The dialogues of creatures moralised.
Subtitle: Appliable and edifying to every merry and jocund matter, and right profitable to the governance of men.
By: Edited by Joseph Haslewood..
Contributors: Triphook, Robert, fl. 1810-1825, publisher.; Haslewood, Joseph, 1769-1833.; Nicolaus, Pergaminus.; Mayno, de' Mayneri, d. 1368.; Brooke, William Henry, 1772-1860, ill.; Byfield, Ebenezer, 1790-1917, wood-engraver.; Byfield, John, 1788-1841, wood-engraver.; Berryman, J. fl. 1812-1840, wood-engraver.; Bensley and Son
Publisher: Printed by Bensley and Son, for Robert Triphook ...
Published: 1816
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: Aphorisms and Proverbs.
Work titles: Dialogus creaturarum. English.
Notes: "The second time printed in the English language"--[Dedication]

Title within ornamental border.

'The woodcuts are copied from the Latin edition printed by Gerard Leeu at Gouda in 1481.' - introduction p.xii.

Authorship of the Latin original ascribed to Nicolaus Pergaminus and Mayno de' Mayneri.  Cf. Pio Rajna, Del "Dialogus creaturarum" in Giorn. stor. della letterat. ital., v. 3, 4, 10, 11.

'For the drawing the work is indebted to Mr. Brooke ...the graver of Mr. E. Byfield ... Mr John Byfield. The blooming letters and vignettes were invented and executed by Mr. Berryman' - introduction p.xii.

A bibliography of the early editions on p. viii.