1677 History of London 1ed Domus Carthusiana Charterhouse Hospital Sutton Herne

1677 1^ed Domus Carthusiana History of London Charterhouse Hospital Sutton Herne

Samuel Hearne was an 18^th-century English explorer and author known for being the first European to make an excursion across Canada to the Arctic Ocean.

This work, ‘Domus Carthusiana’ is a written history of the London Charterhouse, a charitable hospital and almshouse established on the site of a Carthusian monastery. This book includes prayers and devotions used in the Charterhouse and a full-page engraving depicting a monk in prayer.

Item number: #1846

Price: $499

HERNE, Samuel

Domus carthusiana ; or, An account of the most noble foundation of the Charter-hovse near Smithfield in London : Both before and since the reformation : With the life and death of Thomas Sutton esq ; the fovnder thereof. And his last will and testament. To which are added several prayers, fitted for the private devotions and particular occasions of the ancient gentlemen

London : Printed by T.R. for Richard Marriott and Henry Brome, at the gun in St. Paul’s Church-yard, the West-end, 1677. First edition.

Details:

• Collation complete with all pages: [46], 287, [1]
  • Signatures: A⁸ a-b⁸ B-T⁸
• References: ESTC R10688; Wing H 1578; Allibone 813; Lowndes 1052
• Provenance: Armorial Bookplate – AEQUAM SERVARE MENTEM
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather; tight & secure
• Size: ~7in X 5in (18cm x 13cm)

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