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Record Nr.

UNISA996391420803316

Autore

Purvey John <1353?-1428?>

Titolo

The true copye of a prolog wrytten about two C. yeres paste by Iohn Wycklife [[electronic resource] ] : (as maye iustly be gatherid bi that, that Iohn Bale hath writte[n] of him in his boke entitlid the Summarie of famouse writers of the Ile of great Brita[n]) the originall whereof is founde written in an olde English Bible bitwixt the olde Testament and the Newe. Whych Bible remaynith now in ye Kyng hys maiesties chamber

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Imprinted at London, : By [Richard Grafton for] Robert Crowley dwellynge in Elie rents in Holburn, Anno Do. MDL. [1550]

Descrizione fisica

[260] p. : port. (woodcut)

Altri autori (Persone)

CrowleyRobert <1518?-1588.>

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Not in fact by John Wycliffe, but by John Purvey.

The prologue to Wycliffe's translation of the Bible. Another recension was originally published separately in 1540 as: The dore of holy scripture.

Editor's note "To the reader" signed: Robertus Croleus.

At foot of title: Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum.

Actual printer's name from STC.

Signatures: A²  B-R.

Running title reads: The pathwaye to perfect knowledg.

Quires K and L are in two settings: K1r last line has (1) "Egypt" or (2) "Egipt"; L1r last line has (1) "al" or (2) "all".

Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0113