Shelfmark
P.Rox.1854
Uniform title
[Sultan of Babylon.]
Title
The romaunce of the Sowdone of Babyloyne and of Ferumbras his Sone who conquerede Rome.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : Printed by William Nicol, Shakespeare Press, MDCCCLIV [1854].
Physical description
[viii], xii, 137 p. ; 27 cm.
Series statement
(Roxburghe Club)
Language
Main text in Middle English, with preliminary/editorial matter in Modern English.
Note
"Copied from a manuscript in the noble collection of Sir Thomas Phillips, at Middle Hill, Worcestershire" -- Preface.
Note
"To the Members of the Roxburghe Club this metrical romance ... now first printed is dedicated and presented by their obedient servant Buccleuch and Queensberry, President, June 1854" -- p. [v].
Note
Facsimile.
Note
Barker, no. 71.
Note
Quarter brown leather binding over paper covered boards.
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Eton College.
Subject
Charlemagne, 742 - 814 Emperor,
Subject
Romances, English.
Genre/Form
Facsimiles.
Added entry--name
William Nicol printer.
Added entry--name
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
enm eng
Identifier
B44586