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Title(s)
Britannicarum gentium historiae antiquae scriptores tres : Ricardus Corinensis, Gildas Badonicus, Nennius Banchorensis / recensuit notisque & indice auxit Carolus Bertramus.
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Published/Created
Havniae [Copenhagen] : Impensis editoris, 1757.
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Physical Description
198 p., [2] leaves of plates (one folded) : ill., map ; 18 cm.
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Holdings
Rare Books and Manuscripts
DA145 .B52 1757
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
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Copyright Status
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Full YALE Library Record
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Classification
Books
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Notes
Illustrations by and after; C[harles] Bertram.
This work was published by Bertram as the work of Richard of Cirencester, monk of the 14th century. It genuineness was not questioned until 1867 when it was exposed as a forgery. See Fake? for more information.
Engraved t.p.
Head-and tail-pieces.
Includes index.
Half t.p. reads: Historiae Brittanicae scriptones tres.
Fake? The art of deception. Edited by Mark Jones. London : British Museum, 1990 44 -
Subject Terms
Engraving -- Specimens -- 1757. | Etching -- Specimens -- 1757. | Gildas, 516?-570? | Great Britain -- Antiquities. | Great Britain -- History -- 1066–1687 -- Sources. | Impensis editoris -- Publisher. | Literary forgeries and mystifications. | Nennius, active 796. | Pickford, Joseph -- Bookplate.
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Export
Making History - Antiquaries in Britain 1707-2007 (Yale Center for British Art, 2012-02-02 - 2012-05-27) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
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