The legende named in latyn Legenda aurea
Subtitle: that is to saye in englysshe the golden legende. For lyke as golde passeth all other metalles, so this boke passeth all other bokes wherein ben conteyned all the hyghe and great feestes of oure lorde, the feestes of our blessed lady, the lyues, passyons, and myracles of many other sayntes hystoryes and actes, as all alonge here afore is made mencyon
Series: Early English Books, 1475-1640 -- 1645
Publisher: Wynkyn de Worde
Published: 1521
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Translated from: lat
Subjects: Saints; Early works to 1800
Other titles: Golden legende.
Work titles: Legenda aurea
Notes: Title and imprint from colophon: Thus endeth the legende ... Which werke was fynysshed the .xxx. [sic] daye of Februarye. The yere of our lorde M.CCCCC.&.xxi. the .xii. yere of the reygne of our souerayne lorde kynge Henry the eyght. Imprynted at London in Flete strete at the sygne of the sonne. By me Wynkyn de Worde.

Translated by William Caxton.

STC (2nd ed.) 24879.5