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Chorea gigantum : or, The most famous antiquity of Great-Britain, vulgarly called Stone-Heng, standing on Salisbury Plain, restored to the Danes

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Type of record: Book

Title: Chorea gigantum : or, The most famous antiquity of Great-Britain, vulgarly called Stone-Heng, standing on Salisbury Plain, restored to the Danes

Other titles: Stone-Henge

Level: Item

Classmark: BC Lt/DRY

Creator(s): Charleton, Walter (1619-1707)

Additional creator(s): Dryden, John (1631-1700) (Other); Howard, Sir Robert (1626-1698) (Other); Herringman, Henry (1704) (Other)

Related people: Jones, Inigo, 1573-1652; Dryden, John; Howard, Robert; Herringman, Henry

Publisher: Printed for Henry Herringman, at the sign of the Anchor in the Lower Walk of the New Exchange

Publication city: London

Date(s): 1663

Language: English

Size and medium: [15], 64 p., [2] leaves of plates (1 folded)

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/276664

Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991000398529705181

Collection group(s): English Literature

Description

A reply to Inigo Jones's "The most notable antiquity of Great Britain".


Text preceded by two poems addressed to Charleton by Robert Howard and John Dryden respectively.


First edition.


The commendatory verses include Dryden's 'To my honour'd friend, Dr Charleton'.


With preliminary imprimatur leaf.


Title page in red and black.


Signatures: [pi]⁴ a⁴ b B-I⁴.


Also has title: Stone-Henge.


Indexed in: Macdonald 8a ii (final state of Dryden's poem).


Indexed in: Wing C3666.


Indexed in: Fowler 89.

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