La mer des croniques et miroir historical de France
By: Translated from Latin by Pierre Desrey
Contributors: Desrey, Pierre, approximately 1450-approximately 1520
Publisher: De Marnef [device]; Nicolas de La Barre
Published: 1518
Place of publication: Paris
Language: fre
Number of pages: 258
Subjects: History
Notes: Woodcut initials; marginal notes. 4 full page and 8 small woodcuts. Gothic type.

[Woodcut L] A Mer des Croniques, & / Mirouer historical de Frāce iadis cōpose en latin par religieuse per-/ sonne frere Robert gaguin enson viuāt ministre general de lordre d'/ la sainct trinite. ... /[4 lines]/[device of de Marnef within compartment of four pieces; below device:] On les vent en la rue sainct Jacques a lensei-/ gne du pelican.

Colophon: R6 verso: Cy finit la Mer des Croniques, et miroir historial de france/[5 lines]/ Nouuellemēt imprimez a Paris par/ maistre Nicolle de la Barre.

"La genealogie du roy Pepin" on verso of f. o1 and 1 leaf inserted after it. The woodcuts on 01, ℓ6 and k6 are repeats. The two last ones were originally used in Destruction de Troie, Paris, J. Bonhomme, 1484.

Fairfax Murray Cat. of early French books, 1:180, no. 180, with facsims.

Brun, R. Le livre illustré en France au 16e siècle, p. 212

BN, 56:506

Brunet, 2:1439, note