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An epitome of cronicles

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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

A perambulation of Kent

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Errors in paging: p. 35 and 239 numbered 13 and 139 respectively.

Die ritterliche vnnd lobwirdige Reyss des Gestrengen und uber all ander weit erfarnen Ritter vnd Landtfahrer Herrn Ludouico Vartomans von Bolonia

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Signatures: A-Cc4;
Woodcut on title page, 46 woodcuts in the text by Jörg Breu the Elder (including two full page), title printed in red and black, woodcut tailpiece.
Gothic letter.

This is the myrrour or glasse of helth necessary and nedefull for euery person to loke in

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Author's name from p. 13: "I Thomas Moulton doctour of diuinitie ...";
Signatures: A-G? H?;
Black letter, historiated woodcut head-piece and tail-piece on verso of title, woodcut white-on-black initials throughout.

A chronicle at large and meere history of the affayres of Englande and kinges of the same,

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"To the gentle reader" signed: Richard Grafton.
At foot of title: Cum priuilegio.
Imprint from colophon except for publication date. Month date from colophon.
"This seconde volume, beginning at Wlliam the Conquerour" has separate pagination,…

Ecclesiae militantis triumphi, siue, Deo amabilium martyrum gloriosa pro Christi fide certamina

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Previously issued 1583; cf. BM STC Italian, 1465-1600, p. 185. "The second state of [the t.p.], with the 'III' in the date changed to 'V, ' privilege note added and Grassi's imprint added at the foot"--Mortimer.

Title page (title within…

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

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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…

Harding's Chronicle

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Harding's Chronicle, which is in verse, extends to 1461. "A continuacion of the chronicle of England", a prose compilation by Richard Grafton, extending the history to 1543, has separate divisional title with foliation commencing on 2A1.In this…

Pauli Iouii Nouocomensis Episcopi Nucerini Historiarum sui temporis tomus primus

Publisher from Adams.
Signatures: vol. 1: *⁸ a-z⁸ A-2O⁸ (2N1 numbered Mm, 2O8 blank); vol. 2, pt. 1: a-z⁸ A-Z⁸; vol. 2, pt. 2: Aa-Zz⁸ AA-VV⁸.
Armorial bookplates (unidentified), signed "J. Neuschuander del. et sculp. à Besançon"; pictorial ex…

Pauli Iouii Nouocomensis Episcopi Nucerini Historiarum sui temporis tomus primus

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Publisher from Adams; Signatures: vol. 1: a-z A-2O (2N1 numbered Mm, 2O8 blank); vol. 2, pt. 1: a-z A-Z; vol. 2, pt. 2: Aa-Zz AA-VV.

Pauli Iouii Nouocomensis Episcopi Nucerini Historiarum sui temporis tomus primus

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Publisher from Adams.
Signatures: vol. 1: *⁸ a-z⁸ A-2O⁸ (2N1 numbered Mm, 2O8 blank); vol. 2, pt. 1: a-z⁸ A-Z⁸; vol. 2, pt. 2: Aa-Zz⁸ AA-VV⁸.