The forest, or, Collection of historyes : no lesse profitable, then pleasant and necessary / doone out of Frenche into English, by Thomas Fortescue ; seene and allowed.
Mexía, Pedro, 1496?-1552? author.; Fortescue, Thomas, active 1571, translator.; Kingston, John, active 1553-approximately 1584, printer.; Day, John, 1522-1584, bookseller.; Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.; Wolfreston, Frances, 1607-1677, former owner.; Britwell Library, former owner.
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Title
The forest, or, Collection of historyes : no lesse profitable, then pleasant and necessary / doone out of Frenche into English, by Thomas Fortescue ; seene and allowed.
Uniform title
Silva de varia lección. English
Created/published
Imprinted at London : By Iohn Day, dwelling ouer Aldersgate, 1576.
Description
[6], 152, [4] leaves : coat of arms ; 20 cm (4to)
Associated name
Mexía, Pedro, 1496?-1552? author.
Fortescue, Thomas, active 1571, translator.
Kingston, John, active 1553-approximately 1584, printer.
Day, John, 1522-1584, bookseller.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
STC 17850 copy 3 Wolfreston, Frances, 1607-1677, former owner.
Britwell Library, former owner.
Fortescue, Thomas, active 1571, translator.
Kingston, John, active 1553-approximately 1584, printer.
Day, John, 1522-1584, bookseller.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
STC 17850 copy 3 Wolfreston, Frances, 1607-1677, former owner.
Britwell Library, former owner.
Note
A translation, from a French version by Claude Gruget of an Italian translation of: Mexía, Pedro. Silva de varia lecion.
Printed by John Kingston (STC).
In some copies, the imprint is misdated '1476'.
Signatures: [fleuron]⁶ A-2Q⁴; 2Q4 blank.
Title in historiated border; Fortescue coat of arms on title page verso.
Printed by John Kingston (STC).
In some copies, the imprint is misdated '1476'.
Signatures: [fleuron]⁶ A-2Q⁴; 2Q4 blank.
Title in historiated border; Fortescue coat of arms on title page verso.
Bibliography, etc.
Includes bibliographical references.
Cited/described in
English short title catalogue, S112658
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.), 17850
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.), 17850
Genre/form
Privileges (permissions)
Translations (documents)
Histories (literary works)
Compilations (arranged works)
Ties (Binding)
Insertions (Provenance)
Underscoring.
Translations (documents)
Histories (literary works)
Compilations (arranged works)
Ties (Binding)
Insertions (Provenance)
Underscoring.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London, -- publication place.
Item Details
Call number
STC 17850 copy 1
Folger-specific note
HH144/26. Lacking blank. Print show-through. Goatskin binding with gilt centerpieces and turn-ins, by Riviere & Son; all edges gilt. Provenance: bookplate of E.M. Cox (motto "quousque tandem"); Pickering & Chatto, June 1920, no. 2780; Harmsworth copy
Call number
STC 17850 copy 2
Folger-specific note
cs1774. Lacking blank. Manuscript marking on t.p.; scattered manuscript marginal notes; circular label pasted to front free end-paper with manuscript "1452". Print show-through. Half bound in red goatskin with gilt monograms of Miller on spine. Provenance: autograph initials of William Henry Miller; Britwell Court copy (pencilled shelf-mark "25. D. 16."); Britwell sale, 14 June 1920, lot 133; bought by Folger from Robinson, 1928, cat. 19: 43[8?]
Call number
STC 17850 copy 3
Folger-specific note
Imperfect: wanting gathering 2O. Final blank present. Bound in at end: gathering I of an unidentified edition of Jean de Cartigny's The voyage of the wandering knight; doesn't match EEBO images of STC 4700; possibly STC 4700.5. Temoin on leaf D3. Autographs on A1r and C2r: Frances Wolfreston her bouk. Substantial underlining and a couple of marginal annotations. In an early unreinforced laced-case vellum binding with ties and manuscript spine title. Acquired from Buddenbrooks, 2017-05-16. Purchase made possible by The Mary and David S. Wolff Endowment Fund. Purchase made possible by The Lois Green Schwoerer Fund for Library Acquisitions. Purchase made possible by The James B. Sitrick Acquisitions Endowment Fund. Purchase made possible by The Elizabeth L. Cabot Acquisitions Fund. Purchase made possible by The Georges Lurcy Acquisitions Fund. Purchase made possible by The Richard J. Kuhta Fund for Library Acquisitions.
Folger accession
270318