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
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
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