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Jacobus de Voragine:
Legenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia [English] The Golden Legend. Tr.: William Caxton

ISTC No.ij00148000
AuthorJacobus de Voragine
TitleLegenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia [English] The Golden Legend. Tr.: William Caxton
ImprintWestminster : William Caxton, [between 20 Nov. 1483 and Mar. 1484]
Formatf°
NotesWoodcuts
A substantial part of the work was set again and printed for a second issue; some copies are a mixture of both issues (BMC)
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.) J148, J149
C: Copinger, W.A. Supplement to Hain’s Repertorium bibliographicum, Part II. 2 vols. & Addenda. London, 1898 & 1902. 6472 (449 ff), 6473
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. 408, 409
DeR(C): Ricci, Seymour de. A census of Caxtons. Oxford, 1909. (Illustrated monographs issued by the Bibliographical Society, XV). 98, 99
Cx: Needham, Paul. ‘Checklist of Caxton’s printing’. The printer & the pardoner, Washington D.C., 1986 pp.83-91. 67
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. 24873, 24874
Pell(V): Pellechet, Marie. ‘Jacques de Voragine: liste des éditions de ses ouvrages publiées au XV. siècle’. Revue des bibliothèques Avril, Août-Septembre, 1895. 110, 111
Pell Ms: Pellechet, Marie and Polain, M.L. Catalogue général … (MS of unpublished volumes, reproduced from the original now in the Bibliothèque Nationale.) 23 vols. Nendeln, 1970. (The MS number is quoted first, followed by the number added for the printed edition quoted in parentheses except after 10438 (10196), where the MS numeration ceases). 6514 (6491)
Hillard: Hillard, Denise. Catalogues régionaux des incunables des Bibliothèques publiques de France. Vol.VI: Bibliothèque Mazarine. Paris, Bordeaux, 1989. 1122
Delisle: Delisle, Leopold. Chantilly, Le Cabinet des livres: imprimés antérieurs au milieu du XVIe siècle. Paris, 1905. 1991
Sallander: Sallander, Hans. Katalog der Inkunabeln der Kgl. Universitäts-Bibliothek zu Uppsala. 1) Neuerwerbungen seit dem Jahre 1907. Uppsala, 1953. (Bibliotheca Ekmaniana, 59). 2) Neuerwerbungen der Jahre 1954-64. Uppsala, 1965. (Bibliotheca Ekmaniana, 63). 2272
SI: Undorf, Wolfgang. Catalogue of books printed in the 15th century in Swedish collections. 2 vols. Wiesbaden, 2012. 2101
Oates: Oates, J.C.T. A catalogue of the fifteenth-century printed books in the University Library Cambridge. Cambridge, 1954. 4087, 4088, 4089, 4090, 4091, 4105
Bod-inc: A catalogue of books printed in the fifteenth century now in the Bodleian Library. 6 vols. Oxford, 2005. J-068
Sheppard: Sheppard, L.A. Catalogue of XVth century books in the Bodleian Library. [Unpublished MS, 1954-71]. 7394, 7395, 7396-7397, 7398, 7407
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). 9655, 9668
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 144
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] M11430
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] M11432
show abbreviated references
Digital reproductionsElectronic facsimile : Boston Public Library
Electronic facsimile : Washington DC, Library of Congress, Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection
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 187
IISTC. Copy: London BL, C.11.d.8

Holdings

FranceParis, Bibliothèque Mazarine (imperfect)
Chantilly, Musée Condé
New ZealandAuckland, Central City Library (imperfect)
SwedenUppsala, Universitetsbibliotek (leaf C4 only)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandAberdeen, University Library (with reset sheets)
Cambridge, University Library (6, 5 imperfect, 1 with reset sheets)
Cambridge, Corpus Christi College
Cambridge, Pembroke College
Glasgow, University Library (Hunterian, with reset sheets)
Hereford, Cathedral Library
Lincoln Cathedral Library
Longleat Library and Archive (Sold Christie's, 13 June 2002, lot 41.)
Manchester, University of Manchester, John Rylands Research Institute and Library (2: 12018.1 (with kkii and kkiii reset), R4591)
Oxford, Bodleian Library (4, 2 mixed with reset sheets, 1 fragment)
London, British Library (C.11.d.8 = IB.55081, IB.55112) (Imperfect, wanting leaves [*]6 and B4, supplied in pen-and-ink facsimile. For the mixture of settings, see BMC)
London, British Library (C.18.e.2.(132.)) (Fragment of leaf b8, not in BMC)
United States of AmericaBoston MA, Public Library (DeR 98.17, -24ff)
San Marino CA, Huntington Library (2, DeR 98.19, 44ff; DeR 98.15, mixed, -8ff; quires u9, F-X, aa-kk of 2nd setting)
Washington DC, Library of Congress, Rare Book Division (-128ff, + quires V-Z, z, 9, N, Q of 2nd setting; cf Rosenwald 404, copy 2)
Washington DC, Library of Congress, Rare Book Division, Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (DeR 98.27, -6ff)
Philadelphia PA, Library Company of Philadelphia (DeR 98.13, 304ff)
New York NY, Public Library, Rare Book Division (DeR 98.16, 396 + 8ff [Pickering copy] + 7ff [Offor copy] = 411ff + 9ff of 2nd setting)
New York NY, The Morgan Library and Museum (2, DeR 98.29, -160ff; DeR 98.32, -32ff; quires u-z, and F-X, aa-ff of 2nd edition)
Dallas TX, Southern Methodist University, Bridwell Library (DeR 98.31, 362ff, mixed [Doheny copy])
Princeton Univ., Scheide Library (-49ff)
Queried LocationsLongleat (sold 2002)
Number of holding institutions26
Last Edit2024-05-03 12:00:00.00
 

Jacobus de Voragine:
Legenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia [English] The Golden Legend. Tr.: William Caxton

ISTC No.ij00148000
AuthorJacobus de Voragine
TitleLegenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia [English] The Golden Legend. Tr.: William Caxton
ImprintWestminster : William Caxton, [between 20 Nov. 1483 and Mar. 1484]
Formatf°
NotesWoodcuts
A substantial part of the work was set again and printed for a second issue; some copies are a mixture of both issues (BMC)
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.) J148, J149
C: Copinger, W.A. Supplement to Hain’s Repertorium bibliographicum, Part II. 2 vols. & Addenda. London, 1898 & 1902. 6472 (449 ff), 6473
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. 408, 409
DeR(C): Ricci, Seymour de. A census of Caxtons. Oxford, 1909. (Illustrated monographs issued by the Bibliographical Society, XV). 98, 99
Cx: Needham, Paul. ‘Checklist of Caxton’s printing’. The printer & the pardoner, Washington D.C., 1986 pp.83-91. 67
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. 24873, 24874
Pell(V): Pellechet, Marie. ‘Jacques de Voragine: liste des éditions de ses ouvrages publiées au XV. siècle’. Revue des bibliothèques Avril, Août-Septembre, 1895. 110, 111
Pell Ms: Pellechet, Marie and Polain, M.L. Catalogue général … (MS of unpublished volumes, reproduced from the original now in the Bibliothèque Nationale.) 23 vols. Nendeln, 1970. (The MS number is quoted first, followed by the number added for the printed edition quoted in parentheses except after 10438 (10196), where the MS numeration ceases). 6514 (6491)
Hillard: Hillard, Denise. Catalogues régionaux des incunables des Bibliothèques publiques de France. Vol.VI: Bibliothèque Mazarine. Paris, Bordeaux, 1989. 1122
Delisle: Delisle, Leopold. Chantilly, Le Cabinet des livres: imprimés antérieurs au milieu du XVIe siècle. Paris, 1905. 1991
Sallander: Sallander, Hans. Katalog der Inkunabeln der Kgl. Universitäts-Bibliothek zu Uppsala. 1) Neuerwerbungen seit dem Jahre 1907. Uppsala, 1953. (Bibliotheca Ekmaniana, 59). 2) Neuerwerbungen der Jahre 1954-64. Uppsala, 1965. (Bibliotheca Ekmaniana, 63). 2272
SI: Undorf, Wolfgang. Catalogue of books printed in the 15th century in Swedish collections. 2 vols. Wiesbaden, 2012. 2101
Oates: Oates, J.C.T. A catalogue of the fifteenth-century printed books in the University Library Cambridge. Cambridge, 1954. 4087, 4088, 4089, 4090, 4091, 4105
Bod-inc: A catalogue of books printed in the fifteenth century now in the Bodleian Library. 6 vols. Oxford, 2005. J-068
Sheppard: Sheppard, L.A. Catalogue of XVth century books in the Bodleian Library. [Unpublished MS, 1954-71]. 7394, 7395, 7396-7397, 7398, 7407
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). 9655, 9668
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 144
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] M11430
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] M11432
show abbreviated references
Digital reproductionsElectronic facsimile : Boston Public Library
Electronic facsimile : Washington DC, Library of Congress, Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection
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 187
IISTC. Copy: London BL, C.11.d.8

Holdings

FranceParis, Bibliothèque Mazarine (imperfect)
Chantilly, Musée Condé
New ZealandAuckland, Central City Library (imperfect)
SwedenUppsala, Universitetsbibliotek (leaf C4 only)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandAberdeen, University Library (with reset sheets)
Cambridge, University Library (6, 5 imperfect, 1 with reset sheets)
Cambridge, Corpus Christi College
Cambridge, Pembroke College
Glasgow, University Library (Hunterian, with reset sheets)
Hereford, Cathedral Library
Lincoln Cathedral Library
Longleat Library and Archive (Sold Christie's, 13 June 2002, lot 41.)
Manchester, University of Manchester, John Rylands Research Institute and Library (2: 12018.1 (with kkii and kkiii reset), R4591)
Oxford, Bodleian Library (4, 2 mixed with reset sheets, 1 fragment)
London, British Library (C.11.d.8 = IB.55081, IB.55112) (Imperfect, wanting leaves [*]6 and B4, supplied in pen-and-ink facsimile. For the mixture of settings, see BMC)
London, British Library (C.18.e.2.(132.)) (Fragment of leaf b8, not in BMC)
United States of AmericaBoston MA, Public Library (DeR 98.17, -24ff)
San Marino CA, Huntington Library (2, DeR 98.19, 44ff; DeR 98.15, mixed, -8ff; quires u9, F-X, aa-kk of 2nd setting)
Washington DC, Library of Congress, Rare Book Division (-128ff, + quires V-Z, z, 9, N, Q of 2nd setting; cf Rosenwald 404, copy 2)
Washington DC, Library of Congress, Rare Book Division, Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (DeR 98.27, -6ff)
Philadelphia PA, Library Company of Philadelphia (DeR 98.13, 304ff)
New York NY, Public Library, Rare Book Division (DeR 98.16, 396 + 8ff [Pickering copy] + 7ff [Offor copy] = 411ff + 9ff of 2nd setting)
New York NY, The Morgan Library and Museum (2, DeR 98.29, -160ff; DeR 98.32, -32ff; quires u-z, and F-X, aa-ff of 2nd edition)
Dallas TX, Southern Methodist University, Bridwell Library (DeR 98.31, 362ff, mixed [Doheny copy])
Princeton Univ., Scheide Library (-49ff)
Queried LocationsLongleat (sold 2002)
Number of holding institutions26
Last Edit2024-05-03 12:00:00.00