The myrrour & dyscrypcyon of the worlde
Subtitle: with many meruaylles & the vii scyences as gramayre, rethorike wyth the arte of memorye, logyke, geometrye, wyth the standarde of mesure & weyght, and the knowlege how a man sholde mesure londe, borde, & tymber, and than arsmetryke wyth the maner of accou[n]tes and rekenynges by cyfres, and than musyke, and astrnomye, with many other profytable and plesant co[m]modytes
Contributors: Caxton, William, approximately 1422-1491 or 1492, translator; Vincent, of Beauvais, -1264, attributed name, dubious author; Andrew, Laurence, active 1510-1537, printer; Britwell Court (Buckinghamshire, England). Library
Publisher: Enprynted by me Laurence Andrewe dwellynge in Fletestrete, at the sygne of the Golde[n] Crosse by Flete Brydge
Published: 1527
Place of publication: London]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 184
Subjects: Encyclopedias and dictionaries; Early works to 1600
Other titles: Mirror and description of the world with many marvels; Myrrour of the worlde
Work titles: Image du monde. English
Notes: A translation by William Caxton of a prose version of Image du monde.

Printer's name and address from colophon (y4): Thus endeth this boke named the myrrour of the worlde. Enprynted by me Laurence Andrewe dwellynge in fletestrete, at the sygne of the golde[n] crosse by flete brydge.

Publication date conjectured by STC.

Signatures: Áþ b-f́þ ́́þ g-ýþ

Leaves k2, x1 mis-signed k3, y1.

Title in red and black ink; title page vignette; head- and tailpieces; initials.

English short title catalogue S111980

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.), 24764

Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy bound in ca. early 20th-cntury olive morocco panelled and tooled in gilt. The spine is panelled and tooled in gilt with the title stamped onto an orange label. A pencil inscription on the verso of the front free endpaper reads, "Britwell copy. Bought April 4, 1924 ℗Đ200".