1693 1st English ed Monasteries Dugdale Monasticon Anglicanum Cathedrals England

William Dugdale was 17th-century English historian known for his works of antiquity of English aristocracy and monastics. One of his most important works was ‘Monasticon Anglicanum’, a work in which he and Roger Dodsworth described aspects of religious institutions. Dugdale and Dodsworth discuss the roles of monks in monasteries, Benedictine orders, specific churches and cathedrals in England, and outlines of the Canons Regular of Saint Augustine.

Lowndes writes:

“This work contains chiefly the foundation charters of the monasteries at their first erection, the donation-charters in after-times being purposely omitted: the publication was productive of many lawsuits, by the revival of old writings; and the puritans were highly offended at it, as they looked upon it as a preparatory step to introducing popery. Some interesting remarks on the work occur in the Life, Diary, and Correspondence of Dugdale.”

Published in 1693, this edition was the first abridged version in English.

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DUGDALE, William

Monasticon anglicanum, or, The history of the ancient abbies, and other monasteries, hospitals, cathedral and collegiate churches, in England and Wales : with divers French, Irish, and Scotch monasteries formerly relating to England

London, Printed, for Sam Keble at the Turks Head, 1693.

Details:

•Collation: Complete with all pages; one plate

o[10], 331, [13]

•References: Wing D 2487; Arber's Term cat, II 476;

Lowndes 683•Language: English

•Binding: Hardcover velvet; tight & secure; very rare binding

•Size: ~12.25in X 7.75in (31cm x 19.5cm)

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