The play of chess

The play of chess: Edition Description

Summary:

    Author: de Cessolis, Jacobus
    Title: De ludo scachorum; The play of chess. Or, The game of chess
    Other Authors: Translated by William Caxton, from the French of Jean de Vignay
    Place: [Westminster]
    Printer/Publisher: Caxton, William
    Date: 1483
    Edition / Issue: 2nd edn
    Main Language: English
    Contents:
      Item 1: Caxton's prologue [2r-2v; a2r-v]

        Incipit: [t]The holy appostle and doctour of the peple saynt | Poule sayth in his epystle. Alle that is wryten | is wrytn vnto our doctryne and for our ler// |nyng. Wherefore many noble clerkes have endeuoyred | them to wryte and compyle many notable werkes and

      Item 2: Tabule, listing chapters [2v-3r; a2v-3r]
        Item 3: The play of chess [4r-84r; a4r-l6r]

          Incipit: This first chappitre of the first tractate sheweth vn// | der what kyng the playe of the Chesse was founden and | maad

          Explicit: And a man that | lyuyth in thys world without vertues lyueth not as a | man but as a beste.

          Note: In four ports, 24 chapters.

        Item 4: Caxton's epilogue and colophon [84r; l6r]

          Incipit: Thenne late euery man of what | condycion he be that redyth or herith this litel book rede | take therby ensaumple to amende hym

          Explicit: Explicit per Caxton

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    Form: Codex

    Format: F°

    Ideal collation: [a] b-i8 k l6. 84 leaves, 1 blank.

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        • Columns: 1
        • Written Lines: 29
        • Locus: All

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