http://www.metafilter.com/29857/Renasence-Editions/ Comments on MetaFilter post Renasence Editions Wed, 26 Nov 2003 18:33:32 -0800 Wed, 26 Nov 2003 18:33:32 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/29857/Renasence-Editions <em><a href="http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/%7Erbear/courtier/courtier.html" title="THE C O U R T Y E R O F COUNT BALDESSAR CA- stilio divided into foure bookes. Very necessary and profita- table for yonge Gentilmen and Gentil- women abiding in Court, Palaice or Place, done into Englyshe by Thomas Ho- by. Imprinted at London by wyllyam Seres at the signe of the Hedg- hogge, 1561.">The Book of the Courtier</a></em> - Baldessar Castiglione (Sir Thomas Hoby tr.), <em><a href="http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~rbear/defoe2.html" title="SOme Persons think that laying a Tax upon Printed News, may be of Service; but in my Opinion, it will only give Encouragement to the News Writers to vent their own Opinions thro'-out England: besides the small Sum that can be raised by it is not worth mentioning.">An Essay on the Regulation of the Press</a></em> - Daniel Defoe, <em><a href="http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/%7Erbear/gosson1.html" title="THE Schoole of Abuse, Conteining a plesaunt in- uective against Poets, Pipers, Plaiers, Iesters and such like Caterpillers of a commonwealth; Setting vp the Flagge of Defiance to their mischieuous exercise, and ouerthrow- ing their Bulwarkes, by Prophane Writers, Naturall reason, and common experience: discourse as pleasaunt for Gentlemen that fauour lear- ning, as profitable for all that wyll follow vertue.">The Schoole of Abuse</a></em> - Stephen Gosson, <em><a href="http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/%7Erbear/peele1.html" title="M E R R I E C O N C E I T E D I E S T S, O F G E O R G E P E E L E G E N- T L E M AN, S O M E T I M E S S T V- D E N T I N O X F O R D. Wherein is shewed the course of his life, how he liued: a man very well knowne in the City of L O N D O N, and elsewhere. ">Merrie Conceited Jests</a></em> - George Peel and <em><a href="null" title="THE P R A I S E O F H E M P - S E E D. WITH The Voyage of Mr. Roger Bird and the Writer hereof, in a Boat of browne-Paper, from London to Quinborough in Kent. As also, a Farewell to the matchlesse deceased Mr. THOMAS CORIAT. The Profits arising by Hemp-seed are Cloathing, Food, Fishing, Shipping, Pleasure, Profit, Iustice, Whipping.">The Praise of Hemp-Seed</a></em> - John Taylor, a sample selection submitted for your approval from <a href="http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~rbear/ren.htm">Renasence Editions</a>, An Online Repository of Works Printed in English Between the Years 1477 and 1799. post:www.metafilter.com,2003:site.29857 Wed, 26 Nov 2003 18:24:17 -0800 y2karl renaissance renasence books essays publications hoby defoe gosson peel http://www.metafilter.com/29857/Renasence-Editions#592169 &lt;a href="null"&gt;??? comment:www.metafilter.com,2003:site.29857-592169 Wed, 26 Nov 2003 18:33:32 -0800 quonsar http://www.metafilter.com/29857/Renasence-Editions#592173 <a href="http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/%7Erbear/taylor1.html">THE P R A I S E O F H E M P - S E E D. </a> comment:www.metafilter.com,2003:site.29857-592173 Wed, 26 Nov 2003 18:40:03 -0800 quonsar http://www.metafilter.com/29857/Renasence-Editions#592177 oops comment:www.metafilter.com,2003:site.29857-592177 Wed, 26 Nov 2003 18:51:05 -0800 y2karl http://www.metafilter.com/29857/Renasence-Editions#592276 very cool. thank you. comment:www.metafilter.com,2003:site.29857-592276 Thu, 27 Nov 2003 00:50:47 -0800 croutonsupafreak http://www.metafilter.com/29857/Renasence-Editions#592297 [this is good] comment:www.metafilter.com,2003:site.29857-592297 Thu, 27 Nov 2003 03:49:58 -0800 plep http://www.metafilter.com/29857/Renasence-Editions#592312 Good stuff. Quite a few treasures there, comment:www.metafilter.com,2003:site.29857-592312 Thu, 27 Nov 2003 05:08:20 -0800 bragadocchio http://www.metafilter.com/29857/Renasence-Editions#592432 Excellent link, y2karl. <i>The Book of the Courtier</i> is a brilliant work with enormous influence on the English Renaissance. I also highly recommend Thomas Nashe's <a href="http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/%7Erbear/nashe1.html">Pierce Penilesse</a>, and of course <a href="http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/%7Erbear/montaigne/index.htm">Florio's translation of Montaigne</a>. comment:www.metafilter.com,2003:site.29857-592432 Thu, 27 Nov 2003 11:40:16 -0800 macrone