Eikōn basilikē
Subtitle: the pourtraicture of His Sacred Majestie, in his solitudes and sufferings
Contributors: Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649, attributed name
Series: Early English books, 1641-1700 -- 2168:7
Publisher: Printed [by Thomas Radcliffe and Edward Mottershead]
Published: 1649
Place of publication: [London]
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 200
Subjects: Charles -- I, -- King of England, -- 1600-1649 -- Early works to 1800; Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Early works to 1800; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1642-1649 -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Early works to 1800
Other titles: Pourtraicture of His Sacred Maiestie, in his solitudes and sufferings
Notes: First 2 words of title in Greek characters

Printers names from Madan; place of publication from Wing; year of publication given according to Lady Day dating

Authorship of the Eikon basilike 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

Twelfth issue, 2nd state; title words "solitudes" and sufferings" are printed with swash "u"s; chapter 1 heading begins with "Vpon". This edition includes prayers and an "Epitaph" on p. 200

Contents follow p. 187

Frontispiece identified by Madan as no. 13 (when present)

Identified on UMI microfilm "Early English books, 1641-1700", reel 2168 as Wing E275

Copy imperfect; lacking frontispiece and final portrait; closely trimmed; tightly bound with slight loss of print; I5 torn with loss of text. With extensive MS. note on authorship on front fly-leaf

Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library, Oxford

Madan, F.F. New bibl. of the Eikon basilike 12b

Wing (2nd ed., 1994) E275A

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1993. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2168:07).