Browse Items (53 total)
- Collection: 16th Century
The first and second volumes of Chronicles
Tags: 16th century, banned works, England, folio, Great Britain, history, Ireland, marginalia, Schulich gift, Scotland, Wales
Polycronycon
Includes index.
By Ranulf Higden, whose name appears on 2a3r.
Translated by John Trevisa, who is named on 2a3r.
Higden's work, divided into 7 books and extending to the year 1348, was originally written in Latin.…
The Florentine historie
Translator's dedication signed: Thomas Bedingfeld.
Printer's and publisher's names from colophon.
Running title reads: The historie of Florence.
The last leaf is blank.
Entered 2 October…
Tags: 16th century, Florence, folio, history, Italy, manuscript waste, purchase
The historie of France
In the Huntington copy, the second Earl of Bridgewater has signed the name "Tho: Dannett" to the dedication.
Colophon reads: London printed…
Tags: 16th century, folio, France, history, manuscript waste, purchase
Magna Charta
Latin and Law French.
Imprint from colophon in v. 2.
Volume 2 has title: Secunda pars veterum statutorum. "The date of this title page varies: 1555 or 1556"--STC.
Volume 1:…
Tags: 16th century, Great Britain, history, law, Magna Carta, marginalia, purchase
A memorial of suche princes, as since the tyme of King Richarde the seconde, have been unfortunate in the Realme of England.
The…
Tags: 16th century, banned works, England, folio, Great Britain, history, purchase, royalty
Historia Maioris Britanniae, tam Angli[a]e q[uam] Scoti[a]e,
Speculum Britanniae.
Tags: 16th century, Eliot's Court Press, Middlesex, travel
Saint Albans chronicle
Title and imprint from colophon, leaf 2b7r.
The first leaf has a large cut of the royal arms. The motto "Hec rosa…
[Collection of portrait prints, 16th century]
Diversarum gentium armatura equestris
[The Nine Worthies : ornament designs with portraits of kings and heroes.]
Virorum doctorum de disciplinis benemerentium effigies XLIIII
The history of Herodian, a Greeke authour : treating of the Romayne emperors after Marcus
Publication date conjectured by STC.
Running title…
Tags: 16th century, Herodian, Latin
Ecclesiae militantis triumphi, siue, Deo amabilium martyrum gloriosa pro Christi fide certamina
Title page (title within…
Tags: 16th century, engravings, martyrs
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Polycronycon
Imprint from colophon.
Includes index.
By Ranulf Higden, whose name appears on 2a3r.
Translated by John Trevisa, who is named on…