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- Title
The Politics of Dedicating Printed Books and Manuscripts to King Henry VII.
- Authors
SCHUTTE, VALERIE
- Abstract
An essay is presented examines a very specific portion of King Henry VII's library with the the printed books and manuscripts. It mentions that Henry had the earl of Oxford give William Caxton a French manuscript version of Christine de Pisan's Faits d'armes et de chevalerie for Caxton to translate into English and print. It also mentions that Henry VII was a collector of books and a contributor to the Royal Library.
- Subjects
HENRY VII, King of England, 1457-1509; MANUSCRIPTS; WILLIAM Caxton (Book); BOOK preservation; BIBLIOTHEQUE royale de Belgique; MEDIEVAL &; Renaissance (Literary period)
- Publication
Journal of the Early Book Society, 2016, Vol 19, p149
- ISSN
1525-6790
- Publication type
Essay