The vvorks of Sir Thomas More Knyght, sometyme Lorde Chauncellour of England, wrytten by him in the Englysh tonge.
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| Alternative Title: | The works of Sir Thomas More Knyght, sometyme Lorde Chauncellour of England, wrytten by him in the Englysh tonge. |
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| Language: | English |
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London :
printed at the costes and charges of Iohn Cawod, Iohn VValy, and Richarde Tottell,
Anno .1557.
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| Collection: | Stillingfleet |
| Item Description: | Engraved title page and initials. Gothic type. Two columns. Printed marginalia. Colophon: 'Imprinted at London in Fletestrete at the sygne of the hande and starre, at the coste and charge of John Cawod, John Walley, and Richard Tottle. Finished in Apryll, the yere of our Lorde God .1557. Cum preuilegio ad imprimendum solum'. 'To the moste hygh and vertuous Princesse, MARY, by the grace of GOD, quene of Englande, Spayne, Fraunce, both Sicilles, Ierusalem, and Ireland ...' Includes 'A Table of many matters conteined in this booke, Collected and gathered together by Thomas Paynell pretst'. Includes 'The life of John Picus Erle of Myrandula ... translated out of Latin into Englishe by maister Thomas More'. Inscription on title page dated 1589 scribbled out. Also written on title page: 'vita mea [chris]t][us]s' and 'natura nobis commorandi [...] habit[...]di (faded) dedit'. Some underlining and few annotations (some trimmed) in Latin. Pages have been trimmed. Marsh's Library stamp on title page. Note on front flyleaf: 'This copy does not contain the blank leaf after the Table, nor the unpaged leaf referring to the printer's errors between Cc5 and Cc6'. |
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| Physical Description: | folio |
| Published References: | Gibson catalogue no. 73. S.T.C. 18076. |
| Binding Note: | Plain leather boards. 6 bands and 7 compartments on spine. Title gold tooled on second compartment and call number pasted on top compartment. Double fillet lines in blind on top and bottom of each band. Modern brown endleaves. Pages are sprinkled with blue and red. |
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