The gouernayle of helthe : with The medecyne of ye stomacke / Reprinted from Caxton's edition, (circa M.CCCC.XCI.) With introductory remarks and notes, by William Blades.

Date:
1858
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Publication/Creation

London : Imprinted by Blades, East, & Blades, 1858.

Physical description

viii pages, 1 leaf, [3]-110 pages : facsimiles ; 21 cm

Notes

"Only 55 copies have been printed, which will be the limit of the issue" cf. p. viii
Contains a reproduction of Caxton's print in gothic type and "an annotated reprint" in roman type
"The gouernayle of helthe," originally written in Latin and soon after translated into English, has been attributed to John de Bordeaux, and also to Bartholomaeus Montagnana, the younger; "The medecyne of ye stomacke" to John Lydgate.

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  • Copy 1

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    Closed stores
    BN.CA
  • Copy 2

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    Closed stores
    JK.AA2

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