The theater of honour and knight-hood. Or A compendious chronicle and historie of the whole Christian vvorld Containing the originall of all monarchies, kingdomes, and estates, with their emperours, kings, princes, and gouernours; their beginnings, continuance, and successions, to this present time. The first institution of armes, emblazons, kings, heralds, and pursuiuants of armes: with all the ancient and moderne military orders of knight-hood in euery kingdome. Of duelloes or single combates ... Likewise of ioustes, tourneyes, and tournaments, and orders belonging to them. Lastly of funerall pompe, for emperours, kings, princes, and meaner persons, with all the rites and ceremonies fitting for them. VVritten in French, by Andrew Fauine, Parisian: and aduocate in the High Court of Parliament. M.DC.XX - Favyn, André -1620 (Printed by VVilliam Iaggard, dwelling in Barbican, and are there to be sold, 1623)
"The orders of Flanders, and of the Lovv-Countries" (caption title) has separate pagination and register. - A translation of: Le théâtre d'honneur et de chevalerie. - First dedication signed "VV.I.", i.e. William Jaggard. Variant: first dedication signed "A.M.", i.e. Anthony Munday? the translator?. - Reproduction of the original in the British Library. - STC (2nd ed.), 10717. - The last leaf is blank. - Title page in red and black; the word "theater" is xylographic