| Uniform title | Polycronicon. English |
| Variant title |
Polycronicon. |
| Variant title |
Grete thankynges laude and honour we merytoryously ben bounde to yelde and offre vnto wryters of hystoryes. |
| Variant title |
Grete thankynges laude and honour we merytoryously ben bounde to yelde and offre unto wryters of hystoryes. |
| Series |
Early English books online. ^A888680
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| General note | The author, Ranulf Higden, is named on the colophon page. |
| General note | An English translation by John Trevisa, who is named on R6r. |
| General note | Edited and with a continuation by William Caxton, who is named on R6r. The continuation is reprinted from "The chronicles of England", STC 9991. |
| General note | The title is xylographic. |
| General note | With a title-page woodcut. |
| General note | Opening of text, 2a2: gRete thankynges laude and honour we merytoryously ben bounde to yelde and offre vnto wryters of hystoryes .. |
| General note | Imprint from colophon. |
| General note | Signatures: 2a 2b-2h⁶; a-y z⁶; A-S T⁶ V-X. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| General note | Book 5 begins new register; foliation is continuous. |
| General note | The woodcut music, the first musical notation printed in England, occurs on p. n5r. |
| General note | The last leaf bears a printer's mark. |
| General note | Leaf i, last word is "englisshe". Variant: earlier (trial?) setting, last word "englysshe". |
| General note | Reproduction of the original in the British Library. |
| References |
STC (2nd ed.) 13439. |
| Citation/References note |
Hain-Copinger 8660. |
| Citation/References note |
Duff 173. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 13:07) |
| Stock number | CL0036000001 ProQuest. 789 E. Eisenhower Parkway, Ann Arbor, MI 48108-3218 |
