The courtyer of Count Baldessar Castilio : diuided into foure bookes : very necessary and profitable for yonge gentilmen and gentilwomen abiding in court, palaice or place / done into Englyshe by Thomas Hoby.

Accession number

PML 27734

Creator

Castiglione, Baldassarre, conte, 1478-1529.

Published

London : Imprinted at London by Wyllyam Seres ... , 1561.

Notes

First ed. in English.
Translation of: Il libro del cortegiano.
Printed in black letter.
Title-page within architectural border. Cf. McKerrow, R. Title-page borders in England and Scotland ... no. 111.

Description

[22], [368] p. ; 19 cm.

Inscriptions/Markings

Occasional marginal notes, including one almost invisible on kk1v.

Binding

Burgundy morocco binding by Riviere.

Classification

Book

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Department

Printed Books