The tragedies, gathered by Ihon Bochas, of all such princes as fell from theyr estates throughe the mutability of fortune since the creacion of Adam, vntil his time : wherin may be seen what vices bring menne to destruccion, wyth notable warninges howe the like may be auoyded. Translated into Englysh by Iohn Lidgate, monke of Burye.
| Author/creator | Boccaccio, Giovanni |
| Other author | Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451? |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Imprinted at London : By Iohn Wayland, at the signe of the Sunne oueragainst the Conduite in Flete-strete. Cum priuilegio per septennium, [1554?] |
| Description | [9], clxiii, xxxvi, xxxv-xxxvii, [1] leaves : ill. (woodcuts) |
| Supplemental Content | https://search.proquest.com/docview/2248593253 |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | De casibus virorum illustrium. English |
| Variant title | De casibus illustrium virorum. |
| Variant title | Tragedies, gathered by Jhon Bochas, of all such princes as fell from theyr estates throughe the mutability of fortune since the creacion of Adam, until his time. |
| Series | Early English books online. ^A888680 |
| General note | A verse translation of: Boccaccio, Giovanni. De casibus illustrium virorum. |
| General note | Publication date conjectured by STC. |
| General note | The eighth book begins new foliation on 2A1. |
| General note | The last leaf, usually lacking, bears the title page to STC 1246, which was intended to have formed part 2 of the present work, but the printing was suppressed. |
| General note | Another state, with cancel title page, of "The fall of princes" (STC 3177.5). |
| General note | Sometimes bound with "The bayte & snare of fortune" by Roger Bieston (STC 3055) or "A memorial of suche princes, as since the tyme of king Richard the seconde, have been unfortunate in the realme of England" edited by William Baldwin. |
| General note | Identified as part of STC 1246 on UMI microfilm reel 307. |
| General note | Reproductions of the originals in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery and Harvard University. Library. |
| General note | Appears at reel 285 (Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery copy) and at reel 307 (Harvard University. Library copy). |
| General note | Reel 307: lacks title page. |
| References | STC (2nd ed) 3178. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 285:01) |
| Stock number | CL0036000009 ProQuest. 789 E. Eisenhower Parkway, Ann Arbor, MI 48108-3218 |
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