Priced at 10s. 6d., this is one of the earliest trade manuals to have been printed in England. The plates attempt to provide the reader with an analytical overview of tailoring, a trade usually learned through observation and practice.
Alternative Title:
Comprehensive analysis of beauty and elegance in dress and Taylor’s complete guide
Description:
"N.B. The purchasers of the Taylor’s guide are respectfully informed, that when the work was first put to press, the proprietors intended to have four plates, and in the course of the work have accordingly referred to plates, A, B, C, and D, but when the work was completed, they found the whole of the patterns could be comprised in three large plates, therefore whenever reference is made to plate C for any article, it will be found by examining either plate B or D"--P. [2] at end.
Boetius de consolatione philosophie, Conclusions of the astrolabie, How pite is ded and beried in a gentyll hert, Romaunt of the rose, Troylus and Creseyde, and Works
Description:
"The romaunt of the rose", "Troylus and Creseyde", "Boetius de consolatione philosophie", "How pite is ded and beried in a gentyll hert", and "The testament of loue" each have separate divisional title; foliation and register are continuous. "The conclusions of the astrolabie" has a full-page title on the verso of a text leaf., 2Q3 is cancelled by four leaves bearing "The testament of Creseyde" by Robert Henryson. Variant: 2Q3 uncancelled (quire is in 6)., Edited by William Thynne, who is named on A2v., Foliation errors throughout., Imperfect: Q1-3F4 only; Mm2 and Mm5 missing, but the latter supplied in ms.; first and last leaves torn, text and ms. annotations affected; occasional tearing and chipping, notably in the last two gatherings. Pen trials by Lyttys Spyvlie, William Evans, Rychard Wellys, Ffrauncis Wellys, Roger Asham and unidentified others. Inscribed: To my beloved Jone William[s] Mason. Extensive contemporary annotations., Imprint from colophon., Includes a number of spurious works., Mostly in verse., Signatures: A⁴ B-2P⁶ 2Q⁶(-2Q3+'2Q3'.1,'2Q4'.1) 2R-3V⁶., and Title and imprint from STC.
Publisher:
By Thomas Godfray,
Subject (Name):
Asham, Roger--Autograph., Evans, William--Autograph., Henryson, Robert, 1430?-1506? Testament of Cresseid., Mason, Jone Williams--Presentation inscription., Spyvlie, Lyttys--Autograph., Thynne, William, d. 1546, ed., Wellys, Frauncis--Autograph., and Wellys, Rychard--Autograph.
