Shelfmark
Gi.6.12
Author
Title
Erōologia Anglorum. Or, An help to English history. Containing a succession of all the kings of England, and the English-Saxons, the kings and princes of Wales, the kings and lords of Man, and the Isle of Wight. As also of all the arch-bishops, bishops, dukes, marquesses, and earles, within the said dominions. In three tables. By Robert Hall, Gent..
Varying form of title
Erōologia Anglorum
Varying form of title
Help to English history
Publication, distribution, etc.
London, : By T. and R. Cotes, for Henry Seile, and are to be sold at his shop in Fleet-street, over against Saint Dunstans-Church., 1641..
Physical description
[6], 379, [1] p. : ill., port. 14 cm.
Note
Robert Hall is a pseudonym for Peter Heylyn.
Note
First word of title is in Greek characters.
Note
Each table has separate dated title page; second table has two parts, each with separate dated title page.
Note
Includes head-pieces and decorated initials.
Note
Signatures: A⁴ (-A4) B⁴ [pi]⁸ C-I¹² K⁶ L-Q¹² (Q11, Q12 blank).
Citation/references note
Wing (2nd ed.), H1713
Citation/references note
ESTC, R216457
Provenance
19th-century ‘Panshanger’ bookplate of the Earls of Cowper with coronet and two letter Cs interlaced on front pastedown.
Provenance
Ex dono label of Joseph Frederick Burrell, dated 1983, on front flyleaf.
Binding
18th/19th-century mottled calfskin over mill/pasteboards. Covers decorated with gilted roll to form a border. Spine with four raised bands, decorated with gilt fillets and titling over damaged black label ("[E]nglish [hi]story"). Textblock trimmed and sprinkled red. Endpapers of undecorated laid paper; two flyleavesat both ends of the textblock; the flyleaf facing the rear pastedown is a stub that has been glued to it.
Copy-specific note
Ms. note referring to Wing's number on front pastedown.
Subject
Nobility Great Britain Early works to 1800.
Subject
Great Britain Kings and rulers Succession Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Cotes, Richard, ? - -1653 printer.
Added entry--name
Cotes, Thomas, ? - -1641 printer.
Added entry--name
Seile, Henry, 1595 - 1660 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Burrell, Joseph Frederick, 1909 - 1983 former owner.
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng
Identifier
B51226