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The history of the coronation of the most high, most mighty, and most excellent monarch, James II : by the grace of God, king of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, defender of the faith, &c. and of his royal consort Queen Mary : solemnized in the Collegiate church of St. Peter in the city of Westminster, on Thursday the 23 of April, being the festival of St. George, in the year of Our Lord 1685 : with an exact account of the several preparations in order thereunto, Their Majesties most splendid processions, and their royal and magnificent feast in Westminster-Hall : the whole work illustrated with sculptures : by His Majesties especial command / by Francis Sandford ...

Accession number
PML 152593
Creator
Sandford, Francis, 1630-1694.
Published
[London] In the Savoy : Printed by Thomas Newcomb, 1687.
Credit line
Bequest; Miss Julia P. Wightman; 1994.
Notes
Engraved title in red and black, with vignette of royal arms.
"[Gregory King] was consulted about the coronation...and was the principal author of the...volume containing descriptions and splendid engravings of that ceremony...though he allowed Francis Sandford to affix his name to the title-page."--Dict. nat. biog.
Illustrations: 31 plates (30 double, incl. 2 plans), 11 engraved headpieces (4 signed: Strut sc.), 4 cuts in the text, and 5 historiated initials.
Inscribed "The Earl of Portsmouth, Eggesford House Library"--Paste-down and free endpapers; with signature in another hand on free endpaper.
Contains Gerard Vernon's bookplate.
Description
[8], 135 p., [61] leaves of plates : ill., plans, ports. ; 45 cm.
Provenance
Earl of Portsmouth, Eggesford House Library; Viscount Gerard Vernon; from the library of Miss Julia P. Wightman.
Binding
Cambridge binding of brown calf with gold titling on spine.
Classification
Department