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
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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