06401

Title

Subject

Description

English translation of de Voragine's Golden Legend, the popular compendium of saints' biographies.

Creator

Jacobus, de Voragine, approximately 1229–1298 and Caxton, William, approximately 1422–1491 or 1492, printer and translator

Source

06401. JACOBUS DE VORAGINE (c. 1229–1298). The Golden Legend. Translated and enlarged by William Caxton (c. 1422–1491). Westminster: William Caxton, [between 20 November 1483 and March 1484].

Relation

England

Format

Displayed as .jpg

Language

English

Type

Royal folio

Collection

Invention and Discovery: Printed Books from Fifteenth-Century Europe

Citation

Jacobus, de Voragine, approximately 1229–1298 and Caxton, William, approximately 1422–1491 or 1492, printer and translator , “06401,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed June 8, 2026, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/1286.