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| Shelved: | IE6.W35W6.1495h Vault | ||
| Author: | Higden, Ranulf, d. 1364. Polychronicon. English | ||
| Title: | Polycronicon. | ||
| Imprint: | Westminster [Eng.] Wynkyn de Worde, 13 Apr. 1495. | ||
| Collation: | [50], cccxlvi (i.e. 347), [1] leaves; leaf [50] (blank) wanting, and last leaf present in facsimile only. woodcuts: illus. t.p., initials, music, printers device. 26.6 cm. (fol.) | ||
| General Notes: | Several leaves wrongly numbered, and number cccxxvi repeated.Books 1-7 edited by William Caxton from John Trevisa's translation of Higden's Latin text; book 8, compiled by Caxton. Second edition. Signatures: aa8, bb-hh6, a-y8, z6, A-S8, T6, V-X8. Sig. hh4 blank. On leaf ci occurs the first specimen of musical notes printed in England. | ||
| Language Note: | English translation of: Polychronicon | ||
| References: | Hain. Repertorium (with Copinger's Supplement) 8660; Duff. Fifteenth century English books, 173 | ||
| Goff Number: | H-268 | ||
| Association: | Bookplate of James K. Moffitt. | ||
| Copy Notes: | Bound by F. Bedford in red morocco, gilt. | ||