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Historia compendiosa Anglicana: or, A compendious history of England: wherein is contained, an account of its rulers,... a succinct history of Rome, ... To which is annex'd, an appendix, relating to York ... A further historical account of Pontefract ... Also compleat indexes to the whole (v.2)

Archive Print Item: YAS 0345

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Type of record: Book

Title: Historia compendiosa Anglicana: or, A compendious history of England: wherein is contained, an account of its rulers,... a succinct history of Rome, ... To which is annex'd, an appendix, relating to York ... A further historical account of Pontefract ... Also compleat indexes to the whole (v.2)

Other titles: A compendious history of England; Historia compendiosa Romana: or, A comprehensive history of Rome

Level: Item

Classmark: YAS 0345

Creator(s): Gent, Thomas (1693-1778)

Related people: James I, King of England, 1566-1625

Publisher: pr. and sold by the author [ie. Thomas Gent]

Publication city: York

Date(s): 1741

Language: English

Size and medium: 2 vols; [4], xvi, [2], 268, [4]; [4], 269-376, [2], 1-22, [8], 23-68, [2], 69-70, xxxviii p

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/498403

Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991010444649705181

Collection group(s): Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society

Description

Preface dated: Octob. 10. 1740.


The appendix has a separate titlepage dated 1739.


Vol. 2 has a separate titlepage reading 'Historia compendiosa Romana'; the main sequence of pagination is continuous.


Vol. 1, with frontispiece port. of Thomas Gent.


With a 4 page list of subscribers.


Indexed in: Davies


Indexed in: Franks


Indexed in: ESTC


Indexed in: Franks


Indexed in: Franks


Indexed in: Franks

Additional description

Armorial bookplate of Thomas Brooke. Spine lettered: "Gent's hist. of Rome"

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