Caxton's Polychronicon: Tokyo, Prof. Toshiyuki Takamiya, Private
Summary:
Imp. (ISTC ih00267000)
Physical Description:
Object Description:
Form: Codex
Material: Paper
Size: 266 mm x 201 mm (dimensions of all - size of leaves)
Collation:
- Imp., 380 folios (of 450), lacking the 5 blanks and 65 printed leaves (folios A2-C4, 472-7, 494, 550-557), all the missing
leaves printed in exact facsimile on paper similar to the original.
Condition:
A most attractive copy, with wide margins, and in excellent condition throughout.
Rubrication and decorated initials:
- Number of hands: 3
- Summary:
- Hand: Initials
- Scope: ()
- Hand: Paraphs
- Scope: ()
- Hand: Marginalia
- Scope: ()
Hand decoration:
Marginalia: Marginal annotations in various contemporary hands and four small grotesque figures drawn in pen and ink in the margins.
Binding Description:
Bound in ninettenth century dark green morocco, gilt panelled back, gilt borders on sides enclosing on each cover centre-pieces, in gilt of the bear and ragged staff device of the Earls of Warwick and with the initials B.W., gilt inner borders, the edges rough gilt.
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History:
- Provenance:
- Signature by John Langely (Folio CIxxvi.). This may be the grammarian, who died in 1657, or it may be his contemporary John Langely, M.A. rector of Tuderley, Hampshire, 1641.
- Signature by Robert Saunders, freeholder of Aylton (i.e. Elton) in Huntingdonshire, Thomas Blofelde and Thomas Gatte.
- With the engraved book-plate of Frederik Perkins of Chipstead Place (ss W.Y. Fletcher, English Book Collectors, p.348).
- With the book-plate and engraved book-label of the Earl of Warwick.
- Prof. Toshiyuki Takamiyi
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File originally created by Jennifer De Lillo. Updated by Lauren MacDougall, 21/05/2015.
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