Historiarum opus omne / Jean Froissart ; [Latine redditum a J. Philippson Sleidanus].

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Froissart, Jean, 1338?-1410?
Other Associated Names: Sleidanus, Johannes, 1506-1556, Loftus, Dudley, 1619-1695 (Former owner)
Language:Latin
Published: Parisiis : Ex officina Simonis Colinaei, 1537.
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Collection:Marsh Stillingfleet
Description
Item Description:Copy 1: Printer's device on title page partially coloured in yellow (not done professionally). No annotations. Remnants of number within a lozenge - '21' on back endleaf.
Copy 2: Some Latin annotations in margins in ink with some passages marked with a line.
Physical Description:8vo
Published References:S.T.C. French (1470-1600).
Adams F. 1070.
Mirjam M. Foot's The Decorated Bindings in Marsh's Library, 2004 pages 114-115.
Provenance Note:Copy 1: 'Frater Robertus' and 'Sum [J]oannis parmetier Peronensis' on front endleaf. 'Dud: Loftus 8d', Marsh's Greek motto, 'C/', '[Ex] libris ...eau' (crossed out), and 'Miss per soc. Jesu Petri [clavy]' on title page. Several Latin incriptions and doodles on back endleaves including: '... Peronensis'.
Binding Note:Copy 1: Blind tooled fillets, cornerpieces, and centrepiece. French secondary hand manuscript waste front and back.
Copy 2: Flemish panel binding signed IP (possibly Iacob Pandelaert of Louvain). This variant of the panel shows the word 'Charitas' along with 'spes' and 'fides'. Blind tooled with lines with 'GP' tooled in blind above panel. Traces of off-set manuscript on turn-ins of both covers.
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