Explicit opus ... super constituciones p[ro]uinciales.
Contributors: Pynson, Richard, d. 1530, printer.; Baker, Thomas, 1656-1740, former owner.; Hillyard, John, 17th cent., former owner.; Dunn, George, 1864-1912, former owner.; Catholic Church. Province of Canterbury (England); Zaehnsdorf (Firm),
Publisher: Emprinted by Richard Pynson.
Place of publication: [London]
Number of pages: 172
Subjects: Catholic Church. -- Province of Canterbury (England); Canon law -- England -- Canterbury -- Early works to 1800.; Canon law -- England -- Early works to 1800.; Ecclesiastical law -- England -- Canterbury -- Early works to 1800.; Ecclesiastical law -- England -- Early works to 1800.
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Other titles: Constitutiones provinciales ecclesiae Anglicanae; Constitutiones prouinciales ecclesie Anglicane; Constituciones prouinciales; Constitutiones provinciales ecclesiae Anglicanae.
Description: A compilation in five books of the synodal constitutions of the province of Canterbury, from the time of archbishops Stephen Langton (d. 1228) to Henry Chichele (1362?-1443), compiled by Lyndwood and with his gloss commentaries. The work was completed in 1433 and first printed at Oxford in 1483. Regarded by some authorities as law of the Church of England.
Notes: Initials.

This and the other English printed octavo editions have Lyndwood's text only, not his commentary. --Cf. STC (2nd ed.), no. 17102.

Collation: a-u⁸ A⁸ B⁴ [$1 (+a1) signed]

Date of imprint from STC (2nd ed.)

Title from STC (2nd ed.), taken from colophon on A7 recto: Explicit opus Magistri Wilhelmi Lyndwode super constituciones p[ro]uinciales: laus deo.

Pynson's device (McKerrow, Devices, no. 3(b) ) within a border of type ornaments, on verso of final leaf.

In black letter type.

Colophon following tables, B3 verso: Explicit tabula constitucionum prouincialium. Emprinted by Richard Pynson.

STC (2nd ed.) 17105

Beale, J.H.  Engl. law T401

Duff 281

Hain 10359=H5655?

Walsh, J.E.  15th cent. printed books 4016

Goff L416

Ex libris John Hillyard -- Thomas Baker -- The Rev. Mr. Lee -- George Dunn (his sale, Sotheby, 11 Feb. 1913, no. 152)

Bound in 19th century crushed dark maroon morocco, decorated in blind with fillets and ornament stamps, inner boards decorated with gilt fillets and corner ornaments, marbled paper covered boards, all edges gilt; signed Zaehnsdorf and with the Zaehnsdorf trademark gilt stamped at foot of back inside cover. At foot of a front flyeaf, "Tho. Baker coll.: Jo. Soccius ejectus.", i.e. the antiquarian Thomas Baker. With his annotations in Latin and English on front and back flyleaves, one citing Michael Maittaire's Annales typographici (1719-1741). Head of title: "Jo: Hillyardi li[ber]", possibly the John Hillyard admitted to Middle Temple in 1656. With a few few 16th century marginal annotations. 18th century armorial bookplate of The Rev. Mr. Lee, with dexter arm in armour with battle ax and the motto "Quarta perennis erit". Bookplate and gilt armorial of George Dunn, who acquired it in April 1887, with his pencilled annotations on flyleaves.