Leaf from "The Chronicles of England"

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dc.contributor.author	Caxton, William
dc.date.accessioned	2020-03-25T13:40:51Z
dc.date.created	1480
dc.date.issued	2020-03-25T13:40:51Z
dc.date.issued	2020-03-25T13:40:51Z
dc.identifier.citation	Leaf from "The Chronicles of England." Printed by William Caxton. London, 1480. Bentley Rare Book Museum.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://soar.kennesaw.edu/handle/11360/3515
dc.description	This is a leaf from "The Chronicles of England" printed by William Caxton in 1480. William Caxton is generally known as the first English printer. "The Chronicles of England" is a comprehensive documentation of British history until 1461. This leaf was printed in blackletter font on rag linen paper. Interesting characteristics include rubrication (red letters used to direct the reader's attention to a specific word or phrase) and marginalia (writing or drawings in the margins created by a reader).	en_US
dc.description.abstract	A printed leaf from "The Chronicles of England." Printed in English by William Caxton.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Printed by William Caxton	en_US
dc.subject	Caxton, William, approximately 1422-1491 or 1492	en_US
dc.subject	Literature and society--England--History--To 1500	en_US
dc.title	Leaf from "The Chronicles of England"	en_US
dc.type	Other	en_US

Medieval Manuscripts and Early Printing
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