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• Author/Creator:J. B.
  
• Title:The lyfe of Castruccio Castracani Prince of Lucca written in Italian by Nicolo Macchiavelli done into English by J.B., 1651.
  
• Physical Description:1 v. (127 p.) ; 15 x 10 cm.
  

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  • Location:BEINECKE (Non-Circulating)
    Request for Use in the Beinecke Reading Room
    
    
  • Call Number: Osborn b57
    
  • Status:Not Checked Out
    

   
• Notes:This translation differs widely from Edward Dacre's version, published in 1640.
  On first flyleaf: "Charles Darwin, No. 112."
  On last two pages: pen trials, including calligraphic drawings and the alphabet.
  Paper has gilt edges.
  Binding: full sheep (front board missing).
  In English.
  For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator.
  
• Summary:Manuscript on paper, in a single secretary hand, of an English translation of Macchiavelli's biography of Castracani. This volume also includes, in a variety of hands, "Short Collections on natural history," calculations for the "Dimensions of England," a multiplication table and conversion table for beer and ale, puzzles, a collection of recipes for making colored ink titled "Profitable receipts taken out of Mathers Yong mans companion," a Latin dialogue between "Puer" and "Preceptor" titled "Colloquia Familiaria," and a Latin text with 14 chapters titled "Ars Logica."
  
• Format:Archives or Manuscripts
• Cite as:J. B., The Lyfe of Castruccio Castracani Prince of Lucca. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
  
• Subjects:Castracani, Castruccio, 1281-1328.
  Niccolo Machiavelli, 1469-1527. Vita di Castruccio Castracani.
  Mather, W. (William), fl. 1695.
  Biography.
  Commonplace-books.
  English prose literature--17th century.
  Workshop recipes.
  Lucca (Italy)
  
• Genre/Form:Commonplace books.