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Record Nr.

UNISA996386747503316

Autore

Higden Ranulf -1364

Titolo

Prolicionycion [sic] [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Westminster, : Printed by William Caxton, after 2 July 1482]

Descrizione fisica

[20], CCxxv, [1], CCxxxi-CCCCxxviij [i.e. 430] leaves

Altri autori (Persone)

TrevisaJohn-1402

CaxtonWilliam <approximately 1422-1491 or 1492>

Soggetti

Geography

World history

Great Britain Description and travel Early works to 1800

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

By Ranulf Higden. An English translation by John Trevisa. Edited and with a continuation by William Caxton. All three individuals are named on a3v.

Caxton's continuation is reprinted from "The chronicles of England", STC 9991.

Caption title, "1"6r.

Colophon (referring to the preparation of the text) reads: .. ended the second day of Iuyll the xxij yere of the regne of kynge Edwardthe [sic] fourth [and] of the Incarnacion of oure lord a thousand four honderd foure score and tweyne, fynysshed per Caxton.

Opening of text, a2r: "Prohemye gRete thankynges lawde [and] honoure we merytoryously ben bounde to yelde and offre vnto wryters of hystoryes .."; "1"2r: "sYth the tyme that the grete and high tonr [sic] of babilone was bylded ..".

Signatures: a-b C⁴; 1-28 chi²  29-48 49⁴ 50 52-55.

Includes index.

The first leaf and the last leaf are blank.

Numerous errors in foliation.

Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0018