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Record Nr.

UNISA996390799103316

Autore

Aesop

Titolo

The fables of Esope in Englishe [[electronic resource] ] : with all his lyfe and fortune, howe he was subtyll, wyse, [and] borne in Grece not farre from Troy the greate, in a towne named Amones, he was of al other menne most diffourmed and euill shapen. For he haf a great head, [and] large visage, longe lawes, sharpe eye[s], a short necke, crokebacked, greatebelly. great legges, large feete. And yet that which was worse, he was dombe and could not speak. But notwithstandinge this he had a singuler witte, and was greatly ingenious and subtill in cauillacions, and pleasaunt in woordes, after he came to his speache. vvhereunto is added the Fables of Auyan. And also the Fables of Poge the Florentyne very pleasaunt to reade

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Imprynted at London, : By Henry Wykes, for Iohn VValey, [ca. 1570]]

Descrizione fisica

cxxxiiii, [6] leaves

Altri autori (Persone)

CaxtonWilliam <ca. 1422-1491.>

Soggetti

Fables, Classical

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Translated by William Caxton.

Place of publication and printer's and publisher's names from colophon; publication date conjectured by STC.

"Here beginneth the Fables of Avyon" and "Here foloweth the Fables of Alphonce" have caption title.

Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0018