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Book/Printed Material Aelfredi regis res gestae.

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Title

  • Aelfredi regis res gestae.

Names

  • Asser, John, -909.
  • Parker, Matthew, 1504-1575.
  • Day, John, 1522-1584, printer.
  • Greg, W. W. (Walter Wilson), 1875-1959, former owner.
  • Levis, Howard Coppuck, former owner.
  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • [London : John Day, 1574]

Headings

  • -  Alfred,--King of England,--849-899
  • -  Great Britain--History--Alfred, 871-899
  • -  Great Britain--Kings and rulers--Biography--Early works to 1800
  • -  England--London

Notes

  • -  Title within woodcut borders.
  • -  Edited by Matthew Parker.
  • -  Imprint from STC.
  • -  Signatures: [superscript pi]A⁴ [par.]1 A-F⁴.
  • -  STC (2nd ed.) 863
  • -  Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 1243
  • -  Includes also the Will of Alfred and the pref. to his translation of St. Gregory's Pastoral care. The Res gestae and the Will are in Latin, printed in Anglo-Saxon characters, the pref. to the Pastoral care is in Anglo-Saxon with an interlinear translation in English, followed by a Latin translation.
  • -  LC copy has inscription: W.W. Greg, Park Lodge, 1926.
  • -  Special Files Project; vb59 11-14-2007
  • -  LAC knj 2019-02-25 no edits (2 cards)
  • -  LAC rwp 2019-03-07 review

Medium

  • [10], 40, [8] p. ; 30 cm. (fol.)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • DA153 .A82 1574
  • DA153 .A82 1574 Copy 2 Imperfect: 4th prelim. leaf wanting. Bookplate of Howard C. Levis. With this is bound: Walsingham, Thomas. Ypodigma Neustriae. Londini, 1574, and his Historia brevis. Londini, 1574. Copy 2.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 44048909

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Chicago citation style:

Asser, John, -909, Matthew Parker, John Day, W. W Greg, Howard Coppuck Levis, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. Aelfredi Regis Res Gestae. [London: John Day, 1574] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/44048909/.

APA citation style:

Asser, J., Parker, M., Day, J., Greg, W. W., Levis, H. C. & Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. (1574) Aelfredi Regis Res Gestae. [London: John Day] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/44048909/.

MLA citation style:

Asser, John, -909, et al. Aelfredi Regis Res Gestae. [London: John Day, 1574] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/44048909/>.