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Ascham, Roger
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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- Ascham, Roger
- The Scholemaster, Or Plain and Perfite Way of Teaching Children, to Understand, Write, and Speake, the Latin Tong, but Specially Purposed for the Private Bryinging Up of Youth in Jentlemen and Noble Mens Houses ... London: Printed by John Daye, dwelling over Aldersgate, 1570
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4to (7 3/8 x 5 5/8 in.; 186 x 142 mm). Title within border of printer's ornaments, large woodcut historiated and decorative initials, gothic type; lacking the colophon leaf T4, a few spots and marginal soilmarks, two spots on title showing through on next five leaves, later manuscript sidenotes next to pagination, transcript of a letter from Paulus Manutius to Stephanus Saulius on final flyleaves. Contemporary vellum; hinges loosening, soiled.
Provenance
Henry Palmer (contemporary signature and initials on title) — Giles Garton (contemporary record of gift on title). acquisition: Seven Gables, 1962
Literature
STC 832; ESTC S104387; Pforzheimer 15; PMM 90
Condition
lacking the colophon leaf T4, a few spots and marginal soilmarks, two spots on title showing through on next five leaves, later manuscript sidenotes next to pagination. Contemporary vellum; hinges loosening, soiled.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
First edition. Probably the most important Tudor work on education, a major influence on the development of classical humanism in Renaissance England. Ascham served as tutor to Princess (and to Queen) Elizabeth. The Scholemaster, supposedly written as the result of a dinner debate with Sir William Cecil on the subject of flogging children, propounds humane teaching methods. The work remained unpublished at his death, and the impetus for its appearance came from his widow, Margaret.