Boke of the fayt of armes and of chyualrye.
Contributors: Caxton, William, ca. 1422-1491.; Bonet, Honoré, fl. 1378-1398.; Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: William Caxton
Published: 1489
Place of publication: [Westminster]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
Subjects: Military art and science -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Work titles: Livre des faits d'armes et de chevalerie.
Notes: Title extracted from incipit on leaf [1a].

Translated by William Caxton.

Largely a compilation from the works of Vegetius, Frontinus, Valerius Maximus, Honoré Bonet, and a contemporary anonymous authority on sieges. Books 3-4 are based on Bonet's L'arbre des batailles.

LC copy: provenance: Sir George Holford.

Goff C-472

Hain-Copinger 4988 = 15918

GW 6648 (1st issue)

Ricci, S. de.  Census of Caxtons, 28; 3

Rosenwald 570

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