Hall's chronicle; . containing the history of England, during the reign of Henry the fourth, and the succeeding monarchs, to the end of the reign of Henry the eighth, in which are particularly described the manners and customs of those periods. Carefully collated with the editions of 1548 and 1550.
Edward Hall (d.1547)
Category
Books
Date
1809
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 3079471
Summary
Bibliographic description
vii,[1],868,[40]p. . 4to.. Not indigenous. Uniform with other chronicles in the series, also owned by Neeld, but shelved separately.. Provenance: Nineteenth-century armorial bookplate lettered Joseph Neeld [(ca. 1800-1856), of Grittleton House, MP for Chippenham]. Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Another volume in set inscribed by Norris: Grittleton House. H. [i.e. Hodgson's] 26/5 44 Lot 415. 20 vols. Đ25. Binding: Nineteenth-century full calf over boards; blind tools within triple gilt fillets to form a border; spine gilt with title "Hall's Chronicle. Henry IV. to Henry VIII." Sewn on five double raised bands.
Makers and roles
Edward Hall (d.1547) Richard Grafton (d.1572?) Sir Henry Ellis (1777-1869)