More's Utopia

Author:   Sir Thomas More, Sai ,  Sir Thomas More
Publisher:   Rarebooksclub.com
ISBN:  

9780217319157


Pages:   238
Publication Date:   01 October 2012
Format:   Paperback
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890 edition. Excerpt: ...10 beholder and vewer of his woork and marvelour at the same, then he doth to him, which like a very brute beaste without witte and reason, or as one without sense or moving, hathe no regarde to soo greate and soo wonderfull a spectacle. The wittes therefore of the Utopians, inurede and exercised 15 in learnynge, be marveilous quycke in the invention of feates helpinge annye thinge to the advantage and wealthe of lyffe. Howbeit ii. feates theye maye thanke us for. That is, the scyence of imprinting, and the crafte of makinge paper. And yet not onelye us but chiefelye and princi-20 pallye themselfes. For when we shewede to them Aldus his print in bookes of paper, and told them of the stuffe wherof paper is made, and of the feate of graving letters, speaking sumwhat more, then we colde plainlye declare (for there was none of us, 25 that knewe perfectlye either the one or the other) they furthwith very wittely conjectured the thinge. And where as before they wrote onely in skinnes, in barkes of tryes, and in rides, nowe they have attempted to make paper, and to imprint letters. And thoughe at the first yt proved not 30 all of the beste, yet by often assayinge the same they shortelye got the feate of bothe. And have so broughte the matter aboute, that yf they had copyes of Greeke authores, they coulde lacke no bookes. But nowe they have no moore then I rehearsed before, savinge that by pryntynge of bookes they have multiplyed and increased the same into manye thousandes of copies. Whosoever cum5 methe thether to see the lande, beinge excellent in anye gifte of wytte, or througe muche and longe journienge wel experiensed and sene in the knoweledg of many countreies (for the whyche. cause wee were very welcome to them) him they receyve and...

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Author:   Sir Thomas More, Sai ,  Sir Thomas More
Publisher:   Rarebooksclub.com
Imprint:   Rarebooksclub.com
Dimensions:   Width: 18.90cm , Height: 0.60cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   0.213kg
ISBN:  

9780217319157


ISBN 10:   0217319157
Pages:   238
Publication Date:   01 October 2012
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Unknown
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.

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