LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
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| Binding with Caxton's Dies
[From the cover of a book in the library of Corpus Christi College, Oxford.] |
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| I. | Prologue from the Bartholomaeus This contains the verse relating to Caxton's first learning to print. [From the copy in the Bodleian Library, Oxford.] (Erratum: Read Prologue for Epilogue on Plate I.) |
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| II. | The Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye Printed in Caxton's Type 1. Leaf 253, the first of the third book. [From the copy in the Bodleian Library, Oxford.] |
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| III. | Epilogue to Boethius Printed in Caxton's Type 3. [From the copy in the Bodleian Library, Oxford.] |
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| IV. | The Dictes or Sayengis of the Philosophres Printed in Caxton's Type 2. [From the copy in the Bodleian Library, Oxford.] |
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| V. | Caxton's Advertisement Printed in Caxton's Type 3. Intended as an advertisement for the Pica or Directorium ad usum Sarum. [From the copy in the Bodleian Library, Oxford.] |
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| VI. | The Mirrour of the World Printed in Caxton's Type 2*. The woodcuts in this book are the first used in England. [From the copy in the Bodleian Library, Oxford.] |
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| VII. | The Mirrour of the World Printed in Caxton's Type 2*. This shows a diagram with the explanations filled in in MS. [From the copy in the Bodleian Library, Oxford.] |
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| VIII. | The Game and Playe of the Chesse Printed in Caxton's Type 2*. The wood-cut represents the philosopher who invented the game. [From the copy in the Bodleian Library, Oxford.] |
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| IX. | Liber Festivalis Printed in Caxton's Type 4*. The colophon to the second part of the book entitled "Quattuor Sermones." [From the copy in the Bodleian Library, Oxford.] |
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| X. | Chaucer's Canterbury Tales Printed in Caxton's Type 4*. This is the second edition printed by Caxton, but the first with illustrations. [From the copy in the British Museum.] |
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| XI. | The Fables of Esope Printed in Caxton's Type 4*. These two cuts show the ordinary type of work throughout the book. [From the copy in the Bodleian Library, Oxford.] |
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| XII. | The Fables of Esope The wood-cut here shewn is engraved in an entirely different manner from the rest. [From the copy in the Bodleian Library, Oxford.] |
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| XIII. | The Fables of Esope Shewing the only ornamental initial letter used by Caxton. [From the copy in the Bodleian Library, Oxford.] |
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| XIV. | The Image of Pity [From the unique wood-cut in the British Museum.] |
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| XV. | Speculum Vitæ Christi Printed in Caxton's Type 5. The wood-cut depicts the visit of Christ to Mary and Martha. [From the copy in the Bodleian Library, Oxford.] |
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| XVI. | Caxton's Device [From an example in the Bodleian Library, Oxford.] |
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| XVII. | Legenda ad usum Sarum Printed at Paris by W. Maynyal, probably for Caxton. The book is known only from fragments. [From a leaf in the University Library, Cambridge.] |
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| XVIII. | The Indulgence of 1489 Printed in Caxton's Type 7. This type is not mentioned by Blades in his Life of Caxton. [From a copy in the British Museum.] |
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| XIX. | The Boke of Eneydos Printed in Caxton's Type 6. This page gives Caxton's curious story about the variations in the English language. [From the copy in the British Museum.] |
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| XX. | Ars Moriendi Printed in Caxton's Type 6 [text] and 8 [heading]. [From the unique copy in the Bodleian Library, Oxford.] |
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| XXI. | Servitium de Transfiguratione Jesu Christi Printed in Caxton's Type 5. [From the unique copy in the British Museum.] |
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| XXII. | The Crucifixion Used by Caxton in the Fifteen Oes, and frequently afterwards by Wynkyn de Worde. [From an example in the Bodleian Library, Oxford.] |
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| XXIII. | The Lyf of Saint Katherin Printed by W. de Worde with a modification of Caxton's Type 4*. The large initials serve to distinguish de Worde's work from Caxton's. [From the copy in the British Museum.] |
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| XXIV. and XXV. | The Metamorphoses of Ovid Two leaves, one with the colophon, from a manuscript prepared by Caxton for the press, and perhaps in his own hand. [From the MS. in the Pepysian Library, Magdalene College, Cambridge.] |
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