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Book/Printed Material A chronicle at large Grafton's chronicle

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Title

  • A chronicle at large : and meere history of the affayres of Englande, and kinges of the same, deduced from the creation of the worlde vnto the first habitation of thys islande: and so by contynuance vnto the first yere of the reigne of our most deere and soueraigned lady Queene Elizabeth

Other Title

  • Grafton's chronicle

Names

  • Grafton, Richard, -1572?
  • Solis, Virgil, 1514-1562, engraver
  • Denham, Henry, -1589?, printer
  • Tottel, Richard, -1594, bookseller
  • Toy, Humphrey, 1540?-1577, bookseller
  • Levis, Howard Coppuck, former owner
  • Society of United Friars of London, former owner
  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • [London : Imprinted by H. Denham for R. Tottyl and H. Toye], 1569.

Headings

  • -  Great Britain--History--To 1485
  • -  Great Britain--History--Tudors, 1485-1603
  • -  England--London

Notes

  • -  Engr. title-pages. Black letter.
  • -  Title of v. 2 reads, "This seconde volume, beginning at William the Conquerour, endeth wyth our most dread and soueraigne lady Queene Elisabeth. Seene and alowed according to the order apointed ... 1568." Colophon, v. 2: Imprinted by H. Denham ... 1569.
  • -  A few woodcuts engraved by Virgil Solis.
  • -  LC copy imperfect: wanting general t.p., p. 393-394 and last 5 leaves of v. 2.
  • -  STC (2nd ed.) 12147
  • -  English short title catalogue, S121210
  • -  Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 1236
  • -  Rosenwald Collection copy Conserved Library of Congress Conservation Division. Project ID 4383 2020 For treatment information, contact the Conservation Division. pda
  • -  Special Files Project; vb32 12-13-2007
  • -  Form AACR2: vj15 2005-05-26
  • -  LAC knj 2019-02-22 no edits (2 cards)

Medium

  • 2 v. in 1. : illus. ; 27 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • DA130 .G73
  • DA130 .G73 Copy 2 In 2 v. Imperfect: all before p. 9 wanting, with hand-written replacement; all after signature b7 wanting at end.
  • DA130 .G73 Copy 3 Rosenwald copy, with bookplate of Howard C. Levis. Made up from 2 copies. Imperfect: wanting t.p. (replaced with facsimile), prelim. leaves 2-6 and leaf of table in v. 1, and 5 leaves of tables in v. 2. Includes manuscript table of contents listing missing pages. Has inscription on front paste-down: "Society of United Friars of London. 1820." Inscriptions at bottom of last page of volume 1: "The authour of this book was Richard Grafton ... L. [or Z?] Keate, 1710" and "Joseph Green his book May 31, 1702." Spine title: Grafton's chronicle.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 02022580

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Chicago citation style:

Grafton, Richard, -1572?, Virgil Solis, Henry Denham, Richard Tottel, Humphrey Toy, Howard Coppuck Levis, Former Owner Society Of United Friars Of London, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. A chronicle at large: and meere history of the affayres of Englande, and kinges of the same, deduced from the creation of the worlde vnto the first habitation of thys islande: and so by contynuance vnto the first yere of the reigne of our most deere and soueraigned lady Queene Elizabeth. [London: Imprinted by H. Denham for R. Tottyl and H. Toye, 1569] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/02022580/.

APA citation style:

Grafton, R., Solis, V., Denham, H., Tottel, R., Toy, H., Levis, H. C. [...] Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. (1569) A chronicle at large: and meere history of the affayres of Englande, and kinges of the same, deduced from the creation of the worlde vnto the first habitation of thys islande: and so by contynuance vnto the first yere of the reigne of our most deere and soueraigned lady Queene Elizabeth. [London: Imprinted by H. Denham for R. Tottyl and H. Toye] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/02022580/.

MLA citation style:

Grafton, Richard, -1572?, et al. A chronicle at large: and meere history of the affayres of Englande, and kinges of the same, deduced from the creation of the worlde vnto the first habitation of thys islande: and so by contynuance vnto the first yere of the reigne of our most deere and soueraigned lady Queene Elizabeth. [London: Imprinted by H. Denham for R. Tottyl and H. Toye, 1569] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/02022580/>.