palimpsest: A parchment which has
been written upon twice, the first writing having
been erased to make place for the second. -- Longfellow (translator of
Dante's Divine Comedy) fromwww.dictionary.com
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William Caxton 1472 -
Printed first book in English, his own translation of 'The Recuyell
of the Histories of Troye' 1476 -
established first printing
press in England at Westminster. Among books he printed were:
Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales'
Gower's 'Confession Amantis'
Malory's 'Le Morte d'Arthur' The
BBC on William Caxton
The Early English Text Society
is an organization to reprint
early English texts, especially
those only available in manuscript.
Most of its volumes are in Middle English and Old English.
It was founded in England in
1864 by Frederick James Furnivall.
Membership of the Society is open
to libraries and to individuals interested
in the study of medieval English
literature. In return for their
subscription members receive new publications
Margery Kempe - First Autobiography in
English, written via amanuensis. Mapping
Margery Kempe More
about Margery Kempe
"A married
woman who attempted to live a life
devoted to Christ, Margery sought official Church
recognition for her status as a spiritual woman
and mystic, while continuing to live and travel in
the secular world. She experienced intense
emotional visionary encounters with Christ"
Above quote from Mapping
Margery Kempe
