The kalender of shepherdes;
the edition of Paris 1503 in photographic facsimile, a faithful reprint of R. Pynson's edition of London 1506.
Edited with a critical introduction and glossary, by H. Oskar Sommer ....
Description
- Language(s)
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English
- Published
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London, K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & co., ltd., 1892.
- Note
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Cf. E. Gordon Duff: The first two books printed in the Scottish language (Papers of the Edinburgh bibliographical society. v. 1, no. 14)
"Various editions of 'Le compost et Kalendrier des bergiers' ... [and] of The Kalender of Shepherdes": p. [11]-59.
Two early versions from the French: the first in broad Scots, printed at Paris in 1503, probably by Antoine Verard, under title, the "Kalendayr of Shyppars"; the second, a revised English edition of the Scottish, printed by Pynson, 1506, under title "Kalender of Shepherdes".
"Only 300 copies of this edition are printed."
- Physical Description
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3 v. in 1.
illus. (facsims.)
26 cm.
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