[Legenda aurea sanctorum, sive, Lombardica historia]
By: [Wylyam Caxton]
Contributors: Caxton, William, approximately 1422-1491 or 1492; Jean, de Vignay, approximately 1284-
Series: Early English books online
Publisher: William Caxton
Published: 1487
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: Saints; Early works to 1800
Other titles: Lombardica historia.; Golden legend.
Work titles: Legenda aurea
Notes: Colophon, leaf CCCCxliiii verso: Thus endeth the legende named in latyn legenda aurea / that is to saye in englysshe the golden legende ... whyche werke I haue accomplisshed at the commaũdemente and requeste of the noble and puyssaunte erle / and my specyal good lord wyllyam of arondel / & haue fynysshed it at westmestre the twenty day of nouembre / the yere of our lord M / CCCC / lxxxiii / & the fyrst yere of the reygne of kyng Rychard the thyrd / By me Wylyam Caxton.

Attributed to Jacobus de Voragine by STC (2nd ed.) (which also cites Jean de Vignay), and NUC pre- 1956 imprints.

T.p. lacking?; title suggested by NUC pre-1956 imprints.

Imprint suggested by NUC pre-1956 imprints and STC (2nd ed.).

Signatures: [pi]¹ a-z⁸ &⁸ [9?]⁶ A-X⁸ 2a-2f⁸ 2g⁶ 2h-2i⁸ 2k⁶.

Pages numbered on recto only.

Numerous errors in paging.

Imperfect: stained, torn, worm-holed, with slight loss of print.

STC (2nd ed.) 24874