The dictes or sayengis of the philosophres, 2nd (Caxton): London, British Library, C.10.b.2 = IB.55031

Summary:

Physical Description:

Object Description:

Form: Codex

Material: Paper

Size: 261 mm x 178 mm (dimensions of all - size of leaves)

Collation:

Wihout blanks.

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Binding Description:

'Bound in the private bindery of King George III, in gold-tooled straight-grain red morocco with his arms'. BMC XI, p. 116

Accompanying Material:

None.

History:

Provenance:

Oliver St John, Baron Bletsoe, d. 1497.
Elizabeth Hyberd (?), 16th century.
Thomas Osborne, bookseller, 1743.
James West, by 1772.
G. Nicol for King George III, 1773.
King George III's copy.

Image Gallery:

sig. a4r; top-right; marginalia

sig. g3r; bottom; marginalia (inscription); 16th century; by 'Elizabeth Hyberd'(?)

flyleaf 2; middle; transcription (title); 18th century; by Randal Minshull

sig. d2v; top; marginalia (inscription); 16th century; by Olyver Seynt John

colophon; bottom; marginalia (bibliographical note); 18th century; by Randal Minshull

Works referred:

BMC XI

Administration Information:

Images are supplied by Lotte Hellinga, and scanned by Caroline Bardell and Jamil Teja on 22/1/14. All the information is taken from the BMC XI, with kind permission of the editor.