policronicon - Higden, Ranulf (By Wynkyn Theworde)
An English translation by John Trevisa, who is named on R6r. - Book 5 begins new register; foliation is continuous. - Duff 173. - Edited and with a continuation by William Caxton, who is named on R6r. The continuation is reprinted from "The chronicles of England", STC 9991. - Hain-Copinger 8660. - Imprint from colophon. - Includes index. - Leaf i, last word is "englisshe". Variant: earlier (trial?) setting, last word "englysshe". - Opening of text, 2a2: gRete thankynges laude and honour we merytoryously ben bounde to yelde and offre vnto wryters of hystoryes. - Reproduction of the original in the British Library. - STC (2nd ed.), 13439. - Signatures: 2a 2b-2h6; a-y z6; A-S T6 V-X. - The author, Ranulf Higden, is named on the colophon page. - The last leaf bears a printer's mark. - The title is xylographic. - The woodcut music, the first musical notation printed in England, occurs on p. n5r. - With a title-page woodcut