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Here fynyssheth the boke yf Eneydos, compyled by Vyrgyle, which hathe be translated oute of latyne in to frenshe, and oute of frenshe reduced in to Englysshe by me wyll[ia]m Caxton, the xxij. daye of Iuyn. the yere of our lorde. M.iiij.Clxxxx. The fythe yere of the regne of kynge Henry the seuenth.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Early English books online
- Standardized Title:
- Boke of Eneydos.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (172 unnumbered pages)
- Other Title:
- After dyuerse werkes made, translated and achieued, hauyng noo werke in hande. I sittyng in my studye where as laye many dyuerse paunflettis and bookys. happened that to my hande cam a lytyl booke in frenshe.
- After dyverse werkes made, translated and achieved, havyng noo werke in hande. I sittyng in my studye where as laye many dyverse paunflettis and bookys. happened that to my hande cam a lytyl booke in frenshe.
- Here fynyssheth the boke yf Eneydos.
- Here fynyssheth the boke of Eneydos.
- nest and grete clerkes haue ben wyth me and desired me to wryte the moste curyous termes that I coude fynde.
- nest and grete clerkes have ben wyth me and desired me to wryte the moste curyous termes that I coude fynde.
- Eneydos.
- Place of Publication:
- [Westminster : Printed by William Caxton, not before 23 June 1490]
- System Details:
- text file
- Notes:
- A translation of a French version by Guillaume Le Roy of an Italian paraphrase of parts of the "Aeneid" by Virgil and "De casibus illustrium virorum" by Giovanni Boccaccio.
- Title from colophon.
- With Caxton's mark on L7v.
- Signatures: A⁴ "Aiij"² B-L.
- Beginning of text, A1r: After dyuerse werkes made, translated and achieued, hauyng noo werke in hande. I sittyng in my studye where as laye many dyuerse paunflettis and bookys. happened that to my hande cam a lytyl booke in frenshe. ..
- Secundo folio: nest and grete clerkes haue ben wyth me and desired me to wryte the moste curyous termes that I coude fynde ..
- Aiij2 and the last leaf are blank.
- Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 17:18) s1999 miun s
- Cited in:
- STC (2nd edition) 24796.
- Needham, P. Printer and the pardoner, Cx 97.
- Duff 404.
- Copinger 6159.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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