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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.ic00414000
AuthorCessolis, Jacobus de
TitleDe ludo scachorum [English] The play of chess. Translated by William Caxton, from the French of Jean de Vignay
Imprint[Westminster] : William Caxton, [1483]
Format
NotesWoodcuts
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.) C414
HC: Copinger, W.A. Supplement to Hain’s Repertorium Bibliographicum. Part I. London, 1895. 4901
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. 82
DeR(C): Ricci, Seymour de. A census of Caxtons. Oxford, 1909. (Illustrated monographs issued by the Bibliographical Society, XV). 18
Cx: Needham, Paul. ‘Checklist of Caxton’s printing’. The printer & the pardoner, Washington D.C., 1986 pp.83-91. 57
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. 4921
Morg: Thurston, Ada and Bühler, Curt F. Check list of fifteenth century printing in the Pierpont Morgan Library. New York, 1939. 1775
Pforzheimer: The Carl H. Pforzheimer Library. English literature, 1475-1700. [Compiled by Emma V. Unger and William A. Jackson.] New York, 1940. 141
Rhodes(Oxford Colleges): Rhodes, Dennis E. A catalogue of incunabula in all the libraries of Oxford University outside the Bodleian. Oxford, 1982. 536
Bod-inc: A catalogue of books printed in the fifteenth century now in the Bodleian Library. 6 vols. Oxford, 2005. C-169
Sheppard: Sheppard, L.A. Catalogue of XVth century books in the Bodleian Library. [Unpublished MS, 1954-71]. 7381, 7382
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). 9643
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 134
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] 6533
Fac: London, 1855; London, 1976:
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 151

Holdings

AustriaWien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (Ink 2.D.26: imperfect, wanting f.1, blank and ff.4,11,33,79,80)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandLondon, British Library (C.10.b.1 = IB.55053) (Imperfect, wanting a2-3, e2-5, h6 and sheet h1.8, all supplied in pen-and-ink facsimile)
Cambridge, Magdalene College (Pepys Library)
Cambridge, Trinity College
London, University of London, Senate House Library (imperfect)
Manchester, University of Manchester, John Rylands Research Institute and Library (15386)
Oxford, Bodleian Library (2, 1 fragment)
Oxford, St John's College
United States of AmericaSan Marino CA, Huntington Library (DeR 18.3=.15)
Washington DC, Library of Congress, Rare Book Division, Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection
Chicago IL, The Newberry Library
New York NY, The Morgan Library and Museum (DeR 18.12)
Austin TX, University of Texas, Harry Ransom Center (DeR 18.11)
New Haven CT, Yale University, Center for British Art (DeR 18.2)
Number of holding institutions14
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.ic00414000
AuthorCessolis, Jacobus de
TitleDe ludo scachorum [English] The play of chess. Translated by William Caxton, from the French of Jean de Vignay
Imprint[Westminster] : William Caxton, [1483]
Format
NotesWoodcuts
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.) C414
HC: Copinger, W.A. Supplement to Hain’s Repertorium Bibliographicum. Part I. London, 1895. 4901
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. 82
DeR(C): Ricci, Seymour de. A census of Caxtons. Oxford, 1909. (Illustrated monographs issued by the Bibliographical Society, XV). 18
Cx: Needham, Paul. ‘Checklist of Caxton’s printing’. The printer & the pardoner, Washington D.C., 1986 pp.83-91. 57
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. 4921
Morg: Thurston, Ada and Bühler, Curt F. Check list of fifteenth century printing in the Pierpont Morgan Library. New York, 1939. 1775
Pforzheimer: The Carl H. Pforzheimer Library. English literature, 1475-1700. [Compiled by Emma V. Unger and William A. Jackson.] New York, 1940. 141
Rhodes(Oxford Colleges): Rhodes, Dennis E. A catalogue of incunabula in all the libraries of Oxford University outside the Bodleian. Oxford, 1982. 536
Bod-inc: A catalogue of books printed in the fifteenth century now in the Bodleian Library. 6 vols. Oxford, 2005. C-169
Sheppard: Sheppard, L.A. Catalogue of XVth century books in the Bodleian Library. [Unpublished MS, 1954-71]. 7381, 7382
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). 9643
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 134
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] 6533
Fac: London, 1855; London, 1976:
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 151

Holdings

AustriaWien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (Ink 2.D.26: imperfect, wanting f.1, blank and ff.4,11,33,79,80)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandLondon, British Library (C.10.b.1 = IB.55053) (Imperfect, wanting a2-3, e2-5, h6 and sheet h1.8, all supplied in pen-and-ink facsimile)
Cambridge, Magdalene College (Pepys Library)
Cambridge, Trinity College
London, University of London, Senate House Library (imperfect)
Manchester, University of Manchester, John Rylands Research Institute and Library (15386)
Oxford, Bodleian Library (2, 1 fragment)
Oxford, St John's College
United States of AmericaSan Marino CA, Huntington Library (DeR 18.3=.15)
Washington DC, Library of Congress, Rare Book Division, Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection
Chicago IL, The Newberry Library
New York NY, The Morgan Library and Museum (DeR 18.12)
Austin TX, University of Texas, Harry Ransom Center (DeR 18.11)
New Haven CT, Yale University, Center for British Art (DeR 18.2)
Number of holding institutions14
Last Edit2021-03-26 09:23:09