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[Legenda aurea sanctorum, sive, Lombardica historia]
Legenda aurea. English
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- Creator
- [Wylyam Caxton]
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- English
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- [London : William Caxton, 1483, id est 1487?]
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- [1], CCCCxliiii [id est CCCCxlvi] leaves : illustrations
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- ocm71305213
- Colophon, leaf CCCCxliiii verso: Thus endeth the legende named in latyn legenda aurea / that is to saye in englysshe the golden legende ... whyche werke I haue accomplisshed at the commaũdemente and requeste of the noble and puyssaunte erle / and my specyal good lord wyllyam of arondel / & haue fynysshed it at westmestre the twenty day of nouembre / the yere of our lord M / CCCC / lxxxiii / & the fyrst yere of the reygne of kyng Rychard the thyrd / By me Wylyam Caxton.
- Attributed to Jacobus de Voragine by STC (2nd ed.) (which also cites Jean de Vignay), and NUC pre- 1956 imprints.
- T.p. lacking?; title suggested by NUC pre-1956 imprints.
- Imprint suggested by NUC pre-1956 imprints and STC (2nd ed.).
- Signatures: [pi]¹ a-z⁸ &⁸ [9?]⁶ A-X⁸ 2a-2f⁸ 2g⁶ 2h-2i⁸ 2k⁶.
- Pages numbered on recto only.
- Numerous errors in paging.
- Imperfect: stained, torn, worm-holed, with slight loss of print.
- Reproduction of original in: University of Glasgow. Library.
- STC (2nd ed.) 24874
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 2213:3)