[These ben the chapitres] of thys tretyse [of ye seuen poyntes] of trewe loue and [--] euerlastynge wysdom drawen out of ye booke yt is writen in latyn and and cleped Orologium sapiencie/.
| Uniform Title: | Book of divers ghostly matters. |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Emprynted at Westmynstre :
[By Wyllelm~u Caxton] by desiryng of certeyn worshipfull persones,
[1491].
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| Series: | Early English books online.
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| Item Description: | Printers' device (McK. 1a) at end of section two. Imprint and contents from colophon; printer's name from part 1 colophon; publication date from STC. In three parts, each with caption title and separate signatures. "Seuen poyntes of trewe loue and euerlastynge wysdom" (first part) is extracted from: Suso, Heinrich. Horologium sapientiae; "The xij. profittes of tribulacyon" (second part) trans. from Peter Blois; "A compendious abstracte .. out of the holy rule of saynte Benet" (third part) is abstracted from: Benedict, Saint, Abbot of Monte Cassino. Regula--Cf. STC (2nd edition) 3305 and 20412. Formerly also STC 13827. Signatures: A-M8 A-D8 aa-bb8 cc4. Imperfect: British Library copy has part 2 only; Cambridge University Library has part 2 only, which lacks A8; Durham Cathedral Library copy lacks all before signature K and parts of ² D; John Rylands University Library of Manchester copy is torn, tightly bound, and stained, affecting legibility; bracketed words in title supplied from STC (2nd edition). Reproductions of the originals in the British Library (reel I-4:5), the Cambridge University Library (reel 1:6), the Durham Cathedral Library (reel 1656:5), and the John Rylands University Library of Manchester(reel 1788:15). |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource ([296] pages : illustrations. |