The antiquities of the abbey or cathedral church of Durham
Title
The antiquities of the abbey or cathedral church of Durham
Alternative Title
Full title: The antiquities of the abbey or cathedral church of Durham : Also a particular description of the county palatine of Durham, compiled from the best authorities and original manuscripts : To which is added, the succession of the bishops, deans, archdeacons, and prebends : the bishop's courts, and his officers : and the castles and mansion-houses of the nobility and gentry : with other particulars.
Creator
John Davies, 1625-1693
Publisher
Newcastle upon Tyne : Printed by J. White and T. Saint, for P. Sanderson, at Mr Pope's Head, in Durham
Date
MDCCLXVII [1767]
Format
1 preliminary leaf, iii pages, 1 leaf, 141, [1],147, [3] pages : frontispiece ; 18 cm
Description
Dedication signed: Pat. Sanderson.
The register is continuous.
With a final advertisement leaf.
A reprint, with additions, of John Davies' "The ancient rites, and monuments of the monastical, & cathedral church of Durham," a work based on an anonymous manuscript of 1593, and published in 1672. Davies' original work was published with considerable changes by Christopher Hunter, in 1733, under title, "Durham Cathedral, as it was before the dissolution of the monastry," and this edition was subsequently re-issued as the 2d edition under title, "The history of the cathedral church of Durham." The present reprint of Hunter's edition, with additions by Patrick Sanderson, includes "A particular description of the bishoprick, or county palatine, of Durham" (p. 1-135 at end) from Magna Britannia antiqua et nova, by Thomas Cox and Anthony Hall. cf. Surtees Society.
Publications, v. 107, 1902, p. [ix]-xviii.
The register is continuous.
With a final advertisement leaf.
A reprint, with additions, of John Davies' "The ancient rites, and monuments of the monastical, & cathedral church of Durham," a work based on an anonymous manuscript of 1593, and published in 1672. Davies' original work was published with considerable changes by Christopher Hunter, in 1733, under title, "Durham Cathedral, as it was before the dissolution of the monastry," and this edition was subsequently re-issued as the 2d edition under title, "The history of the cathedral church of Durham." The present reprint of Hunter's edition, with additions by Patrick Sanderson, includes "A particular description of the bishoprick, or county palatine, of Durham" (p. 1-135 at end) from Magna Britannia antiqua et nova, by Thomas Cox and Anthony Hall. cf. Surtees Society.
Publications, v. 107, 1902, p. [ix]-xviii.
Provenance
Presented by Principal Daniel Woolf [Gift2015]
Contributor
Hunter, Christopher, 1675-1757. editor
Sanderson, Patrick. editor
Cox, Thomas, 1655?-1734. author
Hall, Anthony, 1679-1723. author
Woolf, D. R. (Daniel R.) donor
Schulich-Woolf Collection.
Sanderson, Patrick. editor
Cox, Thomas, 1655?-1734. author
Hall, Anthony, 1679-1723. author
Woolf, D. R. (Daniel R.) donor
Schulich-Woolf Collection.
Language
English
Identifier
BX5195.D9 A3 1767
ESTC T100319
ESTC T100319
Files
Collection
Citation
John Davies, 1625-1693, “The antiquities of the abbey or cathedral church of Durham,” Schulich-Woolf Rare Book Collection, accessed April 28, 2024, https://schulichwoolf.omeka.net/items/show/37.