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Book/Printed Material The dictes and sayings of the philosophers : a facsimile reproduction of the first book printed in England by William Caxton in 1477

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Title

  • The dictes and sayings of the philosophers : a facsimile reproduction of the first book printed in England by William Caxton in 1477

Names

  • Mubashshir ibn Fātik, Abū al-Wafāʼ, active 11th century
  • Guillaume, de Tignonville, -1414
  • Caxton, William, approximately 1422-1491 or 1492
  • Rivers, Anthony Woodville, Earl, 1442?-1483, translator
  • Blades, William, 1824-1890, printer
  • Kauffmann, Samuel Hay, 1829-1906, former owner
  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • London : Elliot Stock ; New York : J.W. Bouton, 1877.

Headings

  • -  Incunabula--Facsimiles
  • -  Philosophers, Ancient--Early works to 1800

Notes

  • -  Lord Rivers' translation of Tignonville's French version of the Dicta philosophorum, a collection of sayings of wise men, originally compiled in Arabic. Revised and edited, with some additional matter, by William Caxton.
  • -  Preface signed: William Blades.
  • -  Facsimile of the first edition, without title page, colophon, folios, catchwords or signatures (blank leaves not reproduced) Caxton's epilogue and additions begin on the 73d recto: Here endeth the book named the dictes or sayengis of the philosophhres enprynted by me William Caxton at Westmestre the yere of our Lord M.CCCC.LXXVIJ.
  • -  Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 2429
  • -  Copy 2 formerly shelved in the English Printing Collection. vj21 2005-5-26.
  • -  LAC ecr 2019-03-27 no edits (2 cards)
  • -  LAC ddw 2022-05-23 update (1 card)
  • -  Rosenwald collection copy listed without call number in Rosenwald bibliography. LAC ddw 2022-05-23

Medium

  • xii, [150] p. : ill. ; 30 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Z241 .M923 1877
  • Z241 .M923 1877 Copy 2 Gift of Samuel Hay Kauffmann, 26 Mar. 1907.
  • Z241 .M923 1877 Copy 3 Rosenwald collection item 2429.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 09024389

Online Format

  • online text
  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Mubashshir Ibn Fātik, Abū Al-Wafāʼ, Active 11Th Century, De Tignonville Guillaume, William Caxton, William Blades, Samuel Hay Kauffmann, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. The dictes and sayings of the philosophers: a facsimile reproduction of the first book printed in England by William Caxton in. translateds by Rivers, Anthony Woodville, Earl, 1442?-1483 London: Elliot Stock ; New York: J.W. Bouton, 1877. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/09024389/.

APA citation style:

Mubashshir Ibn Fātik, A. A., Guillaume, D. T., Caxton, W., Blades, W., Kauffmann, S. H. & Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. (1877) The dictes and sayings of the philosophers: a facsimile reproduction of the first book printed in England by William Caxton in. Rivers, A. W., trans London: Elliot Stock ; New York: J.W. Bouton. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/09024389/.

MLA citation style:

Mubashshir Ibn Fātik, Abū Al-Wafāʼ, Active 11Th Century, et al. The dictes and sayings of the philosophers: a facsimile reproduction of the first book printed in England by William Caxton in. trans by Rivers, Anthony Woodville, Earl, 1442?-1483 London: Elliot Stock ; New York: J.W. Bouton, 1877. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/09024389/>.