That this is writen in this lytel boke ought the prestes to lerne and teche to theyr parysshes : and also it is necessary for symple prestes that understode not the scriptures : and it is made for symple peple and put into englisshe ...
Alternate Title(s):
Doctrinal de sapience. English
Published / Created:
Westminster [London, England] : William Caxton, 7 May 1489.
Physical Description:
[184] p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
BAC: British Art Center copy is the one described in the Grolier Club catalogue. It is wanting 2 leaves. Leaf 51 (G4) & 92 (L10) are supplied in collotyp facsimile. Chapter lxiii (I2v) has been suppressed as in the majority of other copies. Bound in modern limp morocco that is laid in the original binding of blind-stamped calf over wooden boards by the Dragon Binder (cf. English blind-stamped bindings, p. 21-22).
Subject Terms:
Christie-Miller, Sydney Richardson, 1874–1931 -- Provenance. | Croft, William, 1678–1727 -- Provenance. | Dragon Binder -- Bookbinder. | Theology -- Early works to 1800. | Conduct of life -- Early works to 1800. | Christian life -- Early works to 1800. | Incunabula in Yale Library.