The Life and Death of Cardinal Wolsey by George Cavendish, edited by Richard S. Sylvester, 1961, Vintage Tudor History Hardback

The Life and Death of Cardinal Wolsey by George Cavendish, edited by Richard S. Sylvester, 1961, 2nd printing, published for The Early English Text Society by the Oxford University Press, London. Hardback, 304 pages

This vintage hardback reproduces the original manuscript from the British Museum, with an introduction, notes and appendices (contents below).

It is in good condition -
- there is an inscription on the inside front cover
- there is an occasional notation mark in the margins
Otherwise there is no tearing, creasing or dog-earing.

22cm X 14.5cm X 2.5cm

Contents:
British Museum MS. Egerton 2402, f. 88v - Frontispiece
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION:
The Manuscript
Previous Editions
George Cavendish
Date of Composition
Sources
Cavendish as Historian
The Text
TEXT
BIBLIOGRAPHY
NOTES
APPENDICES:
A. William Forrest's History of Grisild the Second
B. The Battle of Pavia and the Bohemian Revolt
C. The Speeches at the Divorce Trial
D. Some Notes on the Later History of the Life
E. The Secondary Manuscripts
GLOSSARY
INDEX OF NAMES


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