Eliz +33: A fragment only, consisting of four half sheets, uncut and unsewn, as issued, measuring 19.7 by 28.2 cm. Mounted in an album bound in red goatskin, gold tooling on cover and spine. Each leaf bears the British Museum duplicate stamp. Acquired by exchange with the British Museum for the Huth copy, which was complete, November 1911.
Charteris, Henry, d. 1599, printer Lindsay, David, Sir, fl. 1490-1555
Published / Created:
1597
Call Number:
If L99 a597
Image Count:
173
Alternative Title:
[Works. 1597], Uarkis of the famous & vvorthie knicht, Sir Dauid Lindsay of the Mont, alias Lyoun, King of Armes, and Warkis of the famous & worthie knicht, Sir Dauid Lindsay of the Mont, alias Lyoun, King of Armes
1st edition., Authorship much disputed ; for recent discussion cf. J.E. Wells, Manual of the writings in Middle English 1050-1400 ... 1916., BEIN Id L26 550: The date 1505, evidently a misprint for 1550, is corrected on manuscript to 1550. Title-page and "The printer to the reader" (sig.*) wanting. Title supplied in photostat from the British museum copy, following which is inserted a facsimile reprint of the t.p. of the 2d Crowley edition of 1550 (with longer title). Leaf cxvii wanting and supplied in manuscript., Gothic type ; initials ; title within ornamental border, device of Edward Whitechurch. cf. R.B. McKerrow, Printers' and publishers' devices, no. 108., Imprint from Colophon., Many errors in numbering leaves., and Signatures: *2, A-Z4, Aa-Ff4, Gg1. U3 and Ff2 incorrectly numbered T3 and F2 respectively.
Publisher:
by Roberte Crowley, dwellyng in Elye rentes in Holburne,
Halle's Chronicle., Hall's Chronicle., and The union of the two noble and illustre famelies of Lancastre & Yorke.
Description:
BEIN By7A +548H: Copy of the variation with the first 250 leaves of the 2nd impression, the initial paragraph words being mostly in roman letters; the armorial capital on B1b is the same as on 2nd A1a; with the tables, which were printed some time after the text. Imperfect: leaf 2nd xxv (sig. EE1, beginning of Richard III) wanting and replaced by the corresponding leaf (numbered j, sig. EE2) from another edition., Hall's work ended with 1532. It was continued to the death of Henry VIII, from Hall's notes, by Richard Grafton., and Signatures: A4A8B-M6N8I2O-Ff6Gg8s4Hh-Qq6Rr8 (Rr8 blank) L4AA-DD6aa2 (aa2 blank) EE-KK6 (KK6 blank) [kk]2aaa-iii6kkk8 (kkk8 blank) LLL4AAa-ZZz6AAA-XXX6.
Publisher:
In officina Richardi Graftoni typis impress. ...,
Subject (Geographic):
England--Social life and customs., Great Britain--History--Henry VIII, 1509-1547., and Great Britain--History--Lancaster and York, 1399-1485.