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Author

Taverner, Richard, 1505?-1575

Uniform title

Garden of wysdom. Book 1

Title

The garden of wysdom : wherin ye maye gather moste pleasaunt flowres, that is to say, proper wytty and quycke sayenges of princes, philosophers, and dyuers other sortes of men. / Drawen forth of good authours, as well Grekes as Latyns, by Richard Tauerner.

Varying form of title

Garden of wisdom

Imprint

[London] : [[Printed by Richard Bankes] in ædibus Richardi Tauerneri,] solde in Lomberdstrete at the signe of the Lamb by Ioh⁻n Haruye, 1539.

Physical description

[96] p. ; 8vo

Note

Book 1 only.

Note

Based on: Erasmus, Desiderius. Apophthegmata.

Note

Printer's name from STC; Taverner's name (in imprint statement) from colophon.

Note

Signatures: A-F⁸.

Citation/references note

STC (2nd edition), 23711a

Citation/references note

ESTC, S111348

Provenance

Identified by David Selwyn as having belonged to Edmund Guest (1514?-1577), with pressmark B54.

Provenance

Salisbury Cathedral Library bookplate (19th century) with 13th-century Dean and Chapter seal and inscription “Sarum Cathedral Library.”

Binding

16th-century dark brown calf over pasteboards; sewn on four tanned leather supports; blind fillets forming rectangular frame towards perimeter of boards, enclosing blind panel stamps with heads in medallions (identified by Selwyn as Oldham HM.11/12), both signed MD (for Martin Dature); spine with four raised bands and blind fillets; remains of red ties; printed waste used as endleaves (leaves from Richard Tavener, The garden of wysdom (London, 1539); ESTC S111348; STC (2nd edition) 23711a ); strips of parchment manuscript waste used as endleaf guards; titles and pressmark (B54) in ink on fore-edge.

Copy-specific note

Imperfect: This is a fragment, consisting of what appears to be three bifolia, including the title page and leaf A3, used as the endleaves of a volume containing two works by Martin Luther.

Subject

Aphorisms and apothegms Early works to 1800.

Added entry--name

Banckes, Richard, active 1523-1546 printer.

Added entry--name

Harvye, John, active 1539 bookseller.

Added entry--name

Dature, Martin binder.

Added entry--name

Guest, Edmund, 1514?-1577 former owner.

Added entry--place

England London.

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0410#$aeng

1001#$aTaverner, Richard, 1505?-1575.

24010$aGarden of wysdom.$pBook 1

24510$aThe garden of wysdom :$bwherin ye maye gather moste pleasaunt flowres, that is to say, proper wytty and quycke sayenges of princes, philosophers, and dyuers other sortes of men. /$cDrawen forth of good authours, as well Grekes as Latyns, by Richard Tauerner.

2463#$aGarden of wisdom

260##$a[London] :$b[[Printed by Richard Bankes] in ædibus Richardi Tauerneri,] solde in Lomberdstrete at the signe of the Lamb by Ioh⁻n Haruye,$c1539.

300##$a[96] p. ;$c8vo

500##$aBook 1 only.

500##$aBased on: Erasmus, Desiderius. Apophthegmata.

500##$aPrinter's name from STC; Taverner's name (in imprint statement) from colophon.

500##$aSignatures: A-F⁸.

5104#$aSTC (2nd edition),$c23711a

5104#$aESTC,$cS111348

561##$aIdentified by David Selwyn as having belonged to Edmund Guest (1514?-1577), with pressmark B54.

561##$aSalisbury Cathedral Library bookplate (19th century) with 13th-century Dean and Chapter seal and inscription “Sarum Cathedral Library.”

563##$a16th-century dark brown calf over pasteboards; sewn on four tanned leather supports; blind fillets forming rectangular frame towards perimeter of boards, enclosing blind panel stamps with heads in medallions (identified by Selwyn as Oldham HM.11/12), both signed MD (for Martin Dature); spine with four raised bands and blind fillets; remains of red ties; printed waste used as endleaves (leaves from Richard Tavener, The garden of wysdom (London, 1539); ESTC S111348; STC (2nd edition) 23711a ); strips of parchment manuscript waste used as endleaf guards; titles and pressmark (B54) in ink on fore-edge.

590##$aImperfect: This is a fragment, consisting of what appears to be three bifolia, including the title page and leaf A3, used as the endleaves of a volume containing two works by Martin Luther.

650#0$aAphorisms and apothegms$vEarly works to 1800.

7001#$aBanckes, Richard, active 1523-1546,$eprinter.

7001#$aHarvye, John, active 1539,$ebookseller.

7001#$aDature, Martin,$ebinder.

7001#$aGuest, Edmund,$d1514?-1577$eformer owner.

752##$aEngland$dLondon.