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hEre endeth the book named the dictes or sayengis of the philosophres : enprynted. by me william Caxton at westmestre the yere of our lord .M.CCCC.Lxx vij. Whiche book is late translated out of Frenshe into englyssh. by the noble and puissant lord Lord Antone Erle of Ryuyers lord of Scales ...
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Early English books online
- Standardized Title:
- Dictes and sayings of the philosophers.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Philosophy, Ancient--Quotations, maxims, etc.
- Philosophy, Ancient.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (156 unnumbered pages)
- Other Title:
- Where it is so that euery humayn creature by the suffrance of our lord god is born and ordeigned to be subgette and thral vnto the stormes of fortune.
- Where it is so that every humayn creature by the suffrance of our lord god is born and ordeigned to be subgette and thral unto the stormes of fortune.
- Place of Publication:
- [Westminster : Printed by William Caxton, 1477 [id est circa June 1480]]
- System Details:
- text file
- Notes:
- A translation, by Anthony Woodville, Earl Rivers, of a French version by Guillaume de Tignonville of a compilation ultimately based on: Mubashshir ibn Fātik, Abū al-Wafā'. Mukhtār al-ḥikam wa-maḥāsin al-kalim.
- Revised and edited by William Caxton.
- Title from colophon, [K]2r.
- Text on [A]1r begins: [W]here it is so that euery humayn creature by the suffran̄ce of our lord god is born̄ [and] ordeigned to be subgette and thral vnto the stormes of fortune ..
- Actual publication date from Needham.
- Signatures: [A-I K⁶].
- The first leaf and the last two leaves 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 ; I-4:18) s1999 miun s
- Cited in:
- STC (2nd edition) 6828.
- Needham, P. Printer and the pardoner, Cx 38.
- Duff 124.
- GW 8322.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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