Volume 1

A catalogue of the manuscripts and printed books collected by Thomas Brooke and preserved at Armitage Bridge House, near Huddersfield / [Sir Thomas Brooke].

  • Sir Thomas Brooke, 1st Baronet
Date:
1891
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A catalogue of the manuscripts and printed books collected by Thomas Brooke and preserved at Armitage Bridge House, near Huddersfield / [Sir Thomas Brooke]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    damours est enclose. [S. /. n. d., mais Lyon, Giiillmime Leroy, vers 1485.] Folio. Woodcuts, r. mor. doubleg. e. {Trauts-Bauzonnetl) A superb copy of the earliest known edition of this celebrated romance, from the libraries of M. Clinchamp and M. Firmin-Didot. The binding of this volume is a magnificent specimen of the skill of the famous Parisian bookbinders named above. LORRIS, Guillaume de, et Jean de Meung. Cy commece le romat de la rose/ ou tout lart damours est enclose. [At end:] Cest fin du romant de la rose ou tout lart damours est enclose. [.S. /. 11. dl\ Folio. Woodcuts, br. mor. g. e. (Cap/.) A very rare edition of this work, from the Firmin-Didot Library, having sigs. a2 and ay in facsimile. Le rommant de la rose nouuellement Imprime a Paris Pour Guillaume eustace. Imprime nouuellement a Paris par Nicolas des prez. \_S. d., vers Folio. Woodcuts, r.mor.g.e. (Hardy.) From the Firmin-Didot Library, the title-page being in facsimile. Sensuyt le romat de la rose aultremet dit le soge vergier. Nouvellement Imprime a Paris, xxix. Cy finist le Romant de la rose Nouvellement imprime a Paris par Jeha7i ihannot Imprimeur et libraire hire en luniversite de Parist Deitiourant a lymaige sainct Jehan bap- tiste en la rue neufue nostre daine pres saincte Geneviefue des ardafis. [6. (^.] 4to. r.mor.g.e. (Cap/.) The binding of this volume is a superb example of gilt tooling. Another copy of the same edition. 4to. r.mor.g.e. (Trautz- Bauzormet) From the Firmin-Didot Library. This copy is described in the Firmin-Didot Catalogue (1878, No. 130) as differ- ing from the above edition, which is mentioned by Brunet, in not having the number xxix upon the title ; these figures, however, have merely been erased. Le romant de la Rose/ Moralisie cler et net/ Translate de rime en prose/ Par vostre humble Molinet. Nouuellettiet imprhne a paris. Par la veufue feu Michel le Noir, 1521. Folio. Woodcuts. 0. c. (Pqdeloupl) From the libraries of the Vicomte d’Auteuil and the Duke of Sussex. On the title is the signature of Grangier, the translator of Dante. Le Rommant de la Rose nouuellement Reueu et corrige oultre les precedentes Impressions. Imprime a Paris, par Maistre Pierre vidoue. Pour Galliot du pre. 1529. 2 vols. Sm. 8vo. Wood- cuts. o. r. mor. g. e. From the Firmin-Didot Library.