An edition was published in 1549 under title: L'art & science de la vraye proportion., Armorial bookplate and autograph: Olin Lake Merriam. Bookplates: Charles Butler; Frank Altschul., Colophon: Cy finist ce present Liure, avec Laddition de Treze diuerses faco[n]s de Lettres, Et la maniere de faire Chifres pour Bagues dor, ou autrement. Qui fut acheue dimprimer Le mercredy. xxviij. Iour du Mois Dapuril. Lan Mil Cincq Cens. XXIX. Pour Maistre Geofroy Tory de Bourges, Auteur dudict Liure, & Libraire demora[n]t a Paris, qui le vent sus Petit Pont a Lenseigne du Pot Casse. Et pour Giles Gourmont aussi Libraire demorant au dict Paris, qui le vent pareillement en La Rue Sainct Iaques a Lenseigne des Trois Coronnes., Imprint from colophon., Signatures: A⁸ B-N⁶ O⁸., and Title within ornamental borders; initials. Two forms of Tory's mark "le pot cassé, on t.p. and last leaf, respectively.
Publisher:
Pour Maistre Geofroy Tory de Bourges, autheur dudict liure, & libraire demora[n]t a Paris, qui le vent sus Petit Pont a lenseigne du Pot Casse, et pour Giles Gourmont aussi libraire demorant au dict Paris, qui le vent pareillement en la Rue Sainct Iaques a lenseigne des Trois Coronnes,
Alphabets--Early works to 1800, French language--Pronunciation--Early works to 1800, French language--Provincialisms--Early works to 1800, and Proportion (Art)--Early works to 1800
Chronicles of England., Dyscrypcyon of Englonde, Here begynneth a shorte and abreue table on the cronycles, Here begynneth a shorte and abreve table on the cronycles, In soo moche that it is necessary to all creatures of crysten relygyon, or of false relygyon, and Saint Albans chronicle
Description:
Imperfect: leaf [Maltese cross]2 wanting and supplied in facsimile; few letters supplied in pen facsimile on [Maltese cross]3 and final leaf; final leaf slightly mutilated and restored; many blank margins supplied. Bookplate of Charles Butler, of Warren Wood, Hatfield. Ink stamp shelfmark on front flyleaf: 33.D. Ownership inscription of Robert Garrett, autographs of Tho. Jadwyn (dated 1621) and Roland Hill, and additional manuscript annotations on leaf [Maltese cross]1r. Ownership inscription of John Staple on verso of final leaf. Pencil manuscript notes of B. Quaritch and T.S. Thomson on rear flyleaf concerning this copy. Accompanied by: bookseller's description (1 leaf), Imprint from colophon., Includes "The dyscrypcyon of Englonde", an excerpt from: Higden, Ranulf. Polycronicon., Known as "The Saint Albans chronicle"; not the same compilation as the "Chronicles of England" first printed by Caxton (STC 9991-4)., Signatures: [Maltese cross]⁴ a-v⁶ x⁸ y-z⁶ [et]⁴., Text commences on leaf i: In soo moche that it is necessary to all creatures of crysten relygyon, or of false relygyon., and Title from opening words of text, leaf [Maltese cross]1v.
Subject (Geographic):
England--Description and travel--Early works to 1800. and Great Britain--History--To 1485--Early works to 1800.
Subject (Name):
Butler, Charles,--1821-1910--Bookplate., Garrett, Robert--Autograph., Higden, Ranulf, -1364. Polycronicon. Selections. English., Hill, Roland--Autograph., Jadwyn, Thomas--Autograph., Notary, Julian, active 1496-1520, printer, Quaritch, Bernard, 1819-1899, bookseller. CtY-BR, Quaritch, Bernard,--1819-1899--Ms. notes., Staple, John--Autograph., Thomson, T. S.--Ms. notes., and Trevisa, John, -1402, translator.