Yale Center for British Art

Creator:: Jacobus, de Voragine, approximately 1229-1298
Title:: [Here begynneth the legende named in latyn Legenda aurea, that is to saye in Englysse the golden legende].
Alternate Title(s):: Legenda aurea. English.
Published / Created:: [London] : Julyan Notary ..., 16 Feb. 1503 [i.e. 1504].
Physical Description:: 296 leaves : ill. ; 32 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:: Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:: Books
Notes:: British Art Center copy is the one described in the Grolier Club catalog & is imperfect: 268 of 296 leaves. Lacking are a1-8, b1, 3, 6, e1, I7-8, O7, I1, 7-8, K6, L2-10. Half of b7 is torn away. Lacking leaf O7 (fol. cxi) which contained the 'Translacyon of Saynt Thomas of caunterbury Archebysshop'.; however, leaves E8-F3 (fols. xl (verso)-xliii (recto)), with the account of Thomas à Becket's life are present & only slightly defaced with light ink overscorings which do not obliterate the text. Rebound in 1906 by Douglas Cockerell, preserving original 16th c. sides.
Subject Terms:: Thomas, à Becket, Saint, 1118?-1170. | Perrins, Charles William Dyson, 1864–1958 -- Bookplate. | Maskell, William, 1814–1890 -- Provenance. | Burdett, Lawrence -- Autograph. | Crosse, Robert, 1605–1683 -- Autograph. | Cockerell, Douglas -- Bookbinder. | Saints. | Bible stories, English. | Church year.
Form/Genre:: Woodcuts.
Contributors:: Caxton, William, approximately 1422–1491 or 1492.