Title from cover.

Bacon on the export of gold and silver -- the story of Buddha -- Beowulf in English translation -- Tyndale's New Testament -- The new Testament in Spanish -- the Carthusians and the first book printed at the Grande Charteuse -- The Chinese Jews of Kaifeng -- the Troy legend in Spanish: unique complete copy -- Euler as musical theorist -- Soncino prints for the stage -- Le chevalier sans peur et sans reproche -- mathematics and the introduction of 'Arabic' numerals -- Marco Polo -- 'The Wonders of Rome': the Renaissance Baedeker -- the beginnings of Russian poetry -- the workings of the Renaissance theatre -- Valla as philosopher -- Herbert and Crashaw bound for John Evelyn.