Prouerbes or Adagies, gathered oute of the Chiliades of Erasmus by Rycharde Tauerner, with newe addicions as well of Latin prouerbes as Englyshe.

Prouerbes or Adagies, gathered oute of the Chiliades of Erasmus by Rycharde Tauerner, with newe addicions as well of Latin prouerbes as Englyshe.

Adagia. English

[Imprinted at London] : [by [N. Hill for] Rycharde Kele, dwellynge in Lombarde strete nere vnto the stockes market at the sygne of the Egle], An. M.D.LII. [1552]

lxxv, [5] leaves ; (8vo)

Imprint from colophon leaf. Printer's name from STC.

Each adage in Latin is followed by the English version of Erasmus's paraphrase.

This and STC 10440.2 have title page border McKerrow & Ferguson 33, with initials 'N.H.' in the sill--Cf. STC.

Imprimatur at foot of title page: Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum.

A variant of the edition with imprint A. Vele.

Signatures: A-K⁸.

Signatures from DFo.
RPM 10/03/96

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 10440
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S120560

Great Britain -- England -- London.

STC 10440

HH82/10. Red morocco binding, with monogram of William Henry Miller in gilt on covers; signed by F. Bedford. Line 7 of title probably pied and not reset: it reads 't uerbes as'. Provenance: on front fly-leaf: initials of S. Christie Miller, dated Jan. 1863; on front free endpaper: Britwell Court shelfmark,'71.A.25'; Britwell sale, 31 March 1924:295; collated by E. Talbot at Quaritch; Harmsworth copy