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Chronycle of Englonde

Worde, Wynkyn de, -1534?, printer, Tomkinson, Michael, 1841-1921, former owner, Boule, Joannis, former owner · 1502 · [London : Wynkyn de Worde] · 8 pictures

The Chronycle of Englonde is an early English chronicle printed in London by Wynkyn de Worde in 1502, a history of the realm from its origins onward written for general readers. Its pictures are small framed woodcut labels with blackletter text inside square borders and corner ornaments, which a designer could use as a model for period title cartouches, decorative frames, or typographic panels.

Great Britain -- History -- To 1485 -- Early works to 1800

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