[The play of chess /
translated by William Caxton, from the French of Jean de Vignay]
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| Uniform Title: | De ludo scachorum. English. 1482 |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | Middle English |
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[Westminster] :
William Caxton,
[1483]
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| Edition: | [2nd ed.]. |
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| Physical Description: | [164] p. : ill. (woodcuts) ; 29 cm (fol.) |
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| General note: | BMC notes that Caxton's translation based on two separate French translations of De Cessolis' original Latin text by Jean de Vignay and by Jean Ferron. Colophon reads 'Explicit per Caxton'. Edition information from Wren card catalogue. Sig. aii begins: 'The holy appostle and doctour of the peple saynt Poule sayth in his epystle. Alle that is Wryten is Wryten vnto our doctryne and for our lernyng'. Signatures: a-i⁸ k-l⁶. Spaces for capitals with guide letters. The first leaf is blank. Title, place and year of publication from ISTC. With different preliminaries from the 1474 edition. (ESTC) |
| Citation / References note: | BMC, XI 134 ESTC, S106603 GW, 6533 Goff, C414 ISTC, ic00414000 |
| Immediate source of acquisition note: | Donation; Pettit, V 00.00.1673. |
| Other copy-specific details note: | Copy note: lacks the first leaf. - Leaf g5 replaced with a MS copy substitute leaf. - Paragraph-marks supplied in red; Red line rules throughout; Woodcuts are hand-coloured. |
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