The key of historie. Or, A most methodicall abridgement of the foure chiefe monarchies, Babylon, Persia, Greece, and Rome Being a generall and compendious chronicle from the Flood. Digested into three bookes. Whereunto is added a marginall chronologie of euery Roman emperors raigne, and of all the most memorable persons and accidents. Together with briefe illustrations vpon the more obscure names, places, and offices. With a directory table for the more profitable reading of history. Written by that excellent and most learned man Iohn Sleidan.
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dc.contributor.author | Sleidanus, Johannes, 1506-1556. |
dc.contributor.author | Darcie, Abraham, fl. 1625. |
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dc.date.accessioned | 2020-09-22T21:45:34Z |
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dc.date.created | 1627 |
dc.date.issued | 2014-11 |
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dc.description.abstract | A translation and abridgement of: De quatuor summis imperiis. With an additional double-page engraved title page: The key of history. Translator's dedications variously signed (1) "A.D.", (2) "Ab. Darcie", or (3) "Abraham Darcie". Variant: dedications cancelled. Includes index. The last two leaves are blank. Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library. |
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dc.subject.lcsh | History, Ancient -- Early works to 1800. |
dc.title | The key of historie. Or, A most methodicall abridgement of the foure chiefe monarchies, Babylon, Persia, Greece, and Rome Being a generall and compendious chronicle from the Flood. Digested into three bookes. Whereunto is added a marginall chronologie of euery Roman emperors raigne, and of all the most memorable persons and accidents. Together with briefe illustrations vpon the more obscure names, places, and offices. With a directory table for the more profitable reading of history. Written by that excellent and most learned man Iohn Sleidan. |
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