The tragedies, gathered by Ihon Bochas, of all such princes as fell from theyr estates throughe the mutability of fortune since the creacion of Adam, vntil his time : wherin may be seen what vices bring menne to destruccion, wyth notable warninges howe the like may be auoyded. Translated into Englysh by Iohn Lidgate, monke of Burye.
1554
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The tragedies, gathered by Ihon Bochas, of all such princes as fell from theyr estates throughe the mutability of fortune since the creacion of Adam, vntil his time : wherin may be seen what vices bring menne to destruccion, wyth notable warninges howe the like may be auoyded. Translated into Englysh by Iohn Lidgate, monke of Burye.
Uniform title
De casibus virorum illustrium. English
Created/published
Imprinted at London : By Iohn Wayland, at the signe of the Sunne oueragainst the Conduite in Flete-strete. Cum priuilegio per septennium, [1554?]
Description
[9], clxiii, xxxvi, xxxv-xxxvii, [1] leaves : ill. (woodcuts) ; (fol.)
Associated name
Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375. author.
Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451?
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Lefferts, Marshall C. (Marshall Clifford), 1848-1928, former owner.
Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451?
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Lefferts, Marshall C. (Marshall Clifford), 1848-1928, former owner.
Note
A verse translation of: Boccaccio, Giovanni. De casibus illustrium virorum.
Publication date conjectured by STC.
The eighth book begins new foliation on 2A1.
The last leaf, usually lacking, bears the title page to STC 1246, which was intended to have formed part 2 of the present work, but the printing was suppressed.
Signatures: [Maltese cross]⁶[±[Maltese cross]1] A-Y⁶ z⁴ [sec.]⁶ W⁶ *⁶ ²[Maltese cross]⁶ [par.]⁶ 2A-2F⁶ 2G⁴.
Another state, with cancel title page, of "The fall of princes" (STC 3177.5).
Sometimes bound with "The bayte & snare of fortune" by Roger Bieston (STC 3055) or "A memorial of suche princes, as since the tyme of king Richard the seconde, have been unfortunate in the realme of England" edited by William Baldwin.
Identified as part of STC 1246 on UMI microfilm reel 307 (Harvard University. Library copy).
Publication date conjectured by STC.
The eighth book begins new foliation on 2A1.
The last leaf, usually lacking, bears the title page to STC 1246, which was intended to have formed part 2 of the present work, but the printing was suppressed.
Signatures: [Maltese cross]⁶[±[Maltese cross]1] A-Y⁶ z⁴ [sec.]⁶ W⁶ *⁶ ²[Maltese cross]⁶ [par.]⁶ 2A-2F⁶ 2G⁴.
Another state, with cancel title page, of "The fall of princes" (STC 3177.5).
Sometimes bound with "The bayte & snare of fortune" by Roger Bieston (STC 3055) or "A memorial of suche princes, as since the tyme of king Richard the seconde, have been unfortunate in the realme of England" edited by William Baldwin.
Identified as part of STC 1246 on UMI microfilm reel 307 (Harvard University. Library copy).
ESTC staff note
From a French version by Laurent de Premierfaict?
Signatures from DFo.
Signatures from DFo.
Cited/described in
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 3178
Carl H. Pforzheimer Library, 73
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S107087
Carl H. Pforzheimer Library, 73
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S107087
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Privileges (permissions)
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
STC 3178 copy 1
Folger-specific note
cs77. Brown goatskin binding, signed by F. Bedford, with the Griswold arms in gilt on both covers. Some leaves mended. Bound in at end is the t.p. only of STC 1246, A memoril of suche princes. London, [1554?]. Provenance: A.W. Griswold - Marshall Clifford Lefferts copy
Call number
STC 3178 copy 2
Folger-specific note
cs1293. Bound in red goatskin binding, elaborate gilt panelling with arms of Richard Musgrave in gilt on both covers. 2G4 from another copy. T.p. mended. Purchased Pickering & Chatto, 1924, cat. 216, lot 3924. Bound with STC 3055 copy 2, Bieston, Roger. The bayte & snare of fortune ... [1556?]. Provenance: Sir Richard Musgrave copy
Call number
STC 3178 copy 3
Folger-specific note
HH28/27. Diced Russia leather. 2G4 lacking; t.p., 2G3 mounted; some leaves mended. Provenance: Harmsworth copy