THE CORONATION STONE.

CORONATIONS AND ROYAL EVENTS. SKENE, WILLIAM F.

Verlag: Edmonston and Douglas, Edinburgh, 1869

8vo. 7 x 9 inches. [vi] + 50 pp. + [1] pp. publisher's advertisements. Some notes and appendix in Latin. Bound in original brown cloth, gilt, with bevelled edges and gilt block of coronation chair on front board. All edges gilt. A little wear to extremities and hinges starting to crack; otherwise a very good copy. Bookplate with crest, of Thos. A. Mathieson. Illustrated by double page plate, by colour plate and by text engraving. Decorated by title page vignette. A history of the Stone of Destiny from Scone Abbey and an analysis of the legends surrounding it. A paper read before the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, with notes and illustrations added. The latter include a fine double page engraving of 'The Prospect of the House and Town of Skuyn' and a colour plate from a manuscript depicting the coronation of Alexander III, which is also described in the Latin appendix. William Forbes Skene (1809-92) was a Scottish lawyer, historian and antiquary, best known for his three volume publication, Celtic Scotland (1876-80). The owner of this copy was possibly Thomas Adam Mathieson (1823-99), Glaswegian industrialist and local politician (Mackintosh Architecture. University of Glasgow website). The crest and motto relate to Clan Matheson of Lochalsh). HISTORY/THEOLOGY SCOTLAND CORONATIONS HISTORY SCOTTISH 19TH CENTURY HISTORY/THEOLOGY. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 28651

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Titel: THE CORONATION STONE.
Verlag: Edmonston and Douglas, Edinburgh
Erscheinungsdatum: 1869