The dodechedron of fortune; or, The exercise of a quick wit : A booke so rarely and strangely composed, that it giueth (after a most admirable manner) a pleasant and ingenious answer to euery demaund; the like whereof hath not heretofore beene published in our English tongue. Being first composed in French by Iohn de Meum, one of the most worthie and famous poets of his time; and dedicated to the French King, Charles the fift, and by him, for the worth and raritie thereof, verie much countenanced, vsed, and priuiledged: and now, for the content of our countrey-men, Englished by Sr. W.B. Knight. The vse of the booke the preface annexed declareth.
| Author/creator | Jean |
| Other author | B., W., Sir. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London : Printed by Iohn Pindley, for H. H[ooper] and S. M[an] and are to be sold at his shop in Paules Church-yard, at the signe of the Ball, 1613. |
| Description | [26], 144 p. |
| Supplemental Content | https://search.proquest.com/docview/2240855901 |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Plaisant jeu du dodechedron de fortune. English |
| Variant title | Le plaisant jeu du dodechedron de fortune. |
| Variant title | Exercise of a quick wit. |
| Series | Early English books online. ^A888680 |
| General note | In verse. |
| General note | A translation of: Le plaisant jeu du dodechedron de fortune. |
| General note | Another state (STC 17847.2) lacks Hooper's initials in the imprint. |
| General note | Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. |
| References | STC (2nd ed.) 17847. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 966:14) |
| Stock number | CL0036000026 ProQuest. 789 E. Eisenhower Parkway, Ann Arbor, MI 48108-3218 |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |