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Author Purvey, John, 1353?-1428?
Uniform Title Dore of holy scripture
Title The true copye of a prolog wrytten about two C. yeres paste by Iohn Wycklife : (as maye iustly be gatherid bi that, that Iohn Bale hath writte[n] of him in his boke entitlid the Summarie of famouse writers of the Ile of great Brita[n]) the originall whereof is founde written in an olde English Bible bitwixt the olde Testament and the Newe. Whych Bible remaynith now in ye Kyng hys maiesties chamber.
Alternative Title Dore of holy scripture.
Pathwaye to perfect knowledg.
True copye of a prolog wrytten about two C. yeres paste by John Wycklife.
Publication Info Imprinted at London : By [Richard Grafton for] Robert Crowley dwellynge in Elie rents in Holburn, Anno Do. MDL. [1550]



Descript [260] p. : port. (woodcut)
Note Not in fact by John Wycliffe, but by John Purvey.
The prologue to Wycliffe's translation of the Bible. Another recension was originally published separately in 1540 as: The dore of holy scripture.
Editor's note "To the reader" signed: Robertus Croleus.
At foot of title: Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum.
Actual printer's name from STC.
Signatures: A² B-R.
Running title reads: The pathwaye to perfect knowledg.
Quires K and L are in two settings: K1r last line has (1) "Egypt" or (2) "Egipt"; L1r last line has (1) "al" or (2) "all".
Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.
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Author Purvey, John, 1353?-1428?
Series Early English books online.
Subject Bible
Alt author Wycliffe, John, -1384.
Crowley, Robert, 1518?-1588.
Alternative Title Dore of holy scripture.
Pathwaye to perfect knowledg.
True copye of a prolog wrytten about two C. yeres paste by John Wycklife.
Descript [260] p. : port. (woodcut)
Note Not in fact by John Wycliffe, but by John Purvey.
The prologue to Wycliffe's translation of the Bible. Another recension was originally published separately in 1540 as: The dore of holy scripture.
Editor's note "To the reader" signed: Robertus Croleus.
At foot of title: Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum.
Actual printer's name from STC.
Signatures: A² B-R.
Running title reads: The pathwaye to perfect knowledg.
Quires K and L are in two settings: K1r last line has (1) "Egypt" or (2) "Egipt"; L1r last line has (1) "al" or (2) "all".
Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.
Author Purvey, John, 1353?-1428?
Series Early English books online.
Subject Bible
Alt author Wycliffe, John, -1384.
Crowley, Robert, 1518?-1588.
Alternative Title Dore of holy scripture.
Pathwaye to perfect knowledg.
True copye of a prolog wrytten about two C. yeres paste by John Wycklife.

Subject Bible
Descript [260] p. : port. (woodcut)
Note Not in fact by John Wycliffe, but by John Purvey.
The prologue to Wycliffe's translation of the Bible. Another recension was originally published separately in 1540 as: The dore of holy scripture.
Editor's note "To the reader" signed: Robertus Croleus.
At foot of title: Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum.
Actual printer's name from STC.
Signatures: A² B-R.
Running title reads: The pathwaye to perfect knowledg.
Quires K and L are in two settings: K1r last line has (1) "Egypt" or (2) "Egipt"; L1r last line has (1) "al" or (2) "all".
Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.
Alt author Wycliffe, John, -1384.
Crowley, Robert, 1518?-1588.

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