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Jacobus de Voragine

Translated by

William Caxton

*** UNABRIDGED PREMIUM EDITION IN SEVEN VOLUMES ***AMONG the books which afford us an insight into he popular religious thought of the middle ages, none holds a more important place than the Legenda Aurea or Golden Legend. The book was compiled and put into form about the year 1275 by Jacobus de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, who laid under contribution for his purpose the Lives of the Fathers by S. Jerome, the Ecclesiastical History of Eusebius, and other books of...

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Jacobus de Voragine

Translated by

William Caxton

Translated by William Claxton in 1483, The Golden Legend became one of the first books printed in English.Originally written in Latin by the Blessed Jacobus da Varagine, archbishop of Genoa, The Golden Legend was one of the most popular works of religious literature during the Middle Ages. Claxton's translation into English made the medieval work available for a wider audience. This abbreviated version details the lives of approximately two dozen Christian and Jewish saints from Bi...

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Thomas Malory, A. W. Pollard, Caxton

Thomas Malory did not invent the stories of Arthur, King of Britain, but it is fair to say that he reinvented them. Although the legends were already hundreds of years old by the fifteenth century, the contemporary stories of Arthur in Malory's day were primarily French. The French had added many of the elements familiar to modern readers, among them Lancelot, and the search for the Holy Grail. Malory combined, edited, and added some of his own material to the stories available to him, and...

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Jacobus de Voragine

Translated by

William Caxton

Skyros Publishing is dedicated to reproducing the finest books ever written and letting readers of all ages experience a classic for the first time or revisit a past favorite.The Golden Legend, written by Jacobus de Voragine, was a bestseller in medieval times. The book is a collection of biographies of saints and leaders that focus on the miracles they performed.

There is clear evidence that the quality of children's learning in school is very dependant on the style of the teacher's approach and the learning environment he or she creates. This, in turn, is a reflection of teachers own beliefs, anxieties and enthusiasms about learning, often gained through their own educational experiences. This edited volume provides a new framework for exploring teachers' views on a whole range of professional issues, for instance the nature of teaching and learni...

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William Caxton, Simon Webb

'And soon after came to them an horrible fish, which followed the ship long time, casting so much water out of his mouth into the ship, that they supposed to have been drowned...'Saint Brendan sets off from Ireland with fourteen companions, and sees many strange sights in 'the great sea ocean, that compasseth all the world about'.The Langley Press edition is a modern-spelling version of William Caxton's translation of Brendan's story, taken from 'The Golden Legend', one of ...

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William Caxton

The work now for the first time reprinted from Caxton’s original edition has been preserved in three copies. One of these is in the Library of Ripon Cathedral, another in the Spencer Library, now at Manchester, and the third at Bamborough Castle. A small fragment, consisting of pp. 17-18 and 27-28, is in the Bodleian Library. The text of the present edition is taken from the Ripon copy. I have not had an opportunity of seeing this myself; but a type-written transcript was supplied to me by...

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William Caxton, de Cessolis Jacobus

"Game and Playe of the Chesse" is a notable work attributed to William Caxton, who is recognized for introducing the printing press to England. This book serves as a comprehensive guide to the game of chess, blending instruction with moral lessons. It draws from the earlier writings of Jacobus de Cessolis, who emphasized the strategic and philosophical aspects of chess. Caxton's adaptation not only popularized the game but also highlighted its significance as a tool for intellectual develo...

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William Caxton

The readers of the "Antiquary" will remember the anecdote told with so much effusion by Jonathan Oldbuck. '"Davy Wilson," he said, "commonly called Snuffy Davy, from his inveterate addiction to black rappee, was the very prince of scouts for searching blind alleys, cellars, and stalls, for rare volumes. He had the scent of a slow-hound, sir, and the snap of a bull-dog. He would detect you an old black-letter ballad among the leaves of a law-paper, and find an editio princeps under the mask...

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Lucy Caxton Brown

Sometime during the ninth century a famous Arab leader, Caliph Al Mamun, broke into the Great Pyramid in Egypt. There he found what early historians referred to as a stone statue. Inside the statue was a man wearing a gold breastplate that was covered in gems. His weapons lay by his side. They included a fabulously fine sword and shield. Someone had placed a huge ruby on his head indicating that this man was royalty. Egyptians were not usually buried in their armour but we are told that Al...

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Editor: William Caxton; G. C. Macaulay

"Chronicle and Romance" is a captivating anthology that brings together the works of notable medieval authors such as Froissart, Malory, and Holinshed. This collection showcases the rich tapestry of historical narratives and romantic tales that shaped the literary landscape of the time. Through the lens of these writers, readers are transported to a world of chivalry, adventure, and the complexities of human experience. The editor, William Caxton, along with G. C. Macaulay, has meticulousl...

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William Caxton, Golden Deer Classics, John Calvin, Nicolaus Copernicus, John Knox, Edmund Spenser, Walter Raleigh, Francis Bacon, Henrie Condell, Iohn Heminge, Isaac Newton, John Dryden, Henry Fielding, Samuel Johnson, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, William Wordsworth, Victor Hugo, Walt Whitman, Hippolyte Adolphe Taine

Book 39 -

Harvard Classics

Contents: 1. Prefaces and Epilogues, by William Caxton 2. Dedication Of The Institutes Of The Christian Religion, by John Calvin 3. Dedication of the Revolutions of the Heavenly Bodies, by Nicolaus Copernicus 4. Preface to The History of the Reformation In Scotland, by John Knox 5. Prefatory Letter to Sir Walter Raleigh On The Faerie Queene, by Edmund Spenser 6. Preface to the History of the World, by Sir Walter Raleigh 7. Proœmium of the Instauratio Magna, Epistle Dedicatory to the Instau...