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Book contents
- Frontmatter
- PREFACE TO VOL. I
- Contents
- PLATES TO VOL. I
- CHAPTER I WILLIAM CAXTON, THE MERCER. A.D. 1423—1471
- CHAPTER II THE STATE OF LITERATURE IN THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY. A.D. 1400—1500
- CHAPTER III SCRIBES AND PRINTERS. A.D. 1400—1500
- CHAPTER IV THE BRUGES PRESS. A.D. 1445—1484
- CHAPTER V WHO TAUGHT CAXTON TO PRINT? A.D. 1470—1475
- CHAPTER VI CAXTON AT WESTMINSTER. A.D. 1476—1491
- AUTHORITIES; BEING QUOTATIONS FROM ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE LIFE AND TIMES OF WILLIAM CAXTON, AND COMPRISING EXTRACTS FROM—
- THE ORIGINAL WRITINGS OF CAXTON
- The Prologues and Epilogues attached by him to his translations. Where these are found to be translations or adaptations from the French, the original text is appended
- Caxton's Historical Work “Polycronicon, Liber Ultimus”
- NOTES
- LIST OF AUTHORS CONSULTED AND REFERRED TO
- INDEX TO VOL. I
- TO THE BINDER
The Prologues and Epilogues attached by him to his translations. Where these are found to be translations or adaptations from the French, the original text is appended
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 November 2014
- Frontmatter
- PREFACE TO VOL. I
- Contents
- PLATES TO VOL. I
- CHAPTER I WILLIAM CAXTON, THE MERCER. A.D. 1423—1471
- CHAPTER II THE STATE OF LITERATURE IN THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY. A.D. 1400—1500
- CHAPTER III SCRIBES AND PRINTERS. A.D. 1400—1500
- CHAPTER IV THE BRUGES PRESS. A.D. 1445—1484
- CHAPTER V WHO TAUGHT CAXTON TO PRINT? A.D. 1470—1475
- CHAPTER VI CAXTON AT WESTMINSTER. A.D. 1476—1491
- AUTHORITIES; BEING QUOTATIONS FROM ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE LIFE AND TIMES OF WILLIAM CAXTON, AND COMPRISING EXTRACTS FROM—
- THE ORIGINAL WRITINGS OF CAXTON
- The Prologues and Epilogues attached by him to his translations. Where these are found to be translations or adaptations from the French, the original text is appended
- Caxton's Historical Work “Polycronicon, Liber Ultimus”
- NOTES
- LIST OF AUTHORS CONSULTED AND REFERRED TO
- INDEX TO VOL. I
- TO THE BINDER
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- The Life and Typography of William Caxton, England's First PrinterWith Evidence of his Typographical Connection with Colard Mansion, the Printer at Bruges, pp. 129 - 196Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2014First published in: 1861