Chorea gigantum,, or,, The most famous antiquity of Great-Britain, vulgarly called Stone-Heng, standing on Salisbury Plain, restored to the Danes; / by Walter Charleton, Dr. in Physic, and physician in ordinary to His Majesty.

Author
Charleton, Walter, 1620-1707 [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
London, : Printed for Henry Herringman, at the sign of the Anchor in the Lower Walk of the New Exchange., 1663.
Description
[16], 64 p., [2] leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill (woodcuts) ; 20 cm. (4to)

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    • A reply to Inigo Jones's "The most notable antiquity of Great Britain".
    • Text preceded by two poems addressed to Charleton by Robert Howard and John Dryden respectively.
    • With preliminary imprimatur leaf.
    • Title page in red and black.
    • Signatures: [pi]⁴ a⁴ b² B-I⁴.
    • Book label: Frederick Spiegelberg.
    References
    • Fowler, 89
    • Wing (2nd ed., 1994), 3666
    • Gibson, R.W. Francis Bacon, 335
    • ESTC (RLIN), R013338
    Place name(s)
    England London.
    Other title(s)
    • Stone-Henge
    • Most famous antiquity of Great-Britain, vulgarly called Stone-Heng
    OCLC
    36737158
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