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Vita, after Rinucius, et Fabulae, Lib. I-IV, prose version of Romulus [English] Tr: William Caxton. Add: Fabulae extravagantes. Fabulae novae Fabulae Aviani. Fabulae collectae [English] Tr: William Caxton
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TitleVita, after Rinucius, et Fabulae, Lib. I-IV, prose version of Romulus [English] Tr: William Caxton. Add: Fabulae extravagantes. Fabulae novae Fabulae Aviani. Fabulae collectae [English] Tr: William Caxton
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NotesWoodcuts
The model for both the translation and the illustrations is the edition [Lyons]: Jehan Rousset, 10 May 1482 (cf. M.C. Davies, in The Library ser.7, 7 (2006) pp.257-87)
Translated from the French of Julien Macho by William Caxton
Language of itemeng
Reference worksHC: Copinger, W.A. Supplement to Hain’s Repertorium Bibliographicum. Part I. London, 1895. 360
Blades: Blades, William. The Biography and Typography of William Caxton, England's first printer. London, 1877. 55
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Sheppard: Sheppard, L.A. Catalogue of XVth century books in the Bodleian Library. [Unpublished MS, 1954-71]. 7402, 7403
Pr: Proctor, Robert. An index to the early printed books in the British Museum from the invention of printing to the year MD, with notes of those in the Bodleian Library. 2 vols. London, 1898. 4 supplements, 1899-1902. (Part II, MDI-MDXX, Germany, London, 1903). 9658
BMC: Catalogue of books printed in the XVth century now in the British Museum [British Library]. 13 parts. London, ’t Goy-Houten, 1963-2007. (Pts I-IX reproduced from the working copies of the original edition (London, 1908-62) annotated at the Museum). XI 153
GW: Gesamtkatalog der Wiegendrucke. Bd. I [etc.] Stuttgart, etc., 1968- [in progress]. (Vols. 1-7 reproduced with additions and corrections from the original edition (Leipzig, etc., 1925-38)). [See also GW Manuskript - GW M: http://www.gesamtkatalogderwiegendrucke.de] 376
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Related resourcesMicrofiche: Primary Source Microfilm (an imprint of Cengage Learning), 2002. Incunabula: the Printing Revolution in Europe 1455-1500. Unit 49 - Printing in England Part II, EN 130
Holdings
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandLondon, British Library (C.11.c.17 = IB.55088) (Imperfect, f.1 in facsimile)
Oxford, Bodleian Library (imperfect, with 1 leaf of printer's waste)
Windsor, Royal Library
Number of holding institutions3
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