The Voiage and Travayle of Sir John Maundeville Knight: Which treateth of the way towards Hierusalem and of marvayles of Inde with other ilands and countreysMandeville, John, Sir
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The Voiage and Travayle of Sir John Maundeville Knight: Which treateth of the way towards Hierusalem and of marvayles of Inde with other ilands and countreys
Mandeville, John, Sir
Voyages and travels -- Early works to 1800
Harl. 3589 (2). A Latin MS. commencing "Incipit Itinerarius
magistri Johannis de Mandevelt ad partes Hierosolymitanas,
et ulteriores partes transmarinas; qui obiit Leodii
A.D. 1382." Paper. 15 Cent.
Harl. 3940. Le Livre de Jeh. de Mandeville, chevalier, le
queil fut ney du pais d'engleterre, le queil parle de l'estat de
la terre, et de marveilles que il y a veues. 15 Cent. Vellum.
French. 4^o.
Harl. 4383. Voiage de D. Jean Maundeville. 15 Cent.
Vellum. French. Fol.
Harl. 1739. A French 4^o MS. of 15 Cent. on vellum and
paper, with letter to Edward III., in Latin, at the end.
Arundel, 140 (2). English MS. Fol. Paper, 15 Cent., ending
"Her endys the boke of Johne Maundevile, Knyghte, of
wayes to Ierusalem and of merveyles of Ynde and othere
contrees."
Add. MSS. 18,026. The Voyages and Travels of Sir John
Mandeville Knight; translated into German, and written by
Johann Segnitz de Castel. 1449. Paper. 4^o.
Egerton MSS. 1781, f. 129. Translation into Irish of the
Travels of Sir John Mandeville made by Fineen Mac Mahon
in 1475.
Cotton, App. 4, art. 2. Iter. Johannis Mandevill. Vellum.
Small fol., in Latin. Late 15 Cent.
Grenville XII. An English MS. on paper, fol., end of 15
Cent., commencing "Here begynñth the boke of Moundevyle
Knyzt that techyth the weyes to Je[~s]lm and of the Meruelis of
ynde and of the londe of P[~s]t John, and of the grete Cham.
and of Constantinople and of many oder Contreys."
[Decoration]
PRINTED EDITIONS.
GRENVILLE, 6775. This is, probably, the oldest printed
"Mandeville" extant, certainly the oldest dated copy,
except a folio copy printed at Lyons on the 8th day of
February of the same year, and there was also an Italian 4^o
edition previously printed at Milan. As far as is known this
copy is unique, and it is in B. L. double columns, fol. It has,
unfortunately, no name of printer, nor place of publication.
"Ce liure est eppelle mandeuille et fut fait et compose par
monsieur jehan de mandeuille cheualier natif dangleterre de la
uille de sainct alein.[1] Et parle de la terre de promission cest
assauoir de ierusalem et de pluseurs autres isles de mer et les
diuerses et estranges choses qui sont es dites isles. Cy finist
ce tres plaisant liure nome Mande ville parlant moult autentiquement
du pays et terre doultre mer Et fut fait lan Mil.
CCCCLXXX le IIII iour dauril." Folio. B. L.
Grenville, 6702. Itinerario. Explicit Johannes de Mandeuilla
impressus Mediolani ductu et auspiciis _Magistri Petri de
corneno_ pridie calendas augusti MCCCCLXXX. 4^o. B. L.
This is said to be the first Italian edition.
Grenville, 6700. Itinerarius Domini Johannis de Mandeville
militis. This is a curious edition, printed in semi-Gothic
Letter, and is the first known of the Latin editions. Its date
is unknown, as is also the place where it was printed, but its
date is fixed _circa_ 1480.
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