The abbaye of the Holy Ghoost

GW: 2
ESTC number: S93021
Goff, F.R. Incunabula in American libraries: A-2
Folger bibliographic ID: 90759
STC number: 13610
Duff: 2
Folger call number: STC 13610
Folger holdings ID: 182360

Bibliographic format

quarto

General notes

Sometimes erroneously attributed to John Alcock. Cf. STC; for various suggestions as to authorship, all rejected, see Halkett and Laing, 3rd ed., A3 French original not traced. For further details see Studies in Bibliography, VI (1954), pp. 101-6 Place of publication and publisher statement from colophon (leaf d4r); date of publication from STC (2nd ed.) Signatures: a-b⁶ c-d⁴ Woodcuts on recto and verso of title page; woodcut initials

Item information about Folger STC 13610

HH5/27. Edges cropped affecting manuscript markings. Burgundy goatskin binding, with monogram of Wakefield Christie Miller gold tooled on covers, signed by W. Pratt (no. 3 in the Sotheby sale catalog of the Britwell library, May 5-7, 1920). Provenance: Britwell Court shelfmark, '9.G.2.'; Britwell sale, May 1920:3; collated by Max Privett at Quaritch, 11/5/20; Harmsworth copy, purchased in 1938

Uniform title: Abbey of the Holy Ghost
Alternate titles: Here begynneth a matere spekynge of a place that is named the Abbay of the Holy Ghost ..., Abbaye of the Holy Ghost

Monastic and religious life of women

attributed name: Alcock, John, 1430-1500
printer: Worde, Wynkyn de, -1534?
binder: Pratt, W.
former owner: Harmsworth, R. Leicester Sir, (Robert Leicester), 1870-1937
former owner: Britwell Court Library