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Collections for the history of Worcestershire (v.1)

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Type of record: Book

Title: Collections for the history of Worcestershire (v.1)

Level: Item

Classmark: Large Modern History Y-4.7 NAS

Creator(s): Nash, T (1725-1811)

Publisher: Printed by John Nichols, sold by T. Payne and son

Publication city: London

Date(s): 1781-82

Language: English

Size and medium: 2 volumes

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/263896

Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991017075429705181

Description

Title vignette.


Text in double columns.


Dedication signed: T. Nash.


Paging irregular in v. 2: p. 255 and 259 numbered 235 and 159 respectively.


Most of the plates drawn and engr. by J. Ross.


The 13 facsim., from the Domesday book, with their two engr. dedications are bound at end of v. 2, with "Observations upon Domesday"; they are preceded by a Supplement of 104 p. having special t.p.


This history was founded on ms. collections made by Thomas Habington (1560-1647) in the possession of the Society of antiquaries of London; in 1774 they were entrusted to Nash, for the purpose of revising and publishing. At different times, additons to the original mss. had been made by William Habington, (1605-1654) William Thomas and Charles Lyttelton, bp. of Carlisle. cf. Introd.


Includes bibliographical references.

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Wanting: pedigree of Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury to face p. 158

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