Shelfmark
Fs.4.26
Author
Charles, 1600 - 1649 I, King of England,
Uniform title
[Works]
Title
Reliqviæ sacræ Carolinæ. Or the vvorks of that great monarch and gloriovs martyr King Charls the I. Collected together, and digested in order, according to their severall subjects, civil and sacred. The contents appear in the next ensuing pages..
Varying form of title
Reliquiæ sacræ Carolinæ. Or the works of that great monarch and glorious martyr King Charls the I
Varying form of title
Reliquiae sacrae Carolinae. Or the works of that great monarch and glorious martyr King Charls the I
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Portion of title: VVorks of that great monarch and gloriovs martyr King Charles the I
Varying form of title
Works of that great monarch and glorious martyr King Charls the I
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Caption title: Εἰκὼν Βασιλική
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Eikōn basilikē
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Pourtraicture of His Sacred Majestie in his solitudes and sufferings
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Praiers, used by His Majestie in the time of his sufferings
Publication, distribution, etc.
Hague, [i.e. London] : Printed by Samuell Browne [i.e. F. Leach], 1651..
Physical description
[16], 276; [4], 247, [17], 149-324 p., [2] leaves of plates : ill. (ports.) ; 17 cm. (8vo)
Note
"Eikōn Basilikē. The pourtraicture of his sacred Majesty in his solitudes and sufferings" and "Apophthegmata aurea, regia, carolina" have separate title pages dated 1649.
Note
Head- and tail- pieces; initials.
Note
Authorship of the Eikōn basilikē 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.
Note
With a portrait frontispiece of Charles I and a folding plate, bound in front of Eikōn Basilikē, signed: Guil. Marshall sculpsit, representing Charles with the crown of thorns in his right hand.
Citation/references note
ESTC, R211041
Citation/references note
Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), C2073A
Citation/references note
Madan, F.F. New bibl. of the Eikon basilike, 62:third issue
Citation/references note
Almack, E. Bibl. of the King's book, 49
Provenance
19th-century armorial bookplate of Eton College Library on upper pastedown; ms. note on upper flyleaf verso recording that this was a leaving book in 1847; previous shelfmark in a later hand; ms. notes 'Collated, perfect' on lower flyleaf recto.
Binding
?Late 17th-century smooth brown calf, sewn on three recessed supports; rebacked (20th century). On both covers, an outer border of gilt double fillets, with small gilt ornamental cornerpieces; medium squares, the board edges tooled with a gilt dotted fillet. Spine flat, divided into seven panels by transverse gilt fillets; second through fourth panels with gilt lettering ("Reliquiae sacrae" / "Pourtraicture" / Apophthegmata aurea &c."), fifth and sixth with a gilt ornamental centrepiece and cornerpiece design, panels at head and tail with similar tooling; endbands replaced during rebacking. Endpapers comprising green marbled paper (pastedown and flyleaf), orange cloth to interior gutter (likely inserted during rebacking). Traces of clasps (missing).
Copy-specific note
ECL previous shelfmark: L. R. Shelf 3.
Copy-specific note
Imperfect: a folding plate, bound in front of Eikōn Basilikē, signed: Guil. Marshall sculpsit, representing Charles with the crown of thorns in his right hand.
Copy-specific note
In this issue, the "Eikôn basilikê" lacks the "Explanation of the embleme" but has the portrait of Charles II as Prince of Wales facing p. 203 of "Eikōn basilikē".
Subject
Charles, 1600 - 1649 I, King of England,
Subject
Great Britain History Civil War, 1642-1649.
Added entry--name
Gauden, John, 1605 - 1662 Eikōn basilikē.
Added entry--name
Browne, Samuel, ? - d. 1665 printer.
Added entry--name
Dugard, William, 1606 - 1662 printer.
Added entry--name
Eglesfield, Francis bookseller.
Added entry--place
England London.
Added entry--place
Netherlands Hague.
Language code
eng
Identifier
B51114