[A very fruitefull and pleasant booke called the instructio[n] of a Christen woma[n], made fyrst in Laten, and dedicated vnto the quenes good grace, by the right famous clerke mayster Lewes Vives, and turned out of Laten into Englysshe by Richard Hyrd. whiche boke who so redeth diligently shal haue knowlege of many thynges, wherein hew shal take great pleasure, and specially women shall take great co[m]modyte and frute towarde the[n]creace of vertue [and] good maners.]
Contributors: Hyrde, Richard.
Series: Early English books, 1475-1640 -- 158:15.
Publisher: In Fletestrete, in the house of Thomas Berthelet printer vntothe kynges mooste noble grace, at the signe of Lucrece
Published: 1531
Place of publication: [Imprinted at London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 324
Subjects: Women -- Education, Medieval -- Early works to 1800.
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Other titles: De institutione foeminae christianae.; Instruction of a christen women.; Preface of the mooste famous clerke maister Lodouic Uiues upon his boke called the Instruction of a Christen woman.; Preface of the mooste famous clerke maister Lodovic Vives upon his boke called the Instruction of a Christen woman.
Work titles: De institutione foeminae christianae.
Notes: A translation, by Richard Hyrde, of: Vives, Juan Luis. De institutione foeminae christianae.

Title from STC 24856.

Imprint from colophon; publication date suggested by STC.

Leaf B2r catchword: "to withall".

Caption title, leaf B1r: The preface of the mooste famous clerke maister Lodouic Uiues vpon his boke called the Instruction of a Christen woman ..

Signatures: A-Y⁴ a-r⁴ s⁶.

Imperfect; lacks quire A, title page.

Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

STC (2nd ed.) 24857.

Available electronically as part of Early English books online.

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1942. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 158:15).