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Deeds of the Kings of England
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Title
Deeds of the Kings of England, 1560s?.
Physical Description
1 v. (90 p.) ; 15 cm. x. 15.5 cm.
Language
Latin
Notes
Signed: Guilielmus Atkinsonus.
Binding: late 16th century English full calf, with gilt ornamentation on panels.
In Latin.
Provenance
Purchased from Bernard Quaritch, Ltd. on the James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Fund, 2006.
Biographical / Historical Note
William Atkinson took his BA at Trinity in 1565/6, became a fellow of the college in 1567, and incorporated at Oxford in 1572.
Summary
Manuscript, on paper, in a single Italic hand, of a Latin poem in elegiac couplets relating the deeds of the kings of England from William I through Henry VII. Prefaced by a dedication to an unidentified statesman.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
June 09, 2010
References
William Atkinson, Deeds of the Kings of England. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Cite as
William Atkinson, Deeds of the Kings of England. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
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