Natura breuium
Publisher: In aedibus Thome Bertheleti regii impressoris, in Fletestrete prope aquagiu[m] sitis sub intersignio Lucrecie Romane.
Published: 1531
Place of publication: Impressus est hic libellus Londoni
Language: roa; eng; lat
Number of pages: 181
Subjects: Writs; Early works to 1800
Work titles: Natura brevium
Notes: Title within woodcut border (McKerrow, Borders, no. 24)

Imprint from colophon.

Collation: A-Z⁸ [$5 (-INZ5) signed]

Numerous errors in foliation: leaf 32 printed 22; leaves 52-82 printed 53-83; leaves 111, 123, 130, 134, 136, 138, 139 and 140 printed 101, 121, 131, 133, 134, 136, 137 and 137; leaves 141-181 printed 139-179; leaf 65 not numbered.

In predominantly black letter type; some Roman type.

Historiated initial, A2r.

Side notes.

Includes index.

Formerly also STC 18395.

The Natura brevium is a selection of writs, with commentary, based on the Registrum brevium or Register of writs, dating from the reign of Edward III. The first printed edition of Natura brevium was published in 1494 by Richard Pynson. After Sir Anthony Fitzherbert published his New Natura brevium in 1534, it was referred to as the Old Natura brevium.

STC (2nd ed.) 18393

Beale, J.H. ^Engl. law T88

Received April 2, 1946, accession no. 608,018; Breslauer.

Text in Law French and Latin.

Ex libris Edwin Freshfield.

Bound in 19th century brown crushed morocco decorated in gold with fillets, corner and spine ornaments; marbled paper pastedowns, all edges gilt; signed Riviere. Armorial bookplate of Edwin Freshfield. In ink on verso of front endpaper: 105,300.