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Book/Printed Material Thus endeth the legende named in Latyn lege[n]da aurea that is to saye in Englysshe the golden legende Legende named in Latyn Lege[n]da aurea that is to saye in Englysshe the golden legende / Caption title, leaf A2: Lyfe of Adam / Heading of table, leaf A2: Here folowth a lytell table conteynynge the lyues and hystoryes shortly taken out of the byble

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Title

  • Thus endeth the legende named in Latyn lege[n]da aurea that is to saye in Englysshe the golden legende

Other Title

  • Legende named in Latyn Lege[n]da aurea that is to saye in Englysshe the golden legende
  • Caption title, leaf A2: Lyfe of Adam
  • Heading of table, leaf A2: Here folowth a lytell table conteynynge the lyues and hystoryes shortly taken out of the byble

Names

  • Jacobus, de Voragine, approximately 1229-1298, author
  • Worde, Wynkyn de, -1534?, printer
  • Caxton, William, approximately 1422-1491 or 1492
  • Lewis, Charles, 1786-1836, binder
  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)
  • English Printing Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Imprynted at London ... : By Wynkyn de Worde, ... Finysshed the xxvii daye of August the yere of our lord 1527 ...

Headings

  • -  Christian saints--Legends--Early works to 1800
  • -  Christian saints--Biography--Early works to 1800
  • -  England--London

Notes

  • -  Translated by William Caxton.
  • -  Title from 1st line of colophon.
  • -  Imprint from colophon.
  • -  Signatures: A-F⁸ G⁶ a-z⁸ [et]⁸ [con]⁸ [rum]⁸ 2a-2y⁸.
  • -  STC (2nd ed.) 24880
  • -  English short title catalogue (ESTC), S111988
  • -  Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 1219
  • -  Text printed in 2 columns.
  • -  Includes index (to 1st group of foliation).
  • -  LC copy has minor marginal ms. annotations.
  • -  LC Copy: Fine binding. Bound by Lewis 1839.
  • -  LAC knj 2019-01-28 no edits (1 card)
  • -  LAC rwp 2019-02-07 review
  • -  Special Files Project; vb59 12-21-2007
  • -  LC Review of LAC Completed/Approved 2019-02-11
  • -  LAC ael 2022-02-17 update (1 card)

Medium

  • liiii, CCClxxxiiii leaves : ill. (woodcuts) ; 30 cm. (fol.)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • BX4654 .J33 1527
  • BX4654 .J33 1527 Copy 2 Imperfect: leaf [1] (1st group of foliation) and leaves CCCxlv-CCClii supplied from another edition.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 48036910

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Chicago citation style:

Jacobus, De Voragine, Approximately , Author, Wynkyn De Worde, William Caxton, Charles Lewis, Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, and English Printing Collection. Thus endeth the legende named in Latyn legenda aurea that is to saye in Englysshe the golden legende. Imprynted at London ...: By Wynkyn de Worde, ... Finysshed the xxvii daye of August the yere of our lord, 1527. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/48036910/.

APA citation style:

Jacobus, D. V., Worde, W. D., Caxton, W., Lewis, C., Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection & English Printing Collection. (1527) Thus endeth the legende named in Latyn legenda aurea that is to saye in Englysshe the golden legende. Imprynted at London ...: By Wynkyn de Worde, ... Finysshed the xxvii daye of August the yere of our lord. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/48036910/.

MLA citation style:

Jacobus, De Voragine, Approximately , Author, et al. Thus endeth the legende named in Latyn legenda aurea that is to saye in Englysshe the golden legende. Imprynted at London ...: By Wynkyn de Worde, ... Finysshed the xxvii daye of August the yere of our lord, 1527. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/48036910/>.