Here begynneth a shorte and abreue table on the Cronycles ...

Format:

Microformat

Contributor:

Higden, Ranulf, -1364.

Trevisa, John, -1402.

Series:

Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 4:1.

Standardized Title:

Saint Albans chronicle.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--History--To 1485--Early works to 1800.

England--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.

Local Subjects:

Great Britain--History--To 1485--Early works to 1800.

England--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.

Physical Description:

2 unnumbered leaves, Cxxviii leaves, 16 unnumbered leaves : illustrations (woodcuts)

35 mm

monochrome

service copy

positive

Other Title:

Here begynneth a shorte and abreve table on the cronycles.

In soo moche that it is necessary to all creatures of crysten relygyon, or of false relygyon.

Place of Publication:

[Enprynted at Londo[n] : In powlys chyrche yarde at the west dore of powlys besyde my lorde of londons palays by me Iulyan Notary, In the yere of our lorde god. M.CCCCC.xv. [1515]

Notes:

Known as "The Saint Albans chronicle"; not the same compilation as the "Chronicles of England" first printed by Caxton (STC 9991-4).

Title from opening words of text, pi1v.

Imprint from colophon.

Text commences on leaf i: In soo moche that it is necessary to all creatures of crysten relygyon, or of false relygyon ..

Includes "The dyscrypcyon of Englonde", an excerpt from: Higden, Ranulf. Polycronicon.

The first page contains woodcuts with ornamenal border. The bottom border contains Maltese crosses, thus the first quire is sometimes said to be signed with a cross.

Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1938. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1475-1640; 4:1). s1938 miun a

Cited in:

STC (2nd ed.) 10000.

Related Work:

Higden, Ranulf, -1364. Polycronicon. English. Selections.

OCLC:

55168842