The Lyfe of Sir Thomas More knighte
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Description
- Title
- The Lyfe of Sir Thomas More knighte
- Creator
- Roper, William, 1496-1578
- Published / Created
- [between 1600 and 1625]
- Publication Place
- England
- Abstract
-
Manuscript on paper of The Life, Araignment, and Death, of the famous learned, Sir Thomas More Knight: Somtymes Lord Chauncellor of England. On f. iii verso, engraving of Sir Thomas More, half-length, to right, standing, pointing to scroll in right hand
- Description
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In English.
Watermarks: Heawood, Coat of Arms 481.
Script: Written in neat chancery script.
Illuminated title-page, f. iii recto: double blue frame with sprigs of berries and leaves on both sides and gilt designs above and below. Gold initial on f. 1r marks the beginning of text.
Binding: 17th-18th centuries. Part of a book rebound in limp vellum, gold-tooled, with holes for two ties. - Provenance
- Purchased from C. A. Stonehill in 1966 for the Albert H. Childs, Yale '61, Memorial Collection.
- Extent
- ff. iii + 73 + ii : 195 x 149 (146 x 99) mm.
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Beinecke MS 363
- Related Resource Online
- View a detailed description.
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
- Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
- Material
- paper ;
- Resource Type
- unspecified
- Subject (Geographic)
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Connecticut
New Haven.
Great Britain - Subject (Name)
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More, Thomas, Saint, 1478-1535.
Roper, William, 1496-1578. - Subject (Topic)
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Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscripts, Medieval
History - Subjects
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More, Thomas, Saint, 1478-1535
Roper, William, 1496-1578
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscripts, Medieval > Connecticut > New Haven
Great Britain > History > Tudors, 1485-1603
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- William Roper, The Lyfe of Sir Thomas More Knighte. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 9781824
- Object ID (OID)
- 32602809