The ayenbite of inwyt, written in the dialect of the county of Kent by Dan. Michel of Northgate in the year 1340, now first printed from the autograph MS. in the British Museum.
Dominican Laurent
Category
Books
Date
1855
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Sissinghurst Castle Garden, Kent
NT 3190041
Summary
Bibliographic description
[12],11,[2],viii-xii,215,[1]p. ; 27 cm. (4to). Loosely inserted: two copies of a printed folder (4p.) giving Heads of the chapters, and contents, of Ayenbite of inwyt. One inscribed: "To be inserted in Roxburgh Club pub'n". Provenance: pastedown inscribed "V. from H. Xmas 1936." [i.e. Vita Sackville-West (1892-1962) from Harold Nicolson (1886-1968)]. Binding: quarter brown sheep, red paper sides (as issued).
Makers and roles
Dominican Laurent Dan Michel Joseph Stevenson (1806-1895) Roxburghe Club, London