ECU Libraries Catalog

This book was compyled [and] made atte requeste of kyng Phelyp of Fraunce ... : whyche book is callyd in frensshe. le liure Royal· that is to say the ryal book. or a book for a kyng. ...

Author/creator Laurent, Dominican, fl. 1279
Other author/creatorCaxton, William, approximately 1422-1491 or 1492.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication Info[Westminster : Printed by William Caxton, 1485 or 6]
Description[324] p.
Supplemental Content https://search.proquest.com/docview/2240929660
Subject(s)
Uniform titleSomme des vices et vertus. English
Variant title Somme des vices et vertus.
Variant title Royal Book.
Variant title Le liure royal.
Variant title Ryal book.
Variant title Whan I remembre and take hede of the conuersacion of vs that lyue in this wretched lyf. in which is no surete ne stable abydyng.
Variant title Whan I remembre and take hede of the conversacion of us that lyve in this wretched lyf. in which is no surete ne stable abydyng.
Variant title Here foloweth the table of the rubriches of thys presente book entytled and named Ryal.
Series Early English books online. ^A888680
General noteA translation of: Laurent. Somme des vices et vertus.
General noteTitle from colophon, which continues: .. in the yere of thyncarnacyon of our lord, M.CC.lxxix. [and] translated or reduced out of frensshe in to englysshe by me wyllyam Caxton. atte requeste of a worshipful marchaunt [and] mercer of london. .. whiche translacion .. was achyeued. .. the xiij day of Septembre .. M,CCCC.lxxxiiij ..
General noteImprint from Needham.
General noteSignatures: a-t u¹p0.
General noteText, a2r, begins: W² han I remembre and take hede of the conuersacion of vs that lyue in this wretched lyf. in which is no surete ne stable abydyng. ..
General noteText, a3r, begins: H² ere foloweth the table of the rubriches of thys presente book entytled [and] named Ryal ..
General noteThe first leaf and the last leaf are blank.
General noteReproduction of the original in the British Library.
References STC (2nd ed.) 21429.
Citation/References note Needham, P. Printer & the pardoner, Cx 83.
Citation/References note Duff 366.
Citation/References note Hain-Copinger 3691; Hain 14049.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 17:05)
Stock numberCL0036000001 ProQuest. 789 E. Eisenhower Parkway, Ann Arbor, MI 48108-3218

Available Items

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner Electronic Resources Access Content Online ✔ Available