Cessolis, Jacobus de:
De ludo scachorum [English] The play of chess. Translated by William Caxton, from the French of Jean de Vignay
ISTC No.ic00413000
AuthorCessolis, Jacobus de
TitleDe ludo scachorum [English] The play of chess. Translated by William Caxton, from the French of Jean de Vignay
Imprint[Ghent? : David Aubert?, for William Caxton], 31 Mar. 1474
Formatf°
NotesFor Caxton's association with David Aubert and the location of his press at Ghent rather than Bruges, see L. Hellinga, in Bulletin du bibliophile 2011 no.1 pp.86-114
Reproductions of the watermarks found in the paper used in this edition are provided by the Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National Library of the Netherlands.
Language of itemeng
Reference worksGoff C413; HC 4902; Camp(I)-Kron 418a; ILC 556; Duff 81; DeR(C) 1; Cx 5; STC 4920; Polain(B) 4469; Oates 3839; Bod-inc C-168; Sheppard 7062; Pr 9323; BMC IX 130; GW 6532
Holdings
BelgiumBrussels, Bibliothèque royale de Belgique (imperfect, wanting leaves 2,7,8 and 65)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandCambridge, University Library
Manchester, University of Manchester, John Rylands Research Institute and Library (14387)
Oxford, Bodleian Library (imperfect)
London, British Library (C.10.b.23 = IB.49432)
London, British Library (G.10543 = IB.49433) (An imperfect copy with the variant colophon. Leaves 3, 66 and 73 are supplied in pen-and-ink facsimile)
United States of AmericaSan Marino CA, Huntington Library (DeR 1.10)
Washington DC, Library of Congress, Rare Book Division, Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (DeR 1.4)
New York NY, Public Library, Rare Book Division (DeR 1.7)
Chicago IL, The Newberry Library (Holford) (DeR 1.2)
New York NY, The Morgan Library and Museum (DeR 1.5)
New Haven CT, Yale University, Center for British Art (DeR 1.18, imperfect)
Number of holding institutions12
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