Lefèvre, Raoul:
Le Recueil des histoires de Troyes [English] Recuyell of the historyes of Troye (Tr: William Caxton)
ISTC No.il00117000
AuthorLefèvre, Raoul
TitleLe Recueil des histoires de Troyes [English] Recuyell of the historyes of Troye (Tr: William Caxton)
Imprint[Ghent? : David Aubert?, for William Caxton, about 1473-74]
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
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Related resourcesIISTC. Copy: London BL, C.11.c.1
Holdings
FranceParis, Bibliothèque nationale de France (imperfect, DeR 3.9)
JapanTokyo, Keio University Library (DeRC 3.10, imperfect)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandCambridge, Trinity College
Cambridge, University Library (imperfect: Oates 3837 exchanged with H.P. Kraus, 1960)
London, British Library (C.11.c.1 = IB.49431)
London, British Library (Harl.5919(199)) (Leaf 348 only, in the Bagford Collection)
London, Royal College of Physicians
Longleat Library and Archive (2 . - 2nd copy sold Christie's, 13 June 2002, lot 43.)
Manchester, University of Manchester, John Rylands Research Institute and Library (10863)
Oxford, Bodleian Library (3, 2 imperfect, 1 fragment)
Windsor RL (One leaf only, inserted in the Windsor copy of the French Recueil)
United States of AmericaAustin TX, University of Texas, Harry Ransom Center (DeR 3.12)
New Haven CT, Yale University, Beinecke Library (2 ff, DeR 3.25)
New Haven CT, Yale University, Center for British Art (DeR 3.5, imperfect, formerly Oates 3837)
New York NY, Columbia University, Butler Library (1 leaf)
New York NY, Public Library, Rare Book Division (2 + 2 ff, DeR 3.25)
New York NY, The Morgan Library and Museum (DeR 3.1)
Princeton Univ., Firestone Library (2 ff., DeR 3.25)
Princeton Univ., Scheide Library (DeR 3.13)
San Marino CA, Huntington Library (DeR 3.11, with engraved frontispiece)
Queried LocationsLongleat (2nd copy sold 2002)
Number of holding institutions21
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