Dedicated to Henry VIII, king of England.
HIGH RESERVE; for bindings study only.
Imprint from colophon.
Latin poem on verso of frontispiece by Walter Haddon, begins "Mittere qui celeres" in praise of Ascham's book.
Mention of "Garret our bookebynder", leaf D1verso.
Signatures: A⁴ (A2 signed as A) a⁴; A-Y⁴.
Woodcut frontispiece depicting arms of Henry VIII (similar to that in McKerrow) with initials ID probably by John Day; includes Latin mottoes and poem beginning "Reioyse Englande, be gladde and merie."
Watermark: title page. Pot with single handle, and base. Variant 1) with fleur-de-lis inside.
Watermark: page 10-11. Pot with single handle and base.
Watermark: page 19-22. Hand. Variant 1) Hand with open thumb and "3" at wrist, surmounted by a star.
Watermark: page 21-24. Pot with single handle, and base. Variant 2) with "CM" inside band.
Watermark: page 32-33. Hand surmounted by star. Variant 2) Hand surmounted by star, no letters or numbers.
Watermark: page 50. Pot with single handle, and base. Variant 3) with "NII VI" inside band,
Manuscript notes: 1) in italic hand, "Cum Arte Sagittandi defecit / In Anglia, probitas vivendi" (leaf A1v); 2) in secretary hand, "In the name of the father & of the sone & of the holy [ghost]" (leaf y4v).
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