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Title

  • A book of the chesse moralysed.

Names

  • Jacobus, de Cessolis, active 1288-1322.
  • Jean, de Vignay, approximately 1284-, attributed name.
  • Caxton, William, approximately 1422-1491 or 1492, printer, translator.
  • Newton, A. Edward (Alfred Edward), 1864-1940, former owner.
  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • [Westminster] William Caxton [1482?]

Headings

  • -  Chess--Early works to 1800

Genre

  • Incunabula--England--London--1482

Notes

  • -  Title extracted from leaf [2a], line 14: ... anexcellent doctour of dyuynyte in the Royame of Fraunce of the Ordre of Thospytal of Saynt Johns of Jherusalem ... hath made a book of the chesse moralysed.
  • -  Attributed by Caxton to Jean de Vignay, whose French version he translated into English.
  • -  Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 558
  • -  Goff, F.R. Incunabula in American libraries, C-414
  • -  Copinger, W.A. Supplement to Hain's Repertorium bibliographicum, 4901
  • -  Gesamtkatalog der Wiegendrucke, 6533
  • -  Ricci, S. de. Census of Caxtons, 18
  • -  LC copy imperfect: leaf [1] wanting; leaf [59] in facsim.
  • -  LC copy: Provenance: A. Edward Newton (bookplate). Also has book label "Milton, Peterborough" mounted on front paste-down.

Medium

  • [84] leaves (the first blank). woodcuts: 24 illus. 27.5 cm. (fol.)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Incun. X .C42
  • GV1442

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 48043293

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Jacobus, De Cessolis, Active, De Vignay Jean, A. Edward Newton, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. A Book of the Chesse Moralysed. translateds by Caxton, William, Approximately Or 1492, Printer [Westminster William Caxton ?, 1482] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/48043293/.

APA citation style:

Jacobus, D. C., Jean, D. V., Newton, A. E. & Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. (1482) A Book of the Chesse Moralysed. Caxton, W., trans [Westminster William Caxton ?] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/48043293/.

MLA citation style:

Jacobus, De Cessolis, Active, et al. A Book of the Chesse Moralysed. trans by Caxton, William, Approximately Or 1492, Printer [Westminster William Caxton ?, 1482] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/48043293/>.