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Antiquitates Apostolicae or, the History of the Holy Apostles..
by CAVE, Reverend William
- Used
- Condition
- Preliminaries thumbed, a bit foxed and a few scattered stains; binding scuffed and worn at extremities, with some loss of the he
- Seller
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Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
London: R. Royston, 1676. Preliminaries thumbed, a bit foxed and a few scattered stains; binding scuffed and worn at extremities, with some loss of the headband, rear board stained.. Folio, with a frontispiece and double page 'Tree of Faith' plate (trimmed and mounted on plain paper), several other cuts in the text, title-page printed in black and red; contemporary English crimson calf gilt, unlettered spine with ornately gilt-decorated panels between raised bands.
The second of several editions of this history of the early church, illustrated with remarkable cuts depicting the apostles persecuted in all manner of ways, including crucifixion, immolation and the dreaded 'cauldron of boyling oyl'. Each apostle is awarded a separate chapter, and is depicted both beatified and under duress. William Cave (1637-1713), was a minister and scholar of Church history who took his Doctor of Divinity at Cambridge before serving as vicar of Islington, and later in London. He was chaplain to Charles II and Canon of Windsor. Cave's primary area of expertise was the early history of the Church, and following the structure of Eusebius of Caesarea he weaves the lives of the apostles into a close narrative that illuminates arcane early theology for his reader, successfully making the early history of the Church accessible to a wider audience: 'what is significant about Cave's writings is that they follow the tradition of Christian bio-bibliography that in late antiquity and into the medieval period had such a long and rich history, and which was revived in the Reformation. Cave's works provide valuable evidence for the interest in patristic scholarship at the end of the seventeenth century...' (ODB).
. Provenance: Early signature of Elizabeth Wyndham; from the library of Chillingham Castle, Northumberland (spruiked today as "Britain's most haunted historic castle") with old label to the front endpaper; ownership inscription on title of "Cam. Tankerville 1727" (Chillingham was the family seat of the Earls of Tankerville; from 1674 to 1931 the seven successive earls were all named Charles Bennet).Reviews
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Details
- Bookseller
- Hordern House Rare Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4401855
- Title
- Antiquitates Apostolicae or, the History of the Holy Apostles..
- Author
- CAVE, Reverend William
- Book Condition
- Used - Preliminaries thumbed, a bit foxed and a few scattered stains; binding scuffed and worn at extremities, with some loss of the he
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- R. Royston
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1676
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Hordern House Rare Books
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Surry Hills, New South Wales
About Hordern House Rare Books
Hordern House, founded by Anne McCormick and Derek McDonnell in 1985 and named for our original building in Sydney's Potts Point, is an internationally renowned dealership, specialising in rare books, manuscripts and paintings.Nowadays we conduct our business in the heart of Surry Hills, five minutes from the centre of Sydney. We occupy an entire floor of a converted warehouse where we have created a customised environment for our work and the display of rare books, manuscripts & paintings.Always reflected in our extensive stock of rare and select material is our specialization in voyages and travels (with a special interest in the Pacific & Australia), natural history and colour-plate material, paintings and voyage art, historical maps and manuscripts.
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Headband
- A strip of colored material attached to the text block at the top of the spine of a hard cover book. The same treatment applied...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
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