Eikōn basilikē the pourtraicture of His Sacred Maiesty in his solitudes and sufferings.
Gauden, John,1605-1662.
CharlesI,King of England,1600-1649,attributed name.
Marshall, William,active 1617-1650,designer.
[London : printed by Thomas Warren,
1648 [i.e. 1649]
First two words of title in Greek characters.
Authorship of the Eik⁻on basilik⁻e was originally attributed to Charles I, but according to Madan (pp. 125-33) it was written by John Gauden who probably included some authentic writings of the king.
Printer's name from Madan; place of publication from Wing; date of publication in imprint given according to Lady Day dating.
Signatures: N² B-M¹² N⁴ (-N4). Last leaf blank; not filmed? (cf. Madan).
This issue has misspelling in 2nd epigraph: "argere" instead of "agere".
Frontispiece plate bound between contents leaf and text, identified as Madan no. 14.
British Library copy closely trimmed and with added fronts. bust of Charles I; Harvard University copy has print fade and print show through; folded plate mutilated and bound before title.
Reproductions of the originals in the British Library and Harvard University Library.
Locations:  E  Copy notes: Matched from printed catalog.
Wing (2nd ed., 1994)
Madan, F.F. New bibl. of the Eikon basilike
Almack
ESTC
Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649