Shelfmark
Ge.4.16
Author
Title
An easy and compendious introduction for reading all sorts of histories: contrived in a more facile way than heretofore hath been published; out of the papers of Mathias Prideaux, Mr of Arts, and sometime Fellow of Exeter Colledge in Oxford..
Varying form of title
Easy and compendious introdvction for reading all sorts of histories
Varying form of title
Added title page title: Of political history in generall
Varying form of title
Added title page title: Of the history of successions in states, countries, or families
Varying form of title
Added title page title: Synopsis of councels
Edition
The fourth edition, in which is added a synopsis of councels by John Prideaux, late Regius Professor of Divninity at Oxford, and Bishop of Worcester..
Publication, distribution, etc.
Oxford, : Printed for A. & L. Lichfield, printers to the University, and are to be sold by Joh Crosley, & Joh. Wilmot., 1664..
Physical description
[8], 112, 115-122, 121-256, [2], 267 [i.e. 257]-351, [35]; [2], 58, [4] p. ; 19 cm. (4to)
Note
Edited and published after the death of Mathias Prideaux by John Prideaux, his father.
Note
"Of political history in generall" (leaf V3) and "Of the history of successions in states, countries, or families" (leaf 2K1) have individual title pages dated 1661, with continuous pagination and register; "A synopsis of councels" has an individual title page dated 1661, but the pagination and register are separate.
Note
Title printed within a double-ruled border.
Note
Signatures: pi⁴ A-3B⁴ 3C² ²A-H⁴.
Note
Each section includes indexes.
Note
P. 257 misnumbered 267.
Note
"A synopsis of councels" was originally issued separately as: Prideaux, John. Conciliorum synopsis. (cf. Wing).
Note
Woodcut head- and tail-pieces; initials; printed marginalia.
Citation/references note
ESTC, R217461
Citation/references note
Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), P3442A
Citation/references note
Madan, III 2668
Citation/references note
Madan, III 2573
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Edward Waddington inside back cover, recording donation to Eton College in 1731. Armorial bookplate of Eton College.
Provenance
Ms. on title-page verso: John Knight.
Provenance
Ms. on leaf pi2r: John Snelling Walter Cos[...?]
Binding
17th century calf; heavily sprinkled; boards have double-blind-fillet border frame and blind-rolled central frame with ornaments at outer corners; five raised bands; goatskin spine label with gilt title in double-gold-fillet frame: "Prideaux Introduc: to history"; board edges tooled in gold; text block edges sprinkled red.
Copy-specific note
Previous shelfmark: Dk.5.16.
Copy-specific note
Occasional ms. annotations, prices and pen trials in margins of text.
Copy-specific note
Imperfect: wants leaves 2A4 and 2O1; each replaced by 2 blank leaves.
Subject
Councils and synods Early works to 1800.
Subject
Kings and rulers Succession Early works to 1800.
Subject
History, Ancient Early works to 1800.
Subject
Great Britain History To 1485.
Subject
Great Britain History Tudors, 1485-1603.
Subject
Great Britain History Early Stuarts, 1603-1649.
Added entry--name
Prideaux, John, 1578 - 1650 editor.
Added entry--name
Lichfield, A., fl. 1657 - 1671 publisher.
Added entry--name
Lichfield, Leonard, ? - -1686 publisher.
Added entry--name
Crosley, John bookseller.
Added entry--name
Wilmot, John, fl. 1665? - 1718 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Waddington, Edward, 1670 or 71 - 1731 former owner.
Added entry--name
Prideaux, John, 1578 - 1650 Conciliorum synopsis. English.
Added entry--place
England Oxford.
Identifier
B48534