Le Morte Darthur: IntroductionDavid Nutt, 1890 - Arthurian romances |
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... printed or edited previously to the present edition : seven times in black letter and five times in Roman type . 1. Caxton BLACK LETTER . 2. W. de Worde ROMAN TYPE . Walker's Class . 1816 2 vols . 12mo . 1816 3 vols . 12mo . 1485 folio ...
... printed or edited previously to the present edition : seven times in black letter and five times in Roman type . 1. Caxton BLACK LETTER . 2. W. de Worde ROMAN TYPE . Walker's Class . 1816 2 vols . 12mo . 1816 3 vols . 12mo . 1485 folio ...
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... printing , containing , as it does , the traditional history of their King Arthur , a national epic . 2 This note reads thus : - Leaves wanting in Caxton's Morte d'Arthur left with Messrs . Longman & Co. 21 Feb. 1816 . The whole of 1 ...
... printing , containing , as it does , the traditional history of their King Arthur , a national epic . 2 This note reads thus : - Leaves wanting in Caxton's Morte d'Arthur left with Messrs . Longman & Co. 21 Feb. 1816 . The whole of 1 ...
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... printed the next two editions of the " Morte Darthur : " the second in 1498 , and the third in 1529 , both in folio and black - letter . Only two copies 66 1 The title of the present edition is literally repeated from Caxton's colophon ...
... printed the next two editions of the " Morte Darthur : " the second in 1498 , and the third in 1529 , both in folio and black - letter . Only two copies 66 1 The title of the present edition is literally repeated from Caxton's colophon ...
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... printed in columns . The table of contents consists of eight leaves . The ninth leaf is upon sig . ij - as in Caxton's impression - and this leaf and a small portion of the ensuing one - sig . iij — contain a prologue precisely similar ...
... printed in columns . The table of contents consists of eight leaves . The ninth leaf is upon sig . ij - as in Caxton's impression - and this leaf and a small portion of the ensuing one - sig . iij — contain a prologue precisely similar ...
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... printed on signatures aaa , —g , only aaa , existing ; then follow bbb , - . The history commences on a , and the signatures run alternately in eights and sixes to v , which has eight leaves . Then follow , in Gothic characters , A , B ...
... printed on signatures aaa , —g , only aaa , existing ; then follow bbb , - . The history commences on a , and the signatures run alternately in eights and sixes to v , which has eight leaves . Then follow , in Gothic characters , A , B ...
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Le Morte Darthur: Introduction Andrew Lang,William Caxton,Thomas Malory, Sir No preview available - 2016 |
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Page 13 - Morte d'Arthur.— SIR THOMAS MALORY'S BOOK OF KING ARTHUR AND OF HIS NOBLE KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE. The original Edition of CAXTON, revised for Modern Use. With an Introduction by Sir EDWARD STRACHEY, Bart. pp. xxxvii., 509. "It is with perfect confidence that we recommend this edition of the old romance to every class of readers.
Page 10 - The byrth, lyf, and actes of Kyng Arthur; of his noble knyghtes of the Rounde Table, theyr merveyllous enquestes and aduentures, thachyeuyng of the Sane Greal; and in the end Le Morte Darthur, with the dolourous deth and departyng out ofthys worlde of them al.
Page 9 - Table. Newly refined, and published for the delight, and profit of the Reader.
Page 15 - In our forefathers tyme, whan Papistrie, as a standyng poole, couered and ouerflowed all England, fewe bookes were read in our long, sauyng certaine bookes of Cheualrie, as they sayd, for pastime and pleasure, which, as some say, were made in Monasteries, by idle Monkes or wanton Chanons: as 'one for example, Morte Arthure; the whole pleasure of which booke standeth in two speciall poyntes...
Page 2 - Bibliotheca Spenceriana ; or a Descriptive Catalogue of the books printed in the fifteenth century, and of many valuable first editions in the library of George John, Earl Spencer, KG ac.&c.&c.
Page 15 - Syr Lamerocke, with the wife of king Lote, that was his own aunte. This is good stuffe, for wise men to laughe at, or honest men to take pleasure at. Yet I know, when Gods Bible was banished the Court, and Morte Arthure receiued into the Princes chamber.
Page 7 - The story of the most noble and worthy kynge Arthur, the whiche was one of the worthyes chrysten, and also of his noble and valiaute knyghtes of the rounde Table. Newly imprynted and corrected mccccclvij. Imprynted at London by Wyllyam Copland.
Page 9 - The History of the renowned Prince Arthur, king of Britain with his life and death and all his glorious Battles, likewise the noble acts and heroic deeds of his valiant knights of the round table. London. 1816.
Page 207 - ... the length of the arm from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger...