Fi.4.15 - Fi.4.16
More, Thomas (), 1478 - 1535 Saint,
[Works. 1557]
The vvorkes of Sir Thomas More Knyght, sometyme Lorde Chauncellour of England, wrytten by him in the Englysh tonge.
Workes of Sir Thomas More Knyght, sometyme Lorde Chauncellour of England
Printed at London : At the costes and charges of Iohn Cawod, Iohn VValy, and Richarde Tottell., Anno. 1557.
[36], 88 p., 89-104 columns, 105-1138, [2], 1139-1458, [2] p. ; 28 cm. (fol.)
Text in English with quotations and examples in Latin.
Edited by William Rastell, whose name appears in the heading on [par.]2.
The first quire was printed by John Cawood, the rest by Richard Tottel (STC).
Month date from colophon: "Imprinted at London in Fletestrete at the sygne of the hande and starre, at the coste and charge of John Cawood, John Walley, and Richarde Tottle. Finished in Apryll, the yere of our Lorde God. 1557. Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum."
Variant: imprint begins: "In London ...".
Title page enclosed in a woodcut architectural border.
With an additional unpaginated leaf (chi1) inserted between leaves CC5 and CC6.
Signatures: [par.]¹⁰ ([par.]10 blank) ²[par.]⁸ a-f⁸ h-2z⁸ A-2B⁸ 2C⁸(2C5+chi1) 2D-2Y⁸ 2Z⁶ (2Z6 blank).
In gathering f, f2, f3 and f4 are signed "f.g.".
Printed chiefly in black letter type.
Main body of text printed in double columns.
Woodcut initials, marginal notes.
STC (2nd ed.), 18076
Pforzheimer, 743
ESTC, S115047
Engraved armorial bookplate of Edward Waddington, recording donation to Eton College in 1731. 18th-century engraved armorial bookplate of Eton College.
Ms. inscription on verso of title leaf recording donation by Thomas Evans in 1733.
Intermittently extensive ms. marginalia and marks of emphasis in red pencil; some in ink.
18th-century brown calf; border of gilt double fillets; rebacked in recent brown calf retaining earlier red and black morocco spine labels.
Imperfect: wanting final blank leaf and with title leaf cropped to woodcut frame, laid down on blank leaf with provenance inscription and additional inscription "Merlat pasteur. Volume troisiême contenant les tomes. 3. et 4." on verso, in an 18th-century hand.
The index ([12] pages at end of prelims.) is misbound at the end.
Tottel, Richard, ? - 1594 publisher.
Walley, John, ? - 1586 publisher.
Cawood, John, 1514 - 1572 publisher.
Rastell, William, 1508? - 1565 editor.
Waddington, Edward, 1670 or 71 - 1731 former owner.
Evans, Thomas former owner.
England London.
eng lat
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