Eikōn basilikē : the pourtraicture of His Sacred Majestie in his solitudes and sufferings : together with his private prayers, used in the time of his restraint, and delivered to D. Juxon, Bishop of London, immediately before his death.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.

Gauden, John, 1605-1662.

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

English Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649, supposed author.

Gauden, John, 1605-1662, supposed author.

British Imprints Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)

Standardized Title:

Eikon basilike.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History.

Great Britain--History--Civil War, 1642-1649--Early works to 1800.

Great Britain.

Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.

Charles.

Great Britain--History--Puritan Revolution, 1642-1660.

Penn Provenance:

Bonnell, Henry H. (Henry Houston), 1859-1926 (autograph) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Almack, Edward, 1852-1917 (label) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Physical Description:

8 unnumbered pages, 263 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 1 unnumbered folded leaf of plates : coat of arms, portrait ; 21 cm (8vo)

Other Title:

Pourtraicture of His Sacred Majestie in his solitudes and sufferings

Fingerprint:

a-49 ctny i-if toTh (3) 1649 (R)

Place of Publication:

[London] : [publisher not identified], MDCXLIX [1649]

Notes:

Attributed to Charles I, and also to John Gauden.

The title proper is in Greek capitals.

In the first issue, the front is Madan's 3, engraved by William Marshall; page 93 misnumbered 39.

In the second issue, the fold. plate is Madan's 19, an unsigned version of Marshall's design; page 112 misnumbered 212.

Place of publication from Madan.

Error in paging: no. 112 misprinted 212.

Royal coat of arms on page preceding title page.

Woodcut head-pieces, initials.

Title transliterated from Greek.

Attributed to Charles I and John Gauden.

Local Notes:

Culture Class Collection copy in original red leather binding with gold-tooled royal crown and initials "C.R." (representing King Charles I) on covers; all edges gilt. Edward Almack writes in his 'Bibliography of The King's Book: Or Eikon Basilike': "It has been handed down by tradition to this day that copies with the royal crown and CR on the covers were royal presentation copies to devoted cavaliers."

Culture Class Collection copy is Madan 26, second issue (Wing E308).

Culture Class Collection copy is from the Henry H. Bonnell Collection.

Culture Class Collection copy has library label "E. Almack" on front pastedown. Edward Almack (1852-1917) was the author of "A Bibliography of The King's Book: Or Eikon Basilike" and editor of several editions of Eikon Basilike, published in 1903 and 1904.

Athenaeum copy: Lacks plates; bears binder's stamp and ticket.

Athenaeum copy: Gift: Mrs. B.R. Hoffman, 1967.

Cited in:

Madan, F.F. New bibliography of the Eikon basilike, 26, 2nd issue

Almack, E. bibliography of the King's book, 44

Wing (2nd ed.) E308

Wing E308

OCLC:

29447977