The story of the Glittering Plain which has been also called the Land of Living Men or the Acre of
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1
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Books, Journals & Pamphlets
Abstract:
Imprint from colophon, which reads: Here ends the tale of the Glittering Plain, written by William Morris, & ornamented with 23 pictures by Walter Crane. Printed at the Kelmscott Press, Upper Mall, Hammersmith, in the county of Middlesex, ...
The story of the Glittering Plain which has been also called the Land of Living Men or the Acre of
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Books, Journals & Pamphlets
Abstract:
Imprint from colophon, which reads: Here ends the tale of the Glittering Plain, written by William Morris, & ornamented with 23 pictures by Walter Crane. Printed at the Kelmscott Press, Upper Mall, Hammersmith, in the county of Middlesex, & finished on th
Boetius de consolatione philosophie, Conclusions of the astrolabie, How pite is ded and beried in a gentyll hert, Romaunt of the rose, Troylus and Creseyde, and Works
Description:
"The romaunt of the rose", "Troylus and Creseyde", "Boetius de consolatione philosophie", "How pite is ded and beried in a gentyll hert", and "The testament of loue" each have separate divisional title; foliation and register are continuous. "The conclusions of the astrolabie" has a full-page title on the verso of a text leaf., 2Q3 is cancelled by four leaves bearing "The testament of Creseyde" by Robert Henryson. Variant: 2Q3 uncancelled (quire is in 6)., Edited by William Thynne, who is named on A2v., Foliation errors throughout., Imperfect: Q1-3F4 only; Mm2 and Mm5 missing, but the latter supplied in ms.; first and last leaves torn, text and ms. annotations affected; occasional tearing and chipping, notably in the last two gatherings. Pen trials by Lyttys Spyvlie, William Evans, Rychard Wellys, Ffrauncis Wellys, Roger Asham and unidentified others. Inscribed: To my beloved Jone William[s] Mason. Extensive contemporary annotations., Imprint from colophon., Includes a number of spurious works., Mostly in verse., Signatures: A⁴ B-2P⁶ 2Q⁶(-2Q3+'2Q3'.1,'2Q4'.1) 2R-3V⁶., and Title and imprint from STC.
Publisher:
By Thomas Godfray,
Subject (Name):
Asham, Roger--Autograph., Evans, William--Autograph., Henryson, Robert, 1430?-1506? Testament of Cresseid., Mason, Jone Williams--Presentation inscription., Spyvlie, Lyttys--Autograph., Thynne, William, d. 1546, ed., Wellys, Frauncis--Autograph., and Wellys, Rychard--Autograph.