The ... chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande ... / faithfully gathered and set forth by Raphaell Holinshed.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Stanyhurst, Richard, 1547-1618.

Harrison, William, 1534-1593.

Wolfe, Reyner, -1573.

Holinshed, Raphael, approximately 1525-1580?

STC Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--History--To 1485.

Great Britain.

History.

Great Britain--History--Tudors, 1485-1603.

Physical Description:

2 volumes, folded plates : illustrations ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Imprinted for I. Hunne, [1577]

Notes:

With woodcut t.-p. borders (McKerrow and Ferguson 147) and numerous woodcuts in the text. The coat of arms of Lord Burleigh is on verso of title-pages. In v. 2 is a folded plan of Edinburgh, one half in facsimile by John Harris.

Many errors in paging.

Black letter: double columns.

Signatures: vol. 1: 98, A-P6, r1, a-s8, t1, A2, (*b*)2, *a*-*b*6, A-Z8, Aa-Ii8 (Bbe and Bb6 duplicated), Kk4, Ll-Mm6, C2, A-C8, D4, A-D8, E6, F-G8, H6, I2, L?2, unsigned1; vol. 2: 92, t2-8, V-Z8, A-Z8, Aa-Zz8, Aaa-Zzz8, Aaaa-Yyyy8 (Eeee 5, repeated; Rrrr5, bound in before Rrrr4), Zzzz2 A-M4 N2.

Title of vol. 1: 1577. The Firfte volume of the Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande. Conteyning The defcription and Chronicles of England, from the firft inhabiting vnto the conqueft. The defcription and Chronicles of Scotland, from the firft originall of the Scottes nation, till the yeare of our Lorde. 1571. The defcription and Chronicles of Yrelande, likewife from the firfte of that Nation, vntill the yeare. 1547. Faithfully gathered and fet forth, by Raphael Holinfhed. At London, Imprinted for George Bifhop. God Faue the Queene.

Title of vol. 2: 1577. The Lafte volume of the Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande, with the defcriptions, Conteyning, The Chronicles of Englande from William Conquerour vntill this present tyme. Faithfully gathered and compiled by Raphaell Holinfhed. At London, Imprinted for Lucas Harifon. God faue the Queene.

The compilation of the Chronicle was begun by Reyner Wolfe, publisher, assisted by Holinshed and William Harrison. As at Wolfe's death it ...

Local Notes:

Imperfect: wants only the blank leaf *b*6, before "The historie of Scotlande." The 2 leaves of errata for the "firft part of the Englifh historie" and the leaf for the "Hyftorie of Scotlande" are all bound in at the end of v.1.

Cited in:

STC (2nd ed.) 13568b

ESTC S3985

OCLC:

4917453