The history of Herodian, a Greeke authour : treating of the Romayne emperors after Marcus

The history of Herodian, a Greeke authour : treating of the Romayne emperors after Marcus

The history of Herodian, a Greeke authour : treating of the Romayne emperors after Marcus / translated oute of the Greeke into Latin by Angelus Politianus, and out of Latin into Englyshe by Nicholas Smyth ; whereunto are annexed the argumentes of euery booke, at the begynnyng thereof, with annotacions for the better vnderstandynge of the same historye.

Herodian.

[Imprynted at London : In Flete strete, by Wyllyam Coplande, at the sygne of the Rose Garlande] Cum gratia et priuilegio regali ad imprimendum solum,

1556

[4], cvi [i.e. 99], [17] leaves ; 20 cm. (4to)

Place of publication from colophon; printer's name, "VVilliam Coplande", also appears in the lower sill of the title-page border. Nevertheless, the Pforzheimer catalogue suspects a false imprint.
Publication date conjectured by STC.
Running title reads: The historie of Herodian ...
Errors in foliation.
Signatures: A² B-U⁴ W⁴ X⁴ Z-2G⁴ 2H².
Stencil ownership mark: HW

Purchased on the Schulich-Woolf fund.

Poliziano, Angelo, 1454-1494.
Smyth, Nicholas, active 1556. translator.
Copland, William, -1568 or 1569, printer.

English

Dated 1556 .H47