16th Century

Description

Items printed during the 16th century found in the Schulich-Woolf collection.

Collection Items

The historie of Quintus Curtius
Signatures: A-2O⁸ P⁴.

Title vignette, with motto "God saue the Queene," incorporating printer's device, with initials "A.I."; head-pieces; tail-pieces; initials.

Binding: contemporary limp vellum, gilt (gilt worn, ties missing), in red morocco…

A chronicle, conteyning the liues of tenne emperours of Rome
A translation of: Una década de los diez Cesares y emperadores Romanos.

Colophon reads: Imprinted at London for Ralphe Newberrie, dwelling in Fleetestreate a little aboue the conduite.

Printer's name from STC.

Signatures: [par.]⁴ A-X⁸ 2A-2I⁸…

A report and discourse written by Roger Ascham
At the foot of title: Cum gratia & priuilegio Regiae Maiestatis, per decennium.

Signatures: A-I⁴.

Title within typographical border.

Tail-piece; initials; marginal notes.

"John Astely to R. Ascham": second preliminary leaf.

Black…
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