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Record Nr.

UNISA996388488703316

Autore

Lever Ralph <d. 1584.>

Titolo

The most ancient and learned playe, called the philosophers game, inuented for the honest recreation of students, and other sober persons, in passing the tediousnes of tyme, to the release of their labours, and the exercise of their wittes [[electronic resource] ] : Set forth with such playne precepts, rules, and tables, that all men with ease may vnderstande it, and most men with pleasure practise it. / / By W.F

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Printed at London, : by Rouland Hall, for Iames Roubothum, the yere 1563. the 21. of May

Descrizione fisica

[80] p. : ill., port

Altri autori (Persone)

FulkeWilliam <1538-1589.>

Soggetti

Mathematical recreations

Philosophical recreations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Signatures: a⁸, A-D⁸ (D₃ marked C₃)

Armorial device facing t.p.

Attributed to Ralph Lever by STC (2nd ed.); also to William Fulke, cf. Moyer, A. The philosopher's game, rithomachia in medieval and renaissance Europe, 2001.

Imperfect: stained, a₂ lacking.

Reproduction of original in: Folger Shakespeare Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0055