THOMAS HEARNE 1716 MEDIEVAL CHRONICLES OF ALFRED OF BEVERLEY YORKSHIRE 1716

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THOMAS HEARNE 1716 MEDIEVAL CHRONICLES OF ALFRED OF BEVERLEY YORKSHIRE 1716:
$155.42

Hearne Thomas.Aluredi Beverlacensis Annales,Sive Historia de Gestis Regum Britanniaw, Libris XI. E Codice pervetusto, calamo exarto, in Bibliotheca Viri clarissimi Thomae Rawlinsoni, Armigeri.Oxonii, E Theatro Sheldoniano 1716.Octavo; Lii,172pp, Fine contemporary binding of full red goatskin, double gilt panels to boards with outer cornerpieces, corners sl worn, the spine wit raised bands and gilt in compartments, now sl dulled, spine ends worn, joint cracking at ends but boards are well attached. The pages are just a little cockled, inner endpaper hinge cracked.. With the engraved bookplate of Ingestre Hall, seat of Earl Talbot. Overall a Good copy only. Scarce - only 100 printed in demy octavo and 48 in royal octavo. This is demy. The text is in Latin.Alredus, or Alfred of Beverley, (fl. 1143), English chronicler, was sacristan of the church of Beverley in the first half of the twelfth century. He wrote, apparently about the year 1143, a chronicle entitled Annales sive Historia de gestis regum Britanniae, which begins with Brutus and carries the history of England down to 1129. Geoffrey of Monmouth and Simeon of Durham are Alfred\'s chief sources.