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Uniform Title Saint Albans chronicle.
Title Here endeth this presente cronycle of Englonde with the fruyte of tymes, compyled in a boke, and also enpry[n]ted by one somtyme scole mayster of saynt Albons, vpon whose soule god haue mercy. Amen
Alternative Title Descrypcyon of Englonde.
Hec rosa virtutis de celo missa sereno.
Uniform title Polycronicon. English. Selections.
Publication Info [London] : And newly enprynted in Fletestrete at the sygne of the sonne, by me Wynkyn de worde, In the yere of our lorde god. M.CCCCC. and. xv. [1515]



Descript [6], C.lxiii, [1]; [22] leaves : ill. (woodcuts)
Note Known as "The Saint Albans chronicle"; not the same compilation as the "Chronicles of England" first printed by Caxton (STC 9991-4).
Title and imprint from colophon, 2b7r.
The first leaf has a large cut of the royal arms. The motto "Hec rosa virtutis de celo missa sereno. .." is in two banderoles supported by angels, the robes of which have sashes decorated with circles.
"The descrypcyon of Englonde", an excerpt from the "Polycronicon" of Ranulf Higden, has separate title page and register.
The last leaf is blank.
Identified as STC 9985 on UMI microfilm.
Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
First leaf is a composite pen facsimile by Harris, with title "The cronycles of Englonde .." on recto, and verso copied from STC 10002. The angels' robes lack circles.
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Series Early English books online.
Subject Great Britain -- History -- To 1485 -- Early works to 1800.
England -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.
Alt author Higden, Ranulf, -1364. Polycronicon. English. Selections.
Alternative Title Descrypcyon of Englonde.
Hec rosa virtutis de celo missa sereno.
Uniform title Polycronicon. English. Selections.
Descript [6], C.lxiii, [1]; [22] leaves : ill. (woodcuts)
Note Known as "The Saint Albans chronicle"; not the same compilation as the "Chronicles of England" first printed by Caxton (STC 9991-4).
Title and imprint from colophon, 2b7r.
The first leaf has a large cut of the royal arms. The motto "Hec rosa virtutis de celo missa sereno. .." is in two banderoles supported by angels, the robes of which have sashes decorated with circles.
"The descrypcyon of Englonde", an excerpt from the "Polycronicon" of Ranulf Higden, has separate title page and register.
The last leaf is blank.
Identified as STC 9985 on UMI microfilm.
Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
First leaf is a composite pen facsimile by Harris, with title "The cronycles of Englonde .." on recto, and verso copied from STC 10002. The angels' robes lack circles.
Series Early English books online.
Subject Great Britain -- History -- To 1485 -- Early works to 1800.
England -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.
Alt author Higden, Ranulf, -1364. Polycronicon. English. Selections.
Alternative Title Descrypcyon of Englonde.
Hec rosa virtutis de celo missa sereno.
Uniform title Polycronicon. English. Selections.

Subject Great Britain -- History -- To 1485 -- Early works to 1800.
England -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.
Descript [6], C.lxiii, [1]; [22] leaves : ill. (woodcuts)
Note Known as "The Saint Albans chronicle"; not the same compilation as the "Chronicles of England" first printed by Caxton (STC 9991-4).
Title and imprint from colophon, 2b7r.
The first leaf has a large cut of the royal arms. The motto "Hec rosa virtutis de celo missa sereno. .." is in two banderoles supported by angels, the robes of which have sashes decorated with circles.
"The descrypcyon of Englonde", an excerpt from the "Polycronicon" of Ranulf Higden, has separate title page and register.
The last leaf is blank.
Identified as STC 9985 on UMI microfilm.
Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
First leaf is a composite pen facsimile by Harris, with title "The cronycles of Englonde .." on recto, and verso copied from STC 10002. The angels' robes lack circles.
Alt author Higden, Ranulf, -1364. Polycronicon. English. Selections.

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