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The Scholemaster, or, plaine and perfite way of teaching children, to vnderstand, write, and speake, the Latin tong, but specially purposed for the priuate bringing up of youth in Ientlemen and Noble mens houses, and commodious also for all such, as haue forgot the Latin tonge, and would, by them selues, without à Scholemaster, in short time, and with small paines, recouer à sufficient habilitie, to understand, write, and speake Latin / by Roger Ascham.

Accession number
PML 151597
Creator
Ascham, Roger, 1515-1568.
Published
At London : Printed by Iohn Daye ..., An. 1571.
Credit line
Bequest of Julia P. Wightman.
Notes
Not a "paginary reprint" of the edition of 1570 (Huth cat.); several pages reset.
Edited by author's wife, Margaret (Howe) Ascham; "preface" to Sir William Cecil.
Printer's device, colophon dated 1573.
Printer's mark (with skeleton) on last page. Title within ornamental border; initials; tail-pieces.
Colophon: At London. Printed by Iohn Daye. dwelling ouer Aldersgate. 1571.
Number 835.
Description
[6], 65 [i.e. 66], [1] leaves ; 20 cm
Provenance
Sir Edward Sullivan bookplate, Kinnear arms stamped in gold on inside covers. Edwin B. Holden bookplate. From the library of Julia P. Wightman.
Binding
Full black morocco.
Classification
Department