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Apophthegmes, that is to saie, prompte, quicke, wittie and sente[n]cious saiyinges, of certaine emperours, kynges, capitaines, philosophiers and oratours, aswell Grekes, as Romaines, bothe verie pleasaunt and profitable to reade, partely for all maner of persones, and especially gentlemenne. Firste gathered and compiled in Latin by the right famous clerke Maister Erasmus of Roterodame. And now translated into Englishe by Nicolas Vdall

by: Erasmus, Desiderius, -1536; Nicholas Udall

Publication date: 1564

Usage: Public Domain Mark 1.0

Topics: maxims, sayings, Aphorisms and apothegms

Publisher: Imprinted at London : by Ihon Kingston

Collection: opensource

Language: English

Erasmus; Nicolas Udall [i.e., Nicholas Udall], translator, Apophthegmes, that is to Saie, Prompte, Quicke, Wittie and Sentẽcious Saiynges, of Certaine Emperours, Kynges, Capitaines, Philosophers and Oratours, aswell Greekes, as Romaines, bothe Verie Pleasaunt and Profitable to Reade, Partely for All Maner of Persones, and Especially Gentlemenne. Firste Gathered and Compiled in Latin by the Right Famous Clerke Maister Erasmus of Roterodame. And now Translated into Englishe by Nicolas Vdall. (Imprinted at London: By Ihon Kingston, February 1564; OCLC 228713049).

The 1st edition was published as London: Excusum typis Ricardi Grafton, September 1542; OCLC 1160601508.

Source: Google Books (https://books.google.com/books?id=O0PdrGR_hGwC&printsec=frontcover).

[16], 245, [13] leaves ; (8vo)

Signatures: *-2*⁸ a-z⁸ A-H⁸ I¹⁰

Includes index

Colophon reads: Imprinted at London, by Ihon Kingston, mese Martij. Anno Salutis. 1564. These bookes are to bee solde at his shoppe, at the weste doore of Paules

Last leaf is blank

Title page and colophon vary: first word of title in (1) roman or (2) italic type; colophon has (3) "shoppe" or (4) "Shoppe."