Aurea dicta. : The gratious words of King Charles I. of glorious memory: for the Protestant religion of the Church of England. Collected out of Eik⁻on basilik⁻e.
1682
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Title
Aurea dicta. : The gratious words of King Charles I. of glorious memory: for the Protestant religion of the Church of England. Collected out of Eik⁻on basilik⁻e.
Uniform title
Eikōn basilikē. Selections
Created/published
Oxford : Printed by L. Lichfield for John Barksdale, bookseller in Cirencester, anno Domini 1682.
Description
20 p. ; (8vo)
Associated name
Gauden, John, 1605-1662, author.
Gauden, John, 1605-1662.
Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872, former owner.
Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.
Gauden, John, 1605-1662.
Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872, former owner.
Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.
Note
Authorship of the Eikōn basilikē was originally attributed to Charles I, but according to Madan (pp. 125-33) it was written by John Gauden who probably included some authentic writings of the king.
In the title, "Eik⁻on basilik⁻e" is printed in Greek characters.
In the title, "Eik⁻on basilik⁻e" is printed in Greek characters.
Cited/described in
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (CD-ROM, 1996), C2150A
Madan, F.F. New bibl. of the Eikon basilike, 125
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R225066
Madan, F.F. New bibl. of the Eikon basilike, 125
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R225066
Linked resources
Blog post about Folger Shakespeare Library 149- 083q: "The Secret History (of a publication)", The Collation (8 December 2015)
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- Oxford.
Item Details
Call number
149- 083q
Folger-specific note
Provenance: Sir Thomas Phillipps copy; acquired from William Robinson, 9/3/54
Folger accession
149083