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.
Contributors: Worcester, John Tiptoft, Earl of, 1427-1470.; Worcester, William, 1415-1482?; Caxton, William, ca. 1422-1491 or 2, printer.; Cicero, Marcus Tullius.; Buonaccorso, da Montemagno, ca. 1391-1429.; Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: ... Enprynted by me symple persone William Caxton ...
Published: 1481
Place of publication: [Westminster, London, England]
Language: enm
Number of pages: 240
Subjects: Old age -- Early works to 1800; Friendship -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Early works to 1800
Other titles: ... Tulle Of Olde age ...; Here beginneth the prohemye upon the reducinge both out of Latin as of French in to our English tongue of the politique book named Tullius de senectute; Tullius de senectute
Work titles: Cato maior de senectute.
Notes: Printer and date from explicit (leaf i3); place from Illustrated ISTC (CD-ROM, 2nd ed.)

Signatures: 1⁶ a⁶ b-h⁸ i⁴ ²a-²f⁸ (first leaf, a6, and i4 blanks).

Capital spaces with guide letters.

Includes the author's De amicitia (²a1-²d4 verso) and Buonaccorso da Montemagno's The declamacyon Which laboureth to shewe Wherin honoure sholde reste (²d5-²e3 verso, 2nd group of collation), both translated by John Tiptoft.

LC copy's initials, paragraph marks, and underlining in red. Leaf i3 partly inlaid. Wanting initial and i4 blanks.

With: [Image du monde. English (Middle English)]. Here begynneth the table of the rubrices of this presente volume named the Mirrour of the World ... [Westminster, London, England : William Caxton, 1481].  Issued separately.

Goff C-627

Hain-Copinger 5311

GW 6992

Illustrated ISTC (CD-ROM, 2nd ed.) ic00627000

Ricci, S. de. A census of Caxtons 31

Rosenwald 562

This translation of De senectute (Cato maior), though frequently ascribed to John Tiptoft, Earl of Worcester, is probably by William Worcester; cf. DNB, XIX, p. 893; XXI, p. 914.