Here begynneth the table of the rubrices of this presente volume named the Mirrour of the World or thymage of the same.
Contributors: Gossuin, of Metz.; Gautier, of Metz, fl. 1245.; Vincent, of Beauvais, d. 1264.; Caxton, William, ca. 1422-1491 or 2, printer.; Ellsworth, James W. 1849-1925, former owner.; Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: William Caxton
Published: 1481
Place of publication: [Westminster, London, England
Language: enm
Number of pages: 200
Subjects: Encyclopedias and dictionaries -- Early works to 1600; English language -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- Texts
Genres: Early works to 1600; Texts
Other titles: Hier begynneth the book callid the myrrour of the Worlde ...; Mirrour of the world or thymage of the same
Work titles: Image du monde. English (Middle English)
Notes: Title from leaf a2.

Imprint from Illustrated ISTC (CD-ROM, 2nd ed.)

Signatures: a-m⁸ n⁴ (a1 blank).

LC copy has initials and paragraph marks in red; table of contents in 16th century hand inside front cover. Contemporary blind stamped brown calf binding by John Reyne (with his monogram). Imperfect: wanting n1.  Wanting a1 (blank).  With a leaf (p.4-5) from C. Plinii naturalis historiae Liber XXXIII (running title) tipped onto p. [3] of cover.

With this are bound: Mubashshir ibn Fātik, Abū al-Wafāʼ. [Mukhtār al-ḥikam wa-maḥāsin al-kalim. English (Middle English)]. Thus endeth thys book of the dictes and notable Wyse sayenges of the phylosophers ... [Westminster, London, England :William Caxton,18 Nov. 1477, i.e. ca. 1480] -- Cicero, Marcus Tullius. [Cato maior de senectute. English (Middle English)] Here begynneth the prohemye vpon the reducynge, both out of latyn as of frensshe in to our englyssh tongue of the polytyque book named Tullius de senectute. [Westminster, London, England] : ... William Caxton ..., [12 Aug. 1481] -- Gerardus, de Vliederhoven. [Cordiale quattuor novissimorum. English (Middle English)] AL Ingratitude vtterly settying apart, we owe to calle to our myndes the manyfolde gyftes of grace ... [Westminster, London, England] : ... William Caxton ..., [24 Mar. 1479]. Separately issued.

Goff M-883

Hain-Copinger 11656

Duff 401

Ricci, S. de. A census of Caxtons 94

Illustrated ISTC (CD-ROM, 2nd ed.) im00883000

Rosenwald 563

Translated by William Caxton from a prose version of the Image du monde (or Livre de clergie) attributed by some authorities to Gossuin, by others to Gautier of Metz. It is derived from various Latin sources, chiefly the Imago mundi, probably compiled by Honorius Solitarius. Cf. George Sarton. Introduction to the history of science, 1931, v. 2, p. 591; Image du monde. Caxton's Mirrour of the world, edited by O.H. Prior. 1913, introd. See Goff for further attributions, including Vincent of Beauvais.

LC copy has bookplates: James William Ellsworth; LJR (Lessing J. Rosenwald.).