Author: Francisci Godwini; Francis Godwin
Title: Episcopi de Praesulibus Angliae Commentarius, Omnium Episcoporum Necnon Et Cardinalium Ejusdem Gentis Nomina, Tempora, Seriem, Atque Actiones Maxime Memorabiles Ab Ultima Antiquitate Repetita Complexus
Description: Cantarbigiae; Londini; Oxoniae, Josephus Bentham; J. et P. Knapton et Car. Bathurst; W. Thurlbourn; Jacobum Fletcher, 1743. Leather. A smart reprint of Francis Godwin's important study on the bishops and cardinals of England, an early contribution to the history of the Church of England. A scarce work.In Latin.Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece. Collated, complete.Francis Godwin's monumental study on the bishops and cardinals of England, a brilliant and extensive resource on the history of England.This was Godwin's most important publication, the first edition published in 1601. Some see this as an attempt to build a history of the Church of England in its early days, against Catholic and Puritan attacks.In this volume the author provides brief character studies of the eminent men of England, one of which run to only a few lines.Godwin was the Bishop of Llandaff and Hereford, and an early science fiction writer, with his remarkable work 'The Man in the Moon&apos. Rebound in a modern quarter morocco binding with marbled paper to the boards, with new endpapers. Externally, smart. Paper to the head of the front board is lifting. Minor rubbing and discolouration to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with only the occasional spot and handling mark. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .
Keywords: Episcopi de Praesulibus Angliae Commentarius bishops england cardinals bishops history Not Stated
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Title: Episcopi de Praesulibus Angliae Commentarius, Omnium Episcoporum Necnon Et Cardinalium Ejusdem Gentis Nomina, Tempora, Seriem, Atque Actiones Maxime Memorabiles Ab Ultima Antiquitate Repetita Complexus
Description: Cantarbigiae; Londini; Oxoniae, Josephus Bentham; J. et P. Knapton et Car. Bathurst; W. Thurlbourn; Jacobum Fletcher, 1743. Leather. A smart reprint of Francis Godwin's important study on the bishops and cardinals of England, an early contribution to the history of the Church of England. A scarce work.In Latin.Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece. Collated, complete.Francis Godwin's monumental study on the bishops and cardinals of England, a brilliant and extensive resource on the history of England.This was Godwin's most important publication, the first edition published in 1601. Some see this as an attempt to build a history of the Church of England in its early days, against Catholic and Puritan attacks.In this volume the author provides brief character studies of the eminent men of England, one of which run to only a few lines.Godwin was the Bishop of Llandaff and Hereford, and an early science fiction writer, with his remarkable work 'The Man in the Moon&apos. Rebound in a modern quarter morocco binding with marbled paper to the boards, with new endpapers. Externally, smart. Paper to the head of the front board is lifting. Minor rubbing and discolouration to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with only the occasional spot and handling mark. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .
Keywords: Episcopi de Praesulibus Angliae Commentarius bishops england cardinals bishops history Not Stated
Price: GBP 145.00 = appr. US$ 207.06 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 862P34
- Book number: 862P34
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