[Leaf from Polychronicon

Alternate Title:

Polycronicon; Leaf from Higden's Polychronicon : printed by Caxton : 1482

Name:

Higden, Ranulf, -1364; Trevisa, John, -1402; Caxton, William, approximately 1422-1491 or 1492

Timespan:

Early works to 1800

Date:

1482

Description:

Leaf 46.2 of John Trevisa's English translation and continuation of Ranulf Higden's Polychronicon, revised and expanded to 1460 by William Caxton and printed by him (Westminster, between 2 July and 8 October 1482).

Language:

English

Provenance:

Williams, E. D. (Ellis David), 1853?-1916 (donor)

Publisher:

[William Caxton]

Subject:

World history -- Early works to 1800; World history; Geography -- Early works to 1800; Geography

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Incunabula

Physical Description:

1 unnumbered leaf; 24 cm (folio)

Geographic Subject:

Great Britain -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800; Great Britain

Related Place:

England -- Westminster.

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Title devised by cataloger from content; statement of responsibility from ISTC.; Imprint information from ISTC. GW gives text of colophon at end of work: Ended the second day of Iuyll the xxij yere of the regne of kynge Edwardthe fourth [and] of the Incarnacion of oure lord a thousand four honderd foure score and tweyne, fynysshed per Caxton.; Chancery folio. Leaf 46.2r: 39 lines, plus headine; area of text: 184 (194) x 121 mm.; The work has signatures and foliation, but is without catchwords. GW gives signature statement: a-b⁸ C⁴ 1-28⁸ [A²] 29-48⁸ 49⁴ 50⁸ 52-55⁸ (the first and last leaves blanks). GW (noting the presence of errors) gives foliation: [20], I-CCxxv, [1], CCxxxj-CCCCxxviij, [1] leaves. "Das zwischen den Lagen 28 und 29 eingeschobene Doppelblatt enthält auf dem ersten Blatt das Ende des Liber quartus. Das andere Blatt ist unbedruckt geblieben und fehlt in einigen Exemplaren. Das bedruckte Blatt wird in Kollationsformeln dann bisweilen der vorhergehenden oder folgenden Lage zugezählt."--GW.; The work has initial spaces with guide letters, one of which is present on leaf 46.2v.; Includes index.; Leaf size: 222 x 170 mm.; Penn Libraries copy: rubrication: initial and paragraph marks supplied in red; early ms. annotation in red on verso of leaf.; Penn Libraries copy has early ms. marginal annotation in brown ink on recto of leaf.; Purchased from Maggs Bros. 8 March 1923, and presented to the University of Pennsylvania Libraries by Ellis David Williams.; Penn Libraries copy has paper slip with ms. bibliographical and purchase information laid in.; Penn Libraries copy housed in a brown cloth portfolio with title ("A LEAF FROM HIGDEN'S POLYCHRONICON PRINTED BY CAXTON 1482") stamped in gold on front cover.; Penn Libraries copy: leaf closely cropped at all margins with damage to ms. marginalia.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Incunables, Inc H-267

Collection:

STC Collection (University of Pennsylvania); Incunable Collection (University of Pennsylvania)