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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
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
Heliodorus his Aethopian history
Tags: 17th century, Classical history, Ethiopia, fiction, purchase, quarto
The Romane historie
"The topographie of Rome" is a revised translation of: Marliani, Bartolomeo. Topographia antiquae Romae.
The "Breviaries" are a translation of: Florus, Lucius Annaeus. Epitomae rerum Romanarum (for…
Tags: 17th century, antiquities, folio, history, illustrated, Italy, purchase, Roman Empire, Rome, woodcut illustrations
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…
Here beginneth the third and fourthe boke of syr Iohn froissart of the cronycles of Englande, fraunce, Spaygne, Portyngale Scotland, Bretayne, flaunders, and other places adioynyng
The imprint, from colophon, is false; in fact printed by Thomas Marsh, ca. 1563?.
Imprimatur at foot of colophon: Cum priuilegio a rege in dulto.
Foliation irregular; actual foliation…
Tags: 16th century, Europe, folio, history, manicule, marginalia, purchase
An itinerary
In three parts, each with separate pagination; register is continuous.
Parts 1-3 of a projected work of 5 parts; part 4 was written but never printed. Cf.…
Tags: 17th century, Europe, folio, illustrated, map, purchase, travel, Turkey, woodcut illustrations
Fabyan's chronicle
Special title page for volume 2: The seconde volume of Fabyans cronycle conteynyng the cronycles of Englande and of Fraunce, from the begynnyng of the reygne of…
Tags: 16th century, biography, France, Great Britain, history, marginalia, purchase, royalty
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 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
History of England
Includes index and bibliographical references.
Head pieces.
With a final errata leaf.
Frontispiece portrait (A1v) signed: Gul. Faithorne ad vivum delin. et sculpsit.
Printed by John…
Tags: 17th century, England, Great Britain, history, John Milton, purchase
Choice of emblemes, and other devises
In verse.
The second part has divisional title page; pagination and…
De rebus in Hibernia gestis
English translation available in our reference collection.
The historie of Cambria, now called Wales
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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…