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- Tags: 16th century
Virorum doctorum de disciplinis benemerentium effigies XLIIII
This is the myrrour or glasse of helth necessary and nedefull for euery person to loke in
Signatures: A-G? H?;
Black letter, historiated woodcut head-piece and tail-piece on verso of title, woodcut white-on-black initials throughout.
The vnion of the two noble and illustre famelies of Lancastre [and] Yorke, beeyng long in continual discension for the croune of this noble realme,
Continued from 1532 by Richard Grafton from Hall's notes.
Printer's name from colophon.
"The pitifull life of kyng Edward the. v.", "The politique gouernaunce of Kyng Henry the. vii.", and "The…
The tragedies, gathered by Ihon Bochas, of all such princes as fell from theyr estates throughe the mutability of fortune since the creacion of Adam, vntil his time
Publication date conjectured by STC.
The eighth book begins new foliation on 2A1.
The last leaf, usually lacking, bears the title page to "A memorial of suche…
Tags: 16th century, biography, ethics, folio, history, marginalia, purchase, royalty
The Memoirs of Robert Carey
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
The historie of Philip de Commines Knight, Lord of Argenton.
With a final errata leaf.
For additional details on copies, see Michael Jones, "The reception of the Memoirs of Philippe de Commynes in early modern Britain" in "1521-2011 Philippe de Commynes"…
Tags: 16th century, folio, France, history, manuscript waste, purchase
The historie of George Castriot, surnamed Scanderbeg, King of Albanie : containing his famous actes, his noble deedes of armes, and memorable victories against the Turkes, for the faith of Christ : comprised in twelue bookes
Printer's name from STC.
With sonnet by Edmund Spenser on leaf [par.]8r.
Printer's device on title-page; head- and tail-pieces; initials; printed…
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
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 first and second volumes of Chronicles
Tags: 16th century, banned works, England, folio, Great Britain, history, Ireland, marginalia, Schulich gift, Scotland, Wales
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…
Polydori Vergilij Vrbinatis Anglicæ historiæ libri xxvj.
Tags: 1485-1603, 16th century, Great Britain History, Tudors
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.…
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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…