ 4S² 4T⁴ 4V-X² 4Y-5A⁴ 5B².
- Includes engraved portraits, by Robert White, of Henry VIII, Catherine of Aragon, Thomas Wolsey, Thomas Cranmer, Anne Boleyn, Thomas Cromwell, and Thomas More.
- Title in red and black.
- Woodcut intitials.
- Printed marginalia.
- "A collection of records and original papers; with other instruments referred to in the former history" begins new pagination with divisional t.p. on leaf 3A1.
- An appendix concerning some of the errors & falshoods in Sander's book of the English schism" has divisional t.p. on leaf 4L4r.
- With initial license-to-print leaf.
- Errata on leaves a4v and 5B2v.
- A variant of this edition has an advertisement at the foot of 5B2v. Cf. ESTC.
- Includes index.
- Local Notes:
- Penn Libraries Lea copy imperfect: all before leaf a4 (including title leaf and added engraved t.p.) wanting; plates wanting.
- Lea Library copy has Henry Charles Lea bookplate on inside pastedown.
- Lea Library copy has some ms marginal corrections in pen.
- Penn Libraries Rare copy has advertisement at the foot of 5B2v.
- Cited in:
- Wing B5797
- ESTC R36341
- OCLC:
- 224321320
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