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An epitome of cronicles : conteining the whole discourse of the histories as well of this realme of England, as all other countreis, with the succession of their kynges, the tyme of their reigne, [and] what notable actes thei did : much profitable to be redde namely of magistrates and suche as have auctoritee in com[m]en weales / gathered out of most p[ro]bable auctors, first by Thomas Lanquet, from the beginnyng of the world to the incarnacion of Christ ; and now finished and continued to the reigne of our soueraine lorde kynge Edwarde the sixt by Thomas Cooper, anno MDLXIX.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection D18 .L36 1549
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lanquet, Thomas, 1521-1545.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World history--Early works to 1800.
- World history.
- Great Britain--History--Tudors, 1485-1603.
- Great Britain.
- History.
- Penn Provenance:
- Rennant, William (autograph) (bookplate)
- Gardner, Cecil Dunn (autograph, 1894)
- Physical Description:
- 28 unnumbered leaves, 292, that is, 291 leaves, 1 unnumbered leaf ; 21 cm (4to)
- Place of Publication:
- Imprinted at London : In the house of Thomas Berthelet, MDXLIX [1549]
- Notes:
- Imprint from colophon.
- Date on t.p. an evident misprint for MDXLIX, as Berthelet died in 1555. Cf. Ames, Typographical antiquities.
- Signatures: [superscript pi]A⁴ ²[superscript pi]A-[superscript pi]F⁴ A-4D⁴.
- Leaf no. 289 omitted in sequence.
- Numerous errors in foliation.
- Title leaf within illustrated woodcut border; woodcut initials.
- With side- and shoulder-notes.
- Includes index.
- Identified as STC 103:05 on UMI microfilm.
- Local Notes:
- Library's copy wanting last leaf with colophon (4D4).
- Bound by J. Mackenzie in full brown calf with gold-tooled arabesque, floral gold design on center panels; five raised bands with gold-tooled designs in four panels and author, title and misprinted date stamped in two panels; gold-tooled floral turn-ins with marbled endpapers; edges gilt.
- Cited in:
- STC (2nd ed.) 15217
- ESTC S108238
- OCLC:
- 12756530
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