Episcopi de Praesulibus Angliae Commentarius, Omnium Episcoporum Necnon et Cardinalium Ejusdem Gentis Nomina, Tempora, Seriem, atque Actiones Maxime Memorabiles ab Ultima Antiquitate Repetita Complexus

Francisci Godwini; Francis Godwin

Verlag: Josephus Bentham; J. et P. Knapton et Car. Bathurst; W. Thurlbourn; Jacobum Fletcher, Cantarbigiae; Londini; Oxoniae, 1743

Beschreibung

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'. 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. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 862P34

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Episcopi de Praesulibus Angliae Commentarius...

Verlag: Josephus Bentham; J. et P. Knapton et Car. Bathurst; W. Thurlbourn; Jacobum Fletcher, Cantarbigiae; Londini; Oxoniae

Erscheinungsdatum: 1743

Einband: Leather

Illustrator: Not Stated

Zustand: Very Good Indeed

Art des Buches: book