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 ... 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.
| Author/creator | Favyn, André |
| Other author | Munday, Anthony, 1553-1633, attributed name. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | 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) |
| Supplemental Content | https://search.proquest.com/docview/2240894572 |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Le théâtre d'honneur et de chevalerie. English |
| Variant title | Le théâtre d'honneur et de chevalerie. |
| Variant title | Theater of honour and knight-hood. Or A compendious chronicle and historie of the whole Christian world. |
| Variant title | Compendious chronicle and historie of the whole Christian world. |
| Variant title | Orders of Flanders, and of the Lovv-Countries. |
| Variant title | Orders of Flanders, and of the Low-Countries. |
| Series | Early English books online. ^A888680 |
| General note | A translation of: Le théâtre d'honneur et de chevalerie. |
| General note | First dedication signed "VV.I.", i.e. William Jaggard. Variant: first dedication signed "A.M.", i.e. Anthony Munday? the translator?. |
| General note | Title page in red and black; the word "theater" is xylographic. |
| General note | "The orders of Flanders, and of the Lovv-Countries" (caption title) has separate pagination and register. |
| General note | The last leaf is blank. |
| General note | Reproduction of the original in the British Library. |
| References | STC (2nd ed.) 10717. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 791:4) |
| Stock number | CL0036000022 ProQuest. 789 E. Eisenhower Parkway, Ann Arbor, MI 48108-3218 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |