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William Caxton

English merchant, diplomat, writer and printer

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Born 1422
Died 1491

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  • Cover of: The Golden Legend: Or, Lives Of The Saints: Volume 7

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    First published in 1900 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: The prologues and epilogues of William Caxton

    First published in 1928 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: The Fables of Aesop: As First Printed by William Caxton in 1484, With Those of Avian, Alfonso and Poggio

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    First published in 2019 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Caxton's Blanchardyn and Eglantine, c. 1489: from Lord Spencer's unique imperfect copy, completed by the original French and the second English version of 1595

    First published in 1890 — 6 editions
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    First published in 1962 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Revival : Caxton's History of Jason: The History of Jason - Translated from the French of Raoul le Fèvre

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  • Cover of: Legendary History of the Cross: A Series of Sixty-Four Woodcuts from a Dutch Book Published by Veldener, A. D. 1483; with an Introduction Written and Illustrated by John Ashton; Preface by S. Baring Gould

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    First published in 1914 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: History of Reynard the Fox

    First published in 1960 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The fifteen O's and other prayers

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Born 1422
Died 1491

Subjects

Early works to 1800, Translations into English, English language, Incunabula, Texts, Facsimiles, Reynard the Fox (Legendary character), Catholic Church, Greek Fables, History, Romances, Dutch Satire, Printing, Adaptations, Bibliography, Conversation and phrase books, Death, French Fables, French language, Sources, Arthurian romances, Bible, Caxton, william, approximately 1422-1491 or 1492, Christian saints, Cult

Places

England, Great Britain, London, Westminster (London, England), England) Westminster (London, Europe, Lombardy (Italy)

People

Charlemagne Emperor (742-814), William Caxton (ca. 1422-1491), Guy de Roye abp. (1345 (ca.)-1409), Jacobus de Voragine (ca. 1229-1298), James the Greater, Saint, Jesus Christ, Kenelm Saint, Mary Magdalene Saint, Stephen Saint (d. ca. 36), William Caxton (1422 (ca.)-1491), William Caxton (1422?-1491), William Caxton (approximately 1422-1491 or 1492), William Caxton (ca. 1422-1491 or 2), William, 1422(ca.)-1491 Caxton

Time

Middle English, 1100-1500, 1066-1485, 1450-1600, Early works to 1800, Medieval period, 1066-1485, Middle Ages, 600-1500, To 1300

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Alternative names

  • Caxton, William, 1422
  • Caxton, William, 1422(ca.)-1491.
  • Caxton, William ca. 1422-1491
  • William Approximately 1422-1 Caxton
  • William Ca 1422-1491 Caxton
  • William Ca 1422-1491 or 2 Caxton
  • William Ca 1422-1491 or 2. Caxton
  • W. Caxton

History

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February 9, 2023 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
February 9, 2023 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
May 18, 2020 Edited by KarlKemp added DOB, death, bio, Wikipedia link
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import