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[Collection of portrait prints, 16th century]
Bound with: Virorum doctorum de disciplinis benemerentium effigies XLIIII / Philippe Galle. Antwerp, 1572 -- Nine worthies / Nicolaes de Bruyn. Amsterdam: Assuerus van Londerseel, 1594 -- Diversarum gentium armatura equestris / Abraham de Bruyn.…
Saint Albans chronicle
Known as "The Saint Albans chronicle"; not the same compilation as the "Chronicles of England" first printed by Caxton (STC 9991-4).
Title and imprint from colophon, leaf 2b7r.
The first leaf has a large cut of the royal arms. The motto "Hec rosa…
Title and imprint from colophon, leaf 2b7r.
The first leaf has a large cut of the royal arms. The motto "Hec rosa…
Choice of emblemes, and other devises
Contains 248 woodcut emblems within ornamental borders, gathered from earlier emblem books published by Plantin, including those of Alciato, Sambucus, Junius, and Paradin.
In verse.
The second part has divisional title page; pagination and…
In verse.
The second part has divisional title page; pagination and…
The hystory writtone by Thucidides the Athenyan
A translation, from the French version of Claude de Seyssel, of: History of the Peloponnesian War.
"Wryttonne in the Greke tonge ... translated into Latyne by Laurence Vaile, and afterwardes brought into the Frenche tonge by the Lorde Claudius of…
"Wryttonne in the Greke tonge ... translated into Latyne by Laurence Vaile, and afterwardes brought into the Frenche tonge by the Lorde Claudius of…
An epitome of cronicles
Includes index; Side notes include 2 columns: the yere of the world and the yere of Christ; Printed in blackletter script; imperfect: Leaf YY2 wanting
The boke named the gouernour
Printer from STC.
Title in woodcut border; black letter.
Purchased Schulich-Woolf Collection fund, Jan. 2016.
Title in woodcut border; black letter.
Purchased Schulich-Woolf Collection fund, Jan. 2016.
Certain discourses, written by Sir John Smythe, Knight.
Concerning the formes and effects of diuers sorts of weapons, and other verie important matters militarie, greatlie mistaken by diuers of our men of warre in these daies; and chiefly, of the mosquet, the caliuer and the long-bow; as also, of the…
Historie di Giovanni Simonetta delle memorabili et magnanime imprese fatte dallo inuittissimo Francesco Sforza, duca di Milano nella Italia tradotta in lingua thoscana da Cristoforo Landino fiorentino, con la uita, statura & costumi di esso Sforza
Device of Andrea Arrivabene on title page.
Signatures: *?-3*? A-3D? 3E? (E4 blank?, wanting).
Woodcut initials.
Includes index.
Signatures: *?-3*? A-3D? 3E? (E4 blank?, wanting).
Woodcut initials.
Includes index.
Caroli Sigonii Historiarum de regno Italiae libri quindecim
Colophon reads: Venetiis, Ex officina Stellae Iordani Ziletti. 1574.
Cronologia del mondo di M. Francesco Sansouino diuisa in tre libri
A world chronology printed by the son of its compiler, who "composed a new chronological chart ... who had consulted astronomers and antiquarians in correcting the dates in Jacopo Filippo, and who then wrote a short history of the work of all his…
Le Historie vinitiane di Marco Antonio Sabellico, diuise in tre deche con tre libri della quarta deca
Foliated.
Title page followed by twenty-one pages of index.
Woodcut architectural border to title page ; woodcut head-pieces; woodcut initials.
Colophon the same as imprint on title page.
Lodovico Dolce (1508-1568) translated only a small part…
Title page followed by twenty-one pages of index.
Woodcut architectural border to title page ; woodcut head-pieces; woodcut initials.
Colophon the same as imprint on title page.
Lodovico Dolce (1508-1568) translated only a small part…
The charter of Romney Marsh
"The ordinance of Henry of Bathonia, justice of our Lord King Henry ... made by precept of the same Lord the King, vpon contention arisen betweene the foure and twenty jurors, and the men of Romeney Marsh, touching reparation of the walles and…
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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…