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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
Imprint[Bruges : William Caxton],
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: Goff, Frederick R. Incunabula in American libraries: a third census. Millwood (N.Y.), 1973. (Reproduced from the annotated copy of the original edition (New York, 1964) maintained by Goff). (Supplement. New York, 1972.) C413
HC: Copinger, W.A. Supplement to Hain’s Repertorium Bibliographicum. Part I. London, 1895. 4902
Camp(I)-Kron 418a:
ILC: Incunabula printed in the Low Countries. Edited by Gerard van Thienen & John Goldfinch. Nieuwkoop, 1999. 556
Duff: Duff, E. Gordon. Fifteenth century English books. Oxford, 1917. (Illustrated monographs issued by the Bibliographical Society, XVIII). Reprinted with supplement compiled by L. Hellinga. London, 2009. 81
DeR(C): Ricci, Seymour de. A census of Caxtons. Oxford, 1909. (Illustrated monographs issued by the Bibliographical Society, XV). 1
Cx: Needham, Paul. ‘Checklist of Caxton’s printing’. The printer & the pardoner, Washington D.C., 1986 pp.83-91. 5
STC: Pollard, A.W. and Redgrave, G.R. A short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad 1475-1640. London, 1926. 4920
Polain(B): Polain, M.-Louis. Catalogue des livres imprimés au quinzième siècle des bibliothèques de Belgique. 5 vols. Bruxelles, 1932-78. 4469
Oates: Oates, J.C.T. A catalogue of the fifteenth-century printed books in the University Library Cambridge. Cambridge, 1954. 3839
Bod-inc: A catalogue of books printed in the fifteenth century now in the Bodleian Library. 6 vols. Oxford, 2005. C-168
Sheppard: Sheppard, L.A. Catalogue of XVth century books in the Bodleian Library. [Unpublished MS, 1954-71]. 7062
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). 9323
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). IX 130
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] 6532
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WatermarksWatermarks in Incunabula printed in the Low Countries (WILC)

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
Last Edit2021-03-26 09:23:09
 
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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
Imprint[Bruges : William Caxton],
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: Goff, Frederick R. Incunabula in American libraries: a third census. Millwood (N.Y.), 1973. (Reproduced from the annotated copy of the original edition (New York, 1964) maintained by Goff). (Supplement. New York, 1972.) C413
HC: Copinger, W.A. Supplement to Hain’s Repertorium Bibliographicum. Part I. London, 1895. 4902
Camp(I)-Kron 418a:
ILC: Incunabula printed in the Low Countries. Edited by Gerard van Thienen & John Goldfinch. Nieuwkoop, 1999. 556
Duff: Duff, E. Gordon. Fifteenth century English books. Oxford, 1917. (Illustrated monographs issued by the Bibliographical Society, XVIII). Reprinted with supplement compiled by L. Hellinga. London, 2009. 81
DeR(C): Ricci, Seymour de. A census of Caxtons. Oxford, 1909. (Illustrated monographs issued by the Bibliographical Society, XV). 1
Cx: Needham, Paul. ‘Checklist of Caxton’s printing’. The printer & the pardoner, Washington D.C., 1986 pp.83-91. 5
STC: Pollard, A.W. and Redgrave, G.R. A short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad 1475-1640. London, 1926. 4920
Polain(B): Polain, M.-Louis. Catalogue des livres imprimés au quinzième siècle des bibliothèques de Belgique. 5 vols. Bruxelles, 1932-78. 4469
Oates: Oates, J.C.T. A catalogue of the fifteenth-century printed books in the University Library Cambridge. Cambridge, 1954. 3839
Bod-inc: A catalogue of books printed in the fifteenth century now in the Bodleian Library. 6 vols. Oxford, 2005. C-168
Sheppard: Sheppard, L.A. Catalogue of XVth century books in the Bodleian Library. [Unpublished MS, 1954-71]. 7062
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). 9323
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). IX 130
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] 6532
show abbreviated references
WatermarksWatermarks in Incunabula printed in the Low Countries (WILC)

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
Last Edit2021-03-26 09:23:09