Physical Description
Object description

Type

Decoration description
List of Copies
Bibliography

 

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Chaucer's The book of fame (Caxton): Edition Description

Summary:

Author: Chaucer, Geoffrey

Title: The book of fame

Place: [Westminster]

Printer/Publisher: Caxton, William

Date: [1483]

Edition / Issue: 1st edn

Main Language: English

Physical Description:

Object Description:

Form: Codex

Format: F°

Ideal collation: a-c8 d6. 30 leaves, 1, 30 blank.

Signatures: Signed to the fold with lower-case letter and roman numerals.

Layout description:

Layout:
• Columns: 1
• Written Lines: 38
• Dimensions: 190 x 81; text area (a3r)

Type:

Number of types: 1

Summary:
Type: 4:95(100)*

Decoration Description:

Initials: Initial spaces, with guide-letters.

List of Copies:

• Copies
  • UK, London, British Library, C.10.b.13

Bibliography:

BMC XI, 136

Cx, 59

DeR(C), 21

Duff(R), 86

GW, GW06589

ISTC, ic00430500

(R)STC, 5087

Administration Information:

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