Materials for the history of Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury (canonized by Pope Alexander III., A.D. 1173) - Volumes 1-5 & 7
1875, 1st edition. London; Her Majesty's Stationery Office. Provenance; Jesuit Seminary Library. Very good copies all in the original gilt-blocked buckram over cloth boards. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains a surprisingly well-preserved set overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #285901
Series; Rerum Britannicarum Medii Aevi scriptores, or, Chronicles and memorials of Great Britain and Ireland during the Middle Ages ; 67. Physical description; 6 volumes ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Text in Latin, with introduction and notes in English. Contents; Volume 1. -- Volume 2. Benedict of Peterborough, John of Salisbury, Alan of Tewkesbury, Edward Grim -- Volume 3. William FitzStephen, Herbert of Bosham -- Volume 4. Anonymous lives, Quadrilogus, &c. -- Volume 5. Epistles, I.-CCXXVI. -- Volume 7. Epistles, DXXXI.-DCCCVIII. Subjects; Thomas à Becket, Saint 1118?-1170.Thomas à Becket, Saint 1118?-1170 ; Sources. Bishops England Canterbury ; Biography. Christian saints England Canterbury ; Biography.
Price: €325.00