Shelfmark
Lu.5.16
Additional shelfmark
Lu.5.17 (Copy 2)
Author
William, of Tyre, ca. 1130 - ca. 1190 Archbishop of Tyre,
Uniform title
[Historia rerum in partibus transmarinis gestarum. English]
Title
The history of Godfrey of Boloyne and the conquest of Iherusalem.
Publication, distribution, etc.
Hammersmith : Kelmscott Press, 1893.
Physical description
xxii, [2], 450, [2]p ; 29cm.
Note
Translated from a French version by William Caxton.
Note
Edited by H. Halliday Sparling.
Note
Printed by William Morris.
Note
Troy and Chaucer type in black and red on watermarked Flower paper, with horizontal chain lines and deckled edges.
Citation/references note
Peterson, William S. A bibliography of the Kelmscott Press. Item A15
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Eton College.
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of John Roland Abbey.
Provenance
Bookplate of William A. Pye.
Provenance
Copy 2: Booklabel on front pastedown: "Given [to Eton College School Library] by Mrs. William Morris in memory of her husband 1897".
Binding
Original limp vellum binding with three blue silk ties and gilt lettering on spine.
Binding
Copy 2: Variant original beige silk ties and gilt lettering on spine.
Copy-specific note
ECL copy: One of 306 copies, being one of 300 on paper.
Copy-specific note
Ms. previous shelfmarks in pencil and ink.
Copy-specific note
Copy 2: Previous ms. shelfmark in pencil and library label.
Subject
Subject
Crusades First, 1096-1099.
Added entry--name
Abbey, John Roland, 1894 - 1964 former owner.
Added entry--name
Morris, William, 1834 - 1896 printer.
Added entry--name
Sparling, H. Halliday (Henry Halliday) ed.
Added entry--name
Pye, William A. former owner.
Added entry--name
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Added entry--place
England Middlesex Hammersmith.
Language code
eng fre lat
Identifier
B24976