Caxton's Book of Curtesye (Hardcover, New Ed Of 1868 Ed)


An edition of Caxton's delightful Book of Curtesye, originally "printed at Westminster about 1477-8 A.D." As well as the usual instructions on good manners and behaviour (Lose not your gyrdel / sittyng at your mete - Don't undo your girdle at the table), this guide includes a charming and clearly heartfelt section advising which poets should be read, with Chaucer, Lydgate, Gower and Occleve being judged the finest and most important.

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An edition of Caxton's delightful Book of Curtesye, originally "printed at Westminster about 1477-8 A.D." As well as the usual instructions on good manners and behaviour (Lose not your gyrdel / sittyng at your mete - Don't undo your girdle at the table), this guide includes a charming and clearly heartfelt section advising which poets should be read, with Chaucer, Lydgate, Gower and Occleve being judged the finest and most important.

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Product Details

General

Imprint

D.S. Brewer

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Series

Early English Text Society Extra Series

Release date

February 1999

Availability

Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days

Editors

Dimensions

216 x 138 x 6mm (L x W x T)

Format

Hardcover - Cloth over boards

Pages

168

Edition

New Ed Of 1868 Ed

ISBN-13

978-0-85991-950-0

Barcode

9780859919500

Categories

LSN

0-85991-950-1



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