Shelfmark
Gi.4.16
Additional shelfmark
Gm.4.05 (Copy 2)
Author
Favyn, André author.
Uniform title
[Théâtre d'honneur et de chevalerie. English]
Title
The theater of honour and knight-hood. Or A compendious chronicle and historie of the whole Christian vvorld. Containing the originall of all monarchies, kingdomes, and estates, with their emperours, kings, princes, and gouernours; their beginnings, continuance, and successions, to this present time. The first institution of armes, emblazons, kings, heralds, and pursuiuants of armes: with all the ancient and moderne military orders of knight-hood in euery kingdome. Of duelloes or single combates, with their originall, lawes, and obseruations. Likewise of ioustes, tourneyes, and tournaments, and orders belonging to them. Lastly of funerall pompe, for emperours, kings, princes, and meaner persons, with all the rites and ceremonies fitting for them. VVritten in French, by Andrew Fauine, Parisian: and aduocate in the High Court of Parliament. M.DC.XX..
Varying form of title
Theater of honour and knight-hood. Or A compendious chronicle and historie of the whole Christian world
Varying form of title
Orders of Flanders, and of the Lovv-Countries
Varying form of title
Orders of Flanders, and of the Low-Countries
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : Printed by VVilliam Iaggard, dwelling in Barbican, and are there to be sold., 1623..
Physical description
[42], 108, 107-580, 571-572; 286, 285-406, [18], 407-538, [2] p. : ill. (woodcuts), coats of arms; 34 cm. (Fol.)
Note
A translation of: Le théâtre d'honneur et de chevalerie.
Note
First dedication signed "VV.I.", i.e. William Jaggard. Variant: first dedication signed "A.M.", i.e. Anthony Munday? the translator?.
Note
Title-page in red and black; the word "theater" is xylographic.
Note
"The orders of Flanders, and of the Lovv-Countries" (caption title) has separate pagination and register.
Note
Signatures: [pi]² A⁴ [par.]⁴ a⁴ b-c² d⁴ A-3B⁶ 3C⁴ ²a-2l⁶ *-2*⁴ 2m-2t⁶ 2v-3a⁴.
Note
Entered 23 October 1622.
Note
Includes head- and tail-pieces, decorated initials.
Citation/references note
ESTC, S121368
Citation/references note
STC (2nd ed.), 10717
Provenance
Ex dono label of Eton Fellow John Reynolds, dated 1751, on front pastedown.
Provenance
(Copy 2) Ex dono label of Joseph Frederick Burrell, dated 1983, on front pastedown.
Provenance
(Copy 2) Bookplate of John Bennet Lawes Esq. Rothamsted on the front pastedown.
Binding
?17th-century dark brown calfskin over pasteboards. Covers decorated with double gilt fillets to form a border (faded); gilt fillet on board edges (mostly faded). Spine with six raised bands, decorated with blind and gilt fillets, gilt titling over lighter brown label ("Favin's theatre of honour"). Textblock trimmed and dyed red (almost completely faded). Endpapers of undecorated laid paper; one flyleaf at both ends of the textblock.
Binding
(Copy 2) 17th century speckled sheep; three blind fillets to form a frame on covers; six raised bands on spine decorated with blind fillets; red edges; one additional flyleaf at the beginning and two at the end of the volume.
Copy-specific note
Imperfect: ends at p. 522.
Copy-specific note
Former ECL shelfmarks: Cm.2.6, DDl.1.4, Fi.1.4, Ge.2.7.
Copy-specific note
(Copy 2) Previously DDl.2.14.
Subject
Orders of knighthood and chivalry Early works to 1800.
Subject
Heraldry Early works to 1800.
Subject
Europe Nobility Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Munday, Anthony, 1553 - 1633 attributed name.
Added entry--name
Jaggard, William, 1569 - 1623 printer.
Added entry--name
Reynolds, John, 1671 - 1758 former owner.
Added entry--name
Burrell, Joseph Frederick, 1909 - 1983 former owner.
Added entry--name
Lawes, J.B. (John Bennet), 1814 - 1900 former owner.
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng fre
Identifier
B51172