Author
Foxe, John
Uniform title
Actes and monuments
Title
The first volume of the ecclesiasticall history contaynyng the actes and monumentes of thynges passed in euery kynges tyme in this realme, : especially in the Church of England principally to be noted. With a full discourse of such persecutions, horrible troubles, the sufferyng of martyrs, and other thinges incident, touchyng aswel the sayd Church of England as also Scotland, and all other foreine nations, from the primitiue tyme till the reigne of K. Henry VIII. / Newly recognised and inlarged by the author Iohn Foxe..
Imprint
At London : Printed by Iohn Daye, dwellyng ouer Aldersgate. These bookes are to be sold at hys shop vnder the gate., 1570..
Physical description
2 v. : ill. ; fol.
Note
Woodcut initials.
Note
Second volume, with continuous pagination and register, has separate title page, which reads: 'The second volume of the ecclesiasticall history, conteynyng the actes and monumentes of martyrs, ...'.
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The title page to the first volume with historiated border.
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Both volumes are numbered in a mixture of pages, leaves and columns.
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Pagination (from ESTC): v.1: [26], 26 p., 27-34 columns, 35-36 p., 37-44 columns, 49-204 p., 205-206 leaves, 207-302 p., 303-310 columns, 311-314 p., 315-322 columns, 323-360 p., 361-372 leaves, 373-922, [18] p.; v.2: [2], 923-2310, 2299-2302, [28] p., [2] leaves of plates ([1] folded).
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Signatures (from ESTC): v.1: [fist]⁴ *⁴ [paragraph mark]⁴ [chi]² (-[chi]1) a-b⁶ c⁴ d² e-r⁶ s⁶ (-s1, +s1, s2) t-y⁶, A-C⁶ D-E⁴ F-I⁶ *I⁶* K-Y⁶, Aa-Ll⁶ Mm⁶ (±Mm1) Nn-Yy⁶, 2A-2K⁶ 2L⁴ 2M² (±2M2) 2N-2O⁴; v.2: [pi]² (-[pi]1) AAa-YYy⁶, 3A-3Z⁶ 3&⁶ 3*⁴, AAAa-YYYy⁶, 4A-4Y⁶, AAAAa-HHHHh⁶ IIIIi⁶ (-IIIIi1,6, +IIIIi1,6) KKKKk-YYYYy⁶ ZZZZz⁶ (±ZZZZz2), 5A-5B⁶ 5G⁶ 5H⁴ 5I⁶ (leaf 5I1 mis-signed 4I1).
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With numerous woodcut illustrations within the text.
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In some copies the leaf [chi]1 in the 1st volume is signed with a fleuron.
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With printed marginalia; text printed in double columns.
Bibliography, etc. note
Includes index at end of v.2.
Citation/references note
STC (2nd ed.), 11223
Citation/references note
ESTC, S113108
Reproduction note
Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University Microfilms International, 1945, 1984. 1 microfilm reel: 35 mm (Early English books, 1475-1640; 231:02, 1816:08).
Provenance
Part of the Gillingham Parochial Library, bequeathed to the vicar and feoffees of the parish lands of Gillingham, Dorset by Thomas Freke (d. 1718?), and placed on permanent loan in Salisbury Cathedral Library 25 November 1992. Gillingham reference -/-/-.
Provenance
Salisbury Cathedral Library bookplate (20th century) with design based on the Dean and Chapter seal, and inscription “Sarvm Cathedral Library.”
Binding
16th-century reddish-brown calf over wooden boards; sewn on six supports; blind fillets and rolls forming concentric rectangular frames on boards; metal central boss and corner bosses on boards; remains of clasps.
Copy-specific note
Imperfect: wanting all before page 925 (except for pages 307-308). Volume is in very poor condition, with many folded pages, so that checking pagination and signatures is difficult. Upper board is detached, and sewing is broken.
Subject
Martyrs Early works to 1800.
Subject
Persecution Early works to 1800.
Subject
Church history Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Day, John, 1522-1584 printer.
Added entry--name
Freke, Thomas former owner.
Added entry--name
St. Mary the Virgin (Church : Gillingham, Dorset : England) owner.
Added entry--uncontrolled related/analytical title
Second volume of the ecclesiasticall history, conteynyng the actes and monumentes of martyrs
Added entry--place
England London.
B8853
UKSbSC
20190605171145.4