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Thus endeth this book of the dyctes and notable wyse sayenges of the phylosophers
late translated and drawen out of Frenshe into our Englisshe tonge by my forsaide Lord Therle of Ryuers and Lord Skales ...
Title from opening words of colophon, which reads: Thus endeth this book of the dyctes and notable wyse sayenges of the phylosophers late translated and drawen out of Frenshe into our Englisshe tonge by my forsaide Lord Therle of Ryuers and Lord Skales and by hys comandement sette in forme and emprynted in this manere as ye maye here in this booke see which was fynisshed the xviij day of the moneth of Nouembre and the seuententh yere of the regne of Kyng Edward the fourth.
A translation, by Anthony Woodville, Earl Rivers, of a French version by Guillaume de Tignonville of a compilation ultimately based on: Mubashshir ibn Fatik, Abu al-Wafa'. Mukhtar al-hikam wa-mahasin al-kalim.
This copy has an additional colophon with the date 18 Nov. 1477. L. Hellinga argues that the date is valid for this copy only: see Caxton in Focus (1982), pp.77-80.
Reproduction of original in: John Rylands University Library of Manchester.
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, and Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd edition), 6827
Incunabula short titl catalog, id00272000
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English Books, 1475-1640 ; 2456:4) s1999 miun s
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