Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Higden, Ranulf, -1364
Title:
Grete thankynges, lawde, & honoure we merytoryously ben bounde to yelde and offre vnto wryters of hystoryes, whiche gretely haue prouffyted oure mortal lyf, that shewe vnto the reders and herers by the ensamples of thynges passyd, what thynge is to be desyred.
Alternate Title(s):
Prohemye grete thankynges lawde and honoure we merytoryously ben boundto yelde and offre vnto wryters of hystoryes
Published / Created:
[Westminster] : [William Caxton], [after 2 July, 1482]
Physical Description:
[20], CCCCxxviij, [1] leaves ; 28 cm (folio)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
BEIN 1978 1412: Imperfect: single leaf xlvi, signature 6.7.
Subject Terms:
Great Britain -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800. | World history -- Early works to 1800. | Geography -- Early works to 1800. | Andrews, William Loring, 1837–1920 -- Bookplate. | Blofelde, Thomas -- Autograph. | Cushing, Harvey, 1869–1939 -- Ownership. | Gatte, Thomas -- Autograph. | Langely, John -- Autograph. | Perkins, Frederick, 1780–1860 -- Bookplate. | Saunders, Robert -- Autograph. | Smets, A. A. -- Autograph. | Takamiya, Toshiyuki -- Ownership. | Wallace, Oliver A. -- Ownership. | Greville family -- Bookplate. | Greville family -- Binding. | Warwick Castle (Warwick, England) -- Bookplate. | St. Bride Foundation Institute. William Blades Library -- Stamp. | Werther, Frederick, 1881– -- Ownership. | Incunabula in Yale Library. | Incunabula in Yale Library -- Single leaves.
Form/Genre:
Incunabula. | Chronicles. | Annotations (Provenance) -- 15th century. | Annotations (Provenance) -- 16th century. | Annotations (Provenance) -- 17th century. | Annotations (Provenance) -- 18th century. | Binders' stamps (Binding) -- F. Bedford. | Blind tooled bindings (Binding). | Armorial bindings (Provenance). | Armorial bindings (Binding). | Fragments (object portions)
Contributors:
Trevisa, John, -1402, translator. | Caxton, William, approximately 1422–1491 or 1492, printer. | Maggs Bros., bookseller.