The hystorye, sege and dystruccyon of Troye
| Author/creator | Lydgate, John |
| Other author | Colonne, Guido delle, 13th cent. |
| Other author | Benoît, de Sainte-More, 12th cent. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | [London : Printed by Richard Pynson, 1513] |
| Description | [324] p. : ill. |
| Supplemental Content | https://search.proquest.com/docview/2240873687 |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Troy book |
| Variant title | Troy book. |
| Series | Early English books online. ^A888680 |
| General note | ".. a very much amplified version .. of the prose Latin 'Historia destructionis Troiae' of Guido delle Colonne (about 1287) .. in turn a condensed version of the 'Roman de Troie' of Benoît de Sainte More (about 1160)"--Lydgate, J. Lydgate's Troy book. Early English Text Society, extra series 97, p. ix. |
| General note | In verse. |
| General note | Colophon reads: Here endeth the Troye booke otherwyse called the Sege of Troye, translated by Iohn̄ Lydgate monke of the monastery of Bery, and emprynted the yere of oure Lorde a. M.CCCCC. [and]. xiij. by Richard Pynson, prynter vnto the kyng[es] noble grace. |
| General note | Signatures: [cross]² A-2C⁶ 2D⁴. |
| General note | Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. |
| References | STC (2nd ed) 5579. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 133:02) |
| Stock number | CL0036000005 ProQuest. 789 E. Eisenhower Parkway, Ann Arbor, MI 48108-3218 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |