The fyrst boke of the introduction of knowledge made by Andrew Borde, of physycke doctor : A compendyous regyment; or, A dyetary of helth made in Mountpyllier / compyled by Andrewe Boorde, of physycke doctour. Barnes in the defence of the berde: a treatyse made, answerynge the treatyse of Doctor Borde upon berdes / edited, with a life of Andrew Boorde, and large extracts from his Brevyary, by F.J. Furnivall.

  • Boorde, Andrew, 1490?-1549.
Date:
1870
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Credit: The fyrst boke of the introduction of knowledge made by Andrew Borde, of physycke doctor : A compendyous regyment; or, A dyetary of helth made in Mountpyllier / compyled by Andrewe Boorde, of physycke doctour. Barnes in the defence of the berde: a treatyse made, answerynge the treatyse of Doctor Borde upon berdes / edited, with a life of Andrew Boorde, and large extracts from his Brevyary, by F.J. Furnivall. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the initials in the two books were printed from different blocks, cut to the same pattern; and if that were the case the argument, based upon the superior clearness of the impressions in the tract, falls to the ground. However, taking all the facts of the case together, the writer, as far as he can venture to form an opinion on such a subject, is inclined to believe that “ The boke for to lerne a man to be wyse in the buyldyng of his howse ” was printed, if not actually written, at an earlier period than the earliest known edition of the “ Com- pendyous Regyment or Dyetary of Helth/’ with which it was incor- porated ; and the supposition that the Dietary, in its complete form, was first published, and then that the first eight chapters were ex- tracted and published separately under another title, he believes to be untenable and against the weight of the evidence. Richard Clay % Sons, Limited, London $ Bungay.