The scholemaster, or, Plaine and perfite way of teaching children to vnderstand, write and speake the Latin tong
but specially purposed for the priuate bringing vp of youth in Ientlemen and Noble mens houses, and commodious also for all such, as haue forgot the Latin tonge, and would, by them selues, without a Scholemaster, in short time, and with small paines, recouer r a sufficient habilitie, to understand, write and speake Latin.
Title
The scholemaster, or, Plaine and perfite way of teaching children to vnderstand, write and speake the Latin tong
but specially purposed for the priuate bringing vp of youth in Ientlemen and Noble mens houses, and commodious also for all such, as haue forgot the Latin tonge, and would, by them selues, without a Scholemaster, in short time, and with small paines, recouer r a sufficient habilitie, to understand, write and speake Latin.
but specially purposed for the priuate bringing vp of youth in Ientlemen and Noble mens houses, and commodious also for all such, as haue forgot the Latin tonge, and would, by them selues, without a Scholemaster, in short time, and with small paines, recouer r a sufficient habilitie, to understand, write and speake Latin.
Date
1571
Place
London
Publisher
Printed by Iohn Daye
Language
Latin
English
Note
INSCRIPTION:
Autograph inscription beneath epistle rubbed out.
Autograph inscription beneath epistle rubbed out.
"Richard parker booke" written on Di recto in later hand.
"John Lawerences booke 1628" written under printer's device and colophon.
FORMAT:
(8vo). [6], 66 [i.e. 67], [1] leaves ; 19 cm. Sigs. Hand2, B-T4;
(8vo). [6], 66 [i.e. 67], [1] leaves ; 19 cm. Sigs. Hand2, B-T4;
IMPRINT:
(from colophon)
At London. Printed by Iohn Daye. dwelling ouer Aldersgate. 1573.
(from colophon)
At London. Printed by Iohn Daye. dwelling ouer Aldersgate. 1573.
BINDING:
Brown tooled binding. Evidence of later stitching. Some pages have been cut and replaced with blanks.
Brown tooled binding. Evidence of later stitching. Some pages have been cut and replaced with blanks.
CONDITION:
Leaf 2 lacking. Photostatic copy of missing leaf laid in.
Leaf 2 lacking. Photostatic copy of missing leaf laid in.
MARGINALIA:
Some notes on inside cover, some handwritten ms. throughout
Some notes on inside cover, some handwritten ms. throughout
REFERENCES:
References: STC, 835.
References: STC, 835.
Colophon dated 1573
Errors in foliation: leaf 35 misnumbered 50, leaf 38 misnumbered 42, 66 repeated in numbering.
Archive Location
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Num Pages
148
Short Title
The Scholemaster
The Schoolmaster
Call Number
PA2061 .A8 1571
Item Type
Book
Files
Collection
Citation
Roger Ascham, “The scholemaster, or, Plaine and perfite way of teaching children to vnderstand, write and speake the Latin tong
but specially purposed for the priuate bringing vp of youth in Ientlemen and Noble mens houses, and commodious also for all such, as haue forgot the Latin tonge, and would, by them selues, without a Scholemaster, in short time, and with small paines, recouer r a sufficient habilitie, to understand, write and speake Latin.,” Centre for Renaissance and Reformation Studies (CRRS) Rare Book Collection, accessed April 18, 2024, https://crrs.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/7954.
but specially purposed for the priuate bringing vp of youth in Ientlemen and Noble mens houses, and commodious also for all such, as haue forgot the Latin tonge, and would, by them selues, without a Scholemaster, in short time, and with small paines, recouer r a sufficient habilitie, to understand, write and speake Latin.,” Centre for Renaissance and Reformation Studies (CRRS) Rare Book Collection, accessed April 18, 2024, https://crrs.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/7954.