Author: Walter De Gray Birch
Title: 1872 Fasti Monastici Aevi Saxonici or an Alphabetical List of the Heads of Religious Houses in England Previous to the Norman Conquest, to Which Is Prefixed a Chronological Catalogue of Contemporary Foundations
Description: London , Taylor and Co. 1872. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce signed first edition of this short history of religious houses in England. First edition. Very scarce. Signed by the author. With the author's compliments to front free endpaper. Dedication name has been excised. Compiled for personal use of De Gray Birch it collates a comprehensive list of Religious Houses in England and Wales during the Saxon period. Through compiling this list De Gray Birch hopes that it will be useful to others. He makes this study for his and others personal usage. The list is ordered chronologically. The chronological list starts with a broad overview of religious houses. Each house is listed with the country, order and ascribed date of foundation. It then breaks these houses down into authoritative positions. Bound in publisher's cloth. Externally smart. Bumping to corners of the boards resulting in loss. Internally firmly bound. Age toning noticeable to the first and last pages. Pages bright and clean. Institutional bookplate and stamp to the front pastedown. With author's compliments on the front free endpaper. Dedication name has been excised. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

Keywords: History Signed Norman conquest Signed None


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