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de Voragine, Jacobus. Golden Legend. London: Wynkyn de Worde, August 27, 1527

 File — Folder: 4
Identifier: Folder 4

Scope and Contents

Wynkyn de Worde originally worked at William Caxton’s press.  After Caxton’s death in 1500, Wynkyn de Worde took control of his press and moved to Fleet Street, London.  He was the first printer in England to use italic type.  “Jacobus de Voragine, writing about 1260, achieved dominance in later western hagiographical literature - about 900 manuscripts of his Golden Legend survive. From 1470 to 1530 it was also the most often printed book in Europe.” Citation: [url=http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/goldenlegend/]http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/goldenlegend/[/url] Leaf from the 8[sup]th[/sup] English edition of the [i]Golden Legend [/i]by Jacobus de Voragine, printed in London by Wynkyn de Worde, August 27, 1527. Excerpt from “The lyfe of Saynt Austyn.” Printed on paper in English in Black Letter with black ink. Chain lines are present and there is no watermark. On the recto side is the “Life of Saynt Aldhelm” prior to “The lyfe of Saynt Austyn.” Folio 126 (in roman numerals) is printed on the top recto side. [2 columns, 44 and 46 lines. 7.75” X 11”]

Dates

  • 1440 - late 19th/early 20th Century

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Collection material is in English, Latin, and Chinese.

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.50 Cubic Feet

Physical Storage Information

Repository Details

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