The myrrour & dyscrypcyon of the worlde

with many meruaylles & the vii scyences as gramayre, rethorike wyth the arte of memorye, logyke, geometrye, wyth the standarde of mesure & weyght, and the knowlege how a man sholde mesure londe, borde, & tymber, and than arsmetryke wyth the maner of accou[n]tes and rekenynges by cyfres, and than musyke, and astrnomye, with many other profytable and plesant co[m]modytes

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The myrrour & dyscrypcyon of the worlde

with many meruaylles & the vii scyences as gramayre, rethorike wyth the arte of memorye, logyke, geometrye, wyth the standarde of mesure & weyght, and the knowlege how a man sholde mesure londe, borde, & tymber, and than arsmetryke wyth the maner of accou[n]tes and rekenynges by cyfres, and than musyke, and astrnomye, with many other profytable and plesant co[m]modytes

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A translation by William Caxton of a prose version of Image du monde.

Printer's name and address from colophon (y4): Thus endeth this boke named the myrrour of the worlde. Enprynted by me Laurence Andrewe dwellynge in fletestrete, at the sygne of the golde[n] crosse by flete brydge.

Publication date conjectured by STC.

Signatures: Áþ b-f́þ ́́þ g-ýþ

Leaves k2, x1 mis-signed k3, y1.

Title in red and black ink; title page vignette; head- and tailpieces; initials.

English short title catalogue S111980

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.), 24764

Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy bound in ca. early 20th-cntury olive morocco panelled and tooled in gilt. The spine is panelled and tooled in gilt with the title stamped onto an orange label. A pencil inscription on the verso of the front free endpaper reads, "Britwell copy. Bought April 4, 1924 ℗Đ200".

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Other Titles
Mirror and description of the world with many marvels, Myrrour of the worlde

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[184] p. :
Number of pages
184

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OL25884897M
Internet Archive
myrrourdyscrypcy00goss
OCLC/WorldCat
84759547

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