Physical Description
Object description

Type

Decoration description
List of Copies
Bibliography

 

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History of Jason (Caxton): Edition Description

Summary:

Author: Lefèvre, Raoul

Title: History of Jason

Other Authors: Translated by William Caxton

Place: [Westminster]

Printer/Publisher: [Caxton, William]

Date: [about 1478]

Edition / Issue: 1st

Main Language: English

Physical Description:

Object Description:

Form: Codex

Format: F°

Ideal collation: [a-s8 t6.] 150 leaves, 1, 150 blank.

Layout description:

Layout:
• Written Lines: 29

Type:

Number of types: 1

Type: Type 2:135B

Decoration Description:

Initials: Initial spaces, nearly all with guide-letters.

List of Copies:

• Copies as listed in ISTC
  • UK, London, British Library, C.10.b.3 = IB.55002
  • UK, London, British Library, IB.55003 a fragment
  • UK, Cambridge, Cambridge University Library
  • UK, Manchester, The University of Manchester, The John Rylands Library, 15391
  • UK, Oxford, University of Oxford, Bodleian Library
  • Austria, Wien, ÖNB (Ink 2.D.30)
  • USA, New York NY, New York Public Library, Rare Book Division (DeR 64.5)
  • USA, New York NY, Pierpont Morgan Library (DeR 64.1)

Bibliography:

BMC XI, 107

Cx, 25

DeR(C), 64

Duff(R), 245

GW, M17465

ISTC, il00112000

(R)STC, 15383

Administration Information:

Initial data entry by Caroline Bardell and Jamil Teja (Feb 2014); updated by TK (2015)