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, with their originall, lawes, and obseruations. 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.
1623
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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, with their originall, lawes, and obseruations. 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.
Uniform title
Théâtre d'honneur et de chevalerie. English
Created/published
London : Printed by VVilliam Iaggard, dwelling in Barbican, and are there to be sold, 1623.
Description
[42], 108, 107-580, 571-572; 286, 285-406, [18], 407-538, [2] p. : ill. (woodcuts) ; (fol.)
Associated name
Favyn, André. author.
Munday, Anthony, 1553-1633, attributed name.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Smedley, William T. (William Thomas), 1851-1934, former owner.
Munday, Anthony, 1553-1633, attributed name.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Smedley, William T. (William Thomas), 1851-1934, former owner.
Note
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?.
Title page in red and black; the word "theater" is xylographic.
"The orders of Flanders, and of the Lovv-Countries" (caption title) has separate pagination and register.
Signatures: [superscript pi]A⁴([superscript pi]A3+pi1) [par.]⁴ a⁴ b-d² [e]² A-3B⁶ 3C⁴, ²a-2l⁶ *-2*⁴ 2m-2t⁶ 2v-3a⁴.
Last leaf is blank.
Entered 23 October 1622.
First dedication signed "VV.I.", i.e. William Jaggard. Variant: first dedication signed "A.M.", i.e. Anthony Munday? the translator?.
Title page in red and black; the word "theater" is xylographic.
"The orders of Flanders, and of the Lovv-Countries" (caption title) has separate pagination and register.
Signatures: [superscript pi]A⁴([superscript pi]A3+pi1) [par.]⁴ a⁴ b-d² [e]² A-3B⁶ 3C⁴, ²a-2l⁶ *-2*⁴ 2m-2t⁶ 2v-3a⁴.
Last leaf is blank.
Entered 23 October 1622.
ESTC staff note
RPM 10/07/96
Signatures from DFo.
Signatures from DFo.
Cited/described in
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 10717
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S121368
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S121368
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Genre/form
Manuscript waste.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
STC 10717 copy 1
Folger-specific note
HH84/22. First dedic. signed: 'W. I.'. Some crowns on sig. ¹a2r are hand-coloured. Provenance: inscription on t.p.: 'T. Willughby'; Harmsworth copy
Call number
STC 10717 copy 2
Folger-specific note
Smedley. First dedic. signed 'W. I.'. Leaf [superscript pi]A4 bound after [superscript pi]A1. Provenance: inscription on front paste-down: 'Walford of Holborn 16/10/11'; bookplates of 'Sr. John Anstruther of that ilk Baronet' (motto "periissem nisi periissem"); and of W. T. Smedley
Call number
STC 10717 copy 3
Folger-specific note
cs797. First dedic. signed 'W. I.'. Wanting last blank leaf; [superscript pi]A4 bound after [superscript pi]A1; gatherings a-[e] bound: a1-2, b1, c1, d1, [e]1-2, d2, c2, b2, a3-4; leaves *3-4 bound after 2*4. Brown calf binding, with manuscript waste used as guard at back. Provenance: inscriptions on front fly-leaf: 'Wm Nougham' [William Nougham]; and 'Tho: Whetenhall' [Thomas Whetenhall]; Anderson sale, 28 October 1918: 129
Call number
STC 10717 copy 4
Folger-specific note
cs300. First dedic. signed 'W. I.'. Wanting last blank leaf; gatherings a-[e] bound: a1-3, c2, b1-2, [e]1-2, a4, c1, d1-2; leaves 2i3-4 possibly from another copy; t.p. repaired. Provenance: bought by Folger in 1904 from Maurice Catalogue 148:126
Call number
STC 10717 copy 5
Folger-specific note
cs292. First dedic. signed 'W. I.'. Wanting last blank leaf; gatherings a-[e] bound: a1-2, b1-2, a3-4, c1, d1, [e]1-2, d2, c2. Some leaves of illustrations at front cropped at foot; copy stained, affecting text. Arms of Order of Scotland, on g4r, hand coloured. Half calf binding, signed J. P. Gray & Son, Cambridge. Provenance: bought by Folger from Tregaskis Catalogue 554:372 (with bookseller's description, numbered 372, clipped and pasted inside front cover)