Angelus Britannicus : an ephemeris for the year of our redemption, 1678 : being the second after the bissextile or leap-year; and from the creation of the vvorld, 5627 : amplified with astrological observations from the sun's ingress into Aries, and the other cardinal points : with an account of the ecclipses, conjunctions, and other configurations of the heavenly bodies : calculated for the meridian of London, where the Pole Artick is elevated above the horizon 51 degr. 32 min. but may indifferently serve for England, Scotland, and Ireland /
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| Item Description: | Title page in red and black, within black ruled border; roman and italic type. Almanac dated Aug. 8, 1677 in Amersham in Bucks County; cf. page [48]. Preceding calendar are tables in black and red containing "Common notes for the year 1678"; dates of moveable feasts, dates of the four terms and their returns, length of the planetary hour, and dates of rising and setting of moon, accompanied by a small woodcut of the anatomical man. Calendar, in black and red, with two pages for each month, noting Dominical Letters, positions of the planets, saints' days, and weather predictions. Additional information includes tables of the locations of the moon at certain times; tide tables; locations of important cities and towns in England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales; astrological observations, illustrated with woodcut diagrams; and notes on bloodletting and "physicks." Last p. contains a small advertisement for a fair in Bedford County, March 25-27, 1678. Signatures: A-C⁸ [$4 signed]. The Cushing Library/Laughlin Collection copy is bound in gilt-paneled red morocco, with the crowned monogram of Charles II in each corner and horizontal vellum divider strips between each almanac. It was bound in the workshop of Samuel Mearne -- bookseller's description. The Cushing Library/Laughlin Collection copy is a Sammelband (bound with) of 23 almanacs. The other titles are: An episcopal almanack / W.W. (London : J. Macock, 1678) -- An almanack and prognostication for the year of our Lord 1678 / John Lord. (London : J.D., 1678) -- White, 1678 a new almanack for the year of our Lord God 1678 / Thomas White (London : Robert White, 1678) -- Astral gazette or, an almanack for the year of our Lord God's incarnation 1678 / John Peter. (London : T.N., 1678) -- Alm[a]n[a]ch Calendarium Judaicum or, an almanack for the year of our Blessed Saviours incarnation, 1678 / John Partridg (London : J[ohn]. D[arby]., 1678) -- Bowker, 1678 an almanack for the year of our Lord God, 1678 / James Bowker (London : W.L. and T.J., 1678) -- Dade, 1678 a new almanack with the forraign account / William Dade (London : A.P. and T.H., 1678) -- Dove speculum anni or an almanack for the year of our Lord God 1678 / Jonathan Dove. (Cambridge : John Hayes, 1678) -- Calendarium pastoris or, the shepherds almanack / John Bucknall. (London : J[ames]. C[ottrell]., 1678) -- Nucius coelestis, or, Urania's messenger / Henry Coley. (London : J. Grover, 1678) -- Speculum perspicuum Uranicum, or, an almanack for the year of Christ 1678. / Lancelot Coelson. (London : J. Grover, 1678) -- Fly 1678 an almanack for the year of our Lord God, 1678 / Fly. (London : S. and B.G., 1678) -- Rose, 1678 a new almanack for the year / George Rose. (London : Tho. Hodgkin, 1678) -- Kalendarium astrologicum, or, an almanack for the year of our Lord God 1678 / Thomas Trigge. (London : Company of Stationers, 1678) -- Perkins a new almanack and prognostication for the year of our Lord God, 1678 / F. Perkins. (London : Robert White, 1678) -- Swan a new almanack for the year of our Lord God 1678 / John Swan. (Cambridge : John Hayes, 1678) -- 1678. Apollo Anglicanus, the English Apollo / Richard Saunders. (London : Andrew Clark, 1678) -- News from the stars, or, an ephemeris for the year 1678 / William Andrews. (London : J. Grover, 1678) -- Woodhouse 1678. A new almanack for the year of our Lord 1678 / John Woodhouse. (London : J.C., 1678) -- Pond an almanack for the year of our Lord God 1678 / Edward Pond. (Cambridge : John Hayes, 1678) -- Swallow, or, a new almanack for the year of our Lord God 1678 / John Swallow. (Cambridge : John Hayes, 1678) -- Poor Robin, 1678 an almanack after a new fashion / William Winstanley. (London : Company of Stationers, 1678). Purchased for the Cushing Library/Laughlin Collection by The Cushing Library. |
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| Physical Description: | 48 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 15 cm. (octavo) |