1806 Holinshed Chronicle Scotland England Shakespeare Macbeth Influ. Spenser 2v

1806 Holinshed Chronicle Scotland England Shakespeare Macbeth Influ. Spenser 2v

Raphael Holinshead was a 16th-century English chronicler who is primarily remembered for his work The Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland. More commonly known as Holinsheads Chronicles, this work was considered the “first complete printed history of England composed as a continuous narrative” (Taufer). In this work, which was first published in 1577, became a source of inspiration for numerous Shakespearean tales such as King Lear and Macbeth, as well as many of the works of Edmund Spenser. This 1806 edition also includes descriptions of British towns, customs, curiosities, and natural history.

Item number: #23963

Price: $599

HOLINSHED, Raphael

The Scottish chronicle ; or, a complete history and description of Scotland

Edinburgh: Printed by J. Finlay, Arboath, 1806.

Details:

Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes

Vol. I – 8, 472

Vol. II – 485, [1]

References: Alison Taufer, Holinsheads Chronicles

Provenance: Handwritten

[Elib. Sam. Prince, 1840]

[Nora Harries, 1868]

Language: English

Binding: Leather; tight and secure

Size: ~10in X 7.75in (25.5cm x 19.5cm)

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Condition Report: Excellent