Andrew Boorde, The First Book of the Introduction of Knowledge (1550?)

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Date

1555?

Author

Andrew Boorde Note: 30/09/05

Book title

The fyrst boke of the Introduction of knowledge. The whych dothe teache a man to speake parte of all maner of languages, and to knowe the vsage and fashion of al maner of countreys. And for to know the moste parte of all maner of coynes of money, the whych is current in euery region Made by Andrew Borde, of Physycke Doctor. Dedycated to the right honorable and gracious lady Mary doughter of our souerayne lorde king Henry the eyght

Publication place

London

Printer

William Copeland

Text type

printed book

Genre

Treatises

Subject area

Summary

Examples of various languages, e.g., Cornish, Welsh, Irish, German ... and Hebrew

Word-group

type: alphabetical

Word-entry

type: headword
sample: Englyshe and welshe foloweth. And where that I do not wryte true Welshe I do write it that euery man may rede it and vnderstand it without any teachynge.
One, two, thre, four, fyue, syx, seuyn, eyght Eun. daw. try. pedwar. pip. Wheeth. saygth. oweyth. (c1v)

Alston

III.ii.758

STC

3383

Catalog

Kennedy, Arthur Garfield. A Bibliography on Writings on the English Language from the Beginning of Printing to the End of 1922. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press, 1927. view record

Other editions

1562? STC 3385 (Alston III.ii.759)