1887 Golden Legend of the CROSS
Medieval Woodcut Illustrations Veldener Caxton
A beautiful, 1887 facsimile edition of Veldener’s printing of ‘Golden Legend on the Finding of the Holy
Cross’. This work includes William Caxton’s English translation as well as 64
impressive illustrations from Fisher fresco paintings from the Chapel of
Trinity Church in Stratford England. The original 15th-century work
was written by an unknown author; though, the decorative Veldener printing was
much desired. The illustrations are known to be reproduced from the 1483
original edition of the ‘Golden Legend’.
Notes and prefatory material of John Ashton and Baring Gould. Ashton
covers the legend itself, depicting types of miracles, raising people from the
dead, healing the sick, and oddly making ‘black people become white’!
This 1887 edition was published by Unwin and bound in a decorative
binding, in the style of 15th-century masters.
Item number: #12965
Price: $750
CAXTON, William
The Legendary History of the
Cross. A series of sixty-four woodcuts from a Dutch book published by Veldener,
A.D. 1483. With an introduction ... by J. Ashton. Preface by S. Baring Gould
London : T. Fisher Unwin, 1887. LIMITED EDITION
Details:
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Collation: Complete with all pages
o clxxvi (64)
o 64 woodcut engravings
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Language: English
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Binding: Vellum; tight & secure
o Functioning clasps
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Size: ~8in X 5.75in (20.5cm x 15cm)
· Rare and desirable
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