Here begynneth the legende named in Latyn Legenda aurea, that is to saye in Englysshe The golden legende : for lyke as passeth golde in valewe all other metallys so this legende excelleth all other bookes.
Alternate Title(s):
Golden legende
Published / Created:
[Westminster] : [Wynkyn de Worde], [8 January 1498/99?]
Physical Description:
2 parts in 1 volume ([1], lij, [1], [MC]CCClxxxxviii [i.e. CCC.lxxxix], [1] leaves) : illustrations (woodcuts) 29cm (folio)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Related Content:
Detailed provenance description available in Material Evidence in Incunabula (MEI) database
https://data.cerl.org/mei/02125815
Classification:
Books
Notes:
BAC BX4654 .J32 1498+: Imperfect: 443 of 448 leaves. Leaves Aa1, [Hh]1, K3-6, C4, N4-8, O1-2, dd6 (with the colophon) wanting. With occasional marginal notes in sixteenth-century hand; see especially the comments on the miracles attributed to Becket (fols. Clxxiii-Clxxiiii). Bound in18th-century vellum-covered boards, backed with calf; edges trimmed and stained red. Bookplates: Andrew Gifford; Baptist College Library, Bristol.
Subject Terms:
Thomas, à Becket, Saint, 1118?-1170. | Christian hagiography -- Early works to 1800. | Christian saints -- Legends -- Early works to 1800. | Fletcher, Henry, Mrs. -- Ownership. | Gifford, Andrew, 1700-1784 -- Bookplate. | Baptist College, Bristol. Library -- Bookplate. | Incunabula in Yale Library.