Eikōn basilikē
Subtitle: the pourtraicture of His Sacred Maiesty in his solitudes and sufferings
Contributors: Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649, attributed name; Marshall, William, fl. 1617-1650, designer
Series: Early English books, 1641-1700 -- 2169:2
Publisher: printed by Thomas Warren
Published: 1649
Place of publication: [London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 269
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: Eikôn basilikê; Pourtraicture of His Sacred Majesty in his solitudes and sufferings
Notes: First two words of title in Greek characters

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

Printer's name from Madan; place of publication from Wing; date of publication in imprint given according to Lady Day dating

Signatures: Np2s  B-Mp12s  Np4s (-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

Wing (2nd ed., 1994) E280

Madan, F.F. New bibl. of the Eikon basilike 6

Almack 12

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1993. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2169:02).