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[2], Cxxviii, [16] leaves : ill. (woodcuts) |
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Known as "The Saint Albans chronicle"; not the same compilation as the "Chronicles of England" first printed by Caxton (STC 9991-4). |
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Title from opening words of text, pi1v. |
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Imprint from colophon. |
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Text commences on leaf i: In soo moche that it is necessary to all creatures of crysten relygyon, or of false relygyon .. |
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Includes "The dyscrypcyon of Englonde", an excerpt from: Higden, Ranulf. Polycronicon. |
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The first page contains woodcuts with ornamenal border. The bottom border contains Maltese crosses, thus the first quire is sometimes said to be signed with a cross. |
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Reproduction of the original in the British Library. |
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