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The First and Second volumes of Chronicles comprising 1 The description and historie of England, 2 The description and historie of Ireland, 3 The description and historie of Scotland: First collected and published by Raphaell Holinshed, William Harrison, and others: Now newlie augmented and continued (with manifold matters of singular note and worthie memorie) to the yeare 1586. by Iohn Hooker alias Vowell Gent. and others. With conuenient tables at the end of these volumes.

1587

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The First and Second volumes of Chronicles comprising 1 The description and historie of England, 2 The description and historie of Ireland, 3 The description and historie of Scotland: First collected and published by Raphaell Holinshed, William Harrison, and others: Now newlie augmented and continued (with manifold matters of singular note and worthie memorie) to the yeare 1586. by Iohn Hooker alias Vowell Gent. and others. With conuenient tables at the end of these volumes.

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Title-page Attribution: As above
Printer’s name from STC; rest of imprint from colophon
Includes indexes
Title of Vol. 3: The third volume of Chronicles, beginning at duke William the Norman, commonlie called the Conqueror; and descending by degrees of yeeres to all the kings and queenes of England in their orderlie successions: first compiled by Raphaell Holinshed, an by him extended to the yeare 1577. […] With a third table (peculiarlie seruing this third volume) both of names and matters memorable.
Other Copies: 129

1587

Author: Holinshed, Raphael
Title: The First and Second volumes of Chronicles comprising 1 The description and historie of England, 2 The description and historie of Ireland, 3 The description and historie of Scotland: First collected and published by Raphaell Holinshed, William Harrison, and others: Now newlie augmented and continued (with manifold matters of singular note and worthie memorie) to the yeare 1586. by Iohn Hooker alias Vowell Gent. and others. With conuenient tables at the end of these volumes.
Publication Location: London
Editor: Finished in Ianuarie 1587, and the 29 of the Queenes Maiesties reigne, with the full continuation of the former yeares, at the expenses of Iohn Harison, George Bishop, Rafe Newberie, Henrie Denham, and Thomas Woodcocke. At London printed [by Henry Denham] in Aldersgate street at the signe of the Starre.
Date: 1587
Language: English
No of scans: 1245
Type: Print
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  • AuthorsHolinshed, Raphael
  • Author Years(c.1525-1580?)
  • TitleThe First and Second volumes of Chronicles comprising 1 The description and historie of England, 2 The description and historie of Ireland, 3 The description and historie of Scotland: First collected and published by Raphaell Holinshed, William Harrison, and others: Now newlie augmented and continued (with manifold matters of singular note and worthie memorie) to the yeare 1586. by Iohn Hooker alias Vowell Gent. and others. With conuenient tables at the end of these volumes.
  • Varying form of TitleHolinshed’s Chronicles
  • Language(s)eng
Publication, distribution
  • Publication LocationLondon
  • PublisherFinished in Ianuarie 1587, and the 29 of the Queenes Maiesties reigne, with the full continuation of the former yeares, at the expenses of Iohn Harison, George Bishop, Rafe Newberie, Henrie Denham, and Thomas Woodcocke. At London printed [by Henry Denham] in Aldersgate street at the signe of the Starre.
  • Publication Date1587
Edition
Description material
  • TypePrint
  • Ilustrationill.
  • Volume2° ; Vols. 1-2: 35 x 22 cm; Vol. 3: 34.8 x 20.8 cm
  • Collation2538 p.
  • BindingBrown calf, contemporary Vols. 1-2 bound together; 3 bound separately
  • SignatureA-Y6, 2A-R6; 3A-E6, 4A6(4A1+X1) 4B-Q6 3R2, 5A-V6 2A-2N6 2O5 2P6 2Q6 (-2Q3.4+’2Q3’) 2R6 (-2R3.4+’2R3’) 2S6 (-2S2-5+’2S2’,3) 2T6, 6A6 6B8 *68; 7A-V6 22A-2V6 3A-3V6 4A-4V6 5A-5V6 6A-6L6 6M6 (-6M3.4+’6M3’) 6N-6T6 6V6 (-6V6+’6V1’) ‘A,B,C,D,E’2 ‘F,G,H,I’2 7A-7I6 (-7A-7I6) 7K6 7L6 (-7L6 + 7L4) 7M6- 7N6 7O4, 8C-G6
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  • General NotesTitle-page Attribution: As above
    Printer’s name from STC; rest of imprint from colophon
    Includes indexes
    Title of Vol. 3: The third volume of Chronicles, beginning at duke William the Norman, commonlie called the Conqueror; and descending by degrees of yeeres to all the kings and queenes of England in their orderlie successions: first compiled by Raphaell Holinshed, an by him extended to the yeare 1577. […] With a third table (peculiarlie seruing this third volume) both of names and matters memorable.
    Other Copies: 129
  • AnnotationOccasional contemporary marginalia
  • Citation Source NameSTC (2nd edn.) 13569
Identification
  • ConstellationLittérature élisabéthaine
  • PID1613
  • DOI10.13097/BodmerLab/1072068224
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