Restitution of decayed intelligence in antiquities nation

Title

Restitution of decayed intelligence in antiquities nation

Alternative Title

Full title: Restitution of decayed intelligence in antiquities : concerning the most noble and renowned English nation Restitution of decayed intelligence in antiquities : concerning the most noble and renowned English nation / by the study and travel of R.V. ; dedicated unto the Kings most excellent majesty.

Creator

Verstegan, Richard, approximately 1550-1640

Publisher

London : Printed for Samuel Mearne, John Martyn and Henry Herringman

Date

1673

Format

[24], 374, [18] pages : ill. (engravings) ; 17 cm (8vo)

Description

Dedications signed: Richard Verstegen.

Signatures: *? A-2B? 2C?.

Engraved title vignette with letterpress text below : Nationum origo.

Initials; printed marginal notes.

Chapters 7-10 deal with the Old English language, Anglo-Saxon proper names, and the origins of English titles of nobility.

Provenance

Gift of Daniel Woolf.

Contributor

Mearne, Samuel, 1624-1683, bookseller.

Martyn, John, active 1649-1680, bookseller.

Herringman, Henry, -1704, bookseller.

Language

English

Identifier

Dated 1673 .V4

Wing (2nd ed.) V271

English short title catalogue, R9443

Gillow, J. Engl. Cathoics, V, 568, no. 12

Files

Dated1673V4.jpg

Collection

Citation

Verstegan, Richard, approximately 1550-1640, “Restitution of decayed intelligence in antiquities nation,” Schulich-Woolf Rare Book Collection, accessed April 28, 2024, https://schulichwoolf.omeka.net/items/show/787.