An edition of A record of the Black Prince (1849)

A record of the Black Prince

being a selection of such passages in his life as have been most quaintly and strikingly narrated by chroniclers of the period, embellished with highly wrought miniatures and borderings selected from various illuminated mss., referring to events connectedwith English history

by Henry Noel Humphreys

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An edition of A record of the Black Prince (1849)

A record of the Black Prince

being a selection of such passages in his life as have been most quaintly and strikingly narrated by chroniclers of the period, embellished with highly wrought miniatures and borderings selected from various illuminated mss., referring to events connectedwith English history

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1 A record of the Black prince.: Being a selection of such passages in his life as have been most quaintly and strikingly narrated by chroniclers of the period, embellished with highly wrought miniatures and borderings selected from various illuminated mss., referring to events connected with English history. 1849, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans in English	zzzz Not in Library Libraries near you: WorldCat
2 A record of the Black Prince: being a selection of such passages in his life as have been most quaintly and strikingly narrated by chroniclers of the period, embellished with highly wrought miniatures and borderings selected from various illuminated mss., referring to events connectedwith English history 1849, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans in English	aaaa Not in Library
3 A record of the Black Prince: being a selection of such passages in his life as have been most quaintly and sitrikingly narrated by chroniclers of the period, embellished with highly wrought miniatures and borderings selected from various illuminated MSS., referring to events connected with English history. 1849, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, Vizetelly Brothers and Co, printers and engravers, London in English	zzzz Not in Library

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Edition Notes

Errata: p. ii at end.

Illuminated colour illustrations, rubrications, title in redand black, initials, black letter script.

"In order to give as much as possible of the original 'old book' charm to these passages from the chroniclers, they have been carefully printed, with suitable 'Rubrics,' in black letter, fromold type that appears to have been actually used by ... the celebrated Caxton ... A massive carved binding has been added, in order that the volume may convey, as completely as possible, the impression of one of those richly embellished books of chronicles that form the gems of some of our greatest public and privatelibraries." - Preface.

"The carved cover is taken from one of the compartments of the prince's tomb at Canterbury, slightly altered for its present purpose" [p. ii at end] and bears the coat of arms of the Black prince.

Original black papier-mache binding over red, chased & pierced arms on sides.

Includes index.

Published in: London

Classifications

Library of Congress: ND3416 .H9

The Physical Object

Pagination: [6], xciv, [1], ii p. :

ID Numbers

Open Library: OL17221915M

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A record of the Black Prince

being a selection of such passages in his life as have been most quaintly and strikingly narrated by chroniclers of the period, embellished with highly wrought miniatures and borderings selected from various illuminated mss., referring to events connectedwith English history

by Henry Noel Humphreys