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The fables of Aesop, as first printed by William Caxton in 1484  wikidata:Q111450663 reasonator:Q111450663
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Avianus  (fl. between 3rd century and 4th century) wikidata:Q185732 s:en:Author:Avianus q:en:Avianus
 
Avianus
Alternative names
Flavius Avianus
Description Roman writer, poet and fabulist
Date of birth/death 4th century
date QS:P,+350-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
 Edit this at Wikidata		 5th century
date QS:P,+450-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
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Location of birth Ancient Rome
Work period between 3rd century and 4th century Edit this at Wikidata
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Petrus Alphonsi  (1062–1140) wikidata:Q2080920 s:en:Author:Petrus Alphonsi
 
Petrus Alphonsi
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Birth name: Moshé Sefardì; Alfonce; Moses Sephardi
Description astronomer, theologian, writer, translator, astrologer and rabbi
Date of birth/death circa  Edit this at Wikidata circa  Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth Huesca
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Poggio Bracciolini  (1380–1459) wikidata:Q318254 s:en:Author:Poggio Bracciolini q:it:Poggio Bracciolini
 
Poggio Bracciolini
Description Italian historian, classical scholar, philosopher, translator and writer
Date of birth/death 11 February 1380 Edit this at Wikidata 30 October 1459 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Terranuova Bracciolini Florence
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Aesop  (–620––564)  wikidata:Q43423 s:en:Author:Aesop q:en:Aesop
 
Aesop
Alternative names
Aesopus; Esop; Æsop; Eſope; Æſop
Description fabulist, mythographer, philosopher and writer
Date of birth/death circa 620 BC
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 Edit this at Wikidata		 circa 564 BC
date QS:P,-0564-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
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Location of birth/death Mesembria (Pontus) Delphi
Work period 6th century BC
date QS:P,-550-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
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creator QS:P170,Q43423
William Caxton  (1422–1492) wikidata:Q94608 s:en:Author:William Caxton q:en:William Caxton
 
William Caxton
Description British linguist, translator, writer, publisher, diplomat and printer
Date of birth/death circa  Edit this at Wikidata circa  Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Kent London
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Joseph Jacobs  (1854–1916)  wikidata:Q981949 s:en:Author:Joseph Jacobs q:en:Joseph Jacobs
 
Joseph Jacobs
Description Australian-British literary critic, literary historian, folklorist, historian, children's writer and collector of fairy tales
Date of birth/death 29 August 1854 Edit this at Wikidata 30 January 1916 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Sydney Yonkers
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The fables of Aesop Edit this at Wikidata
title QS:P1476,en:"The fables of Aesop Edit this at Wikidata"
label QS:Len,"The fables of Aesop Edit this at Wikidata"
label QS:Lga,"The fables of Aesop, as first printed by William Caxton in 1484"
Volume 2
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David Nutt Edit this at Wikidata
Object type digital representation / volume / version, edition or translation Edit this at Wikidata
Description
I. History of the Aesopic fable.--II. Text and glossary
Printed on handmade paper, in an edition of 550 small paper and 60 large paper copies

Subjects: Fables
Language English Edit this at Wikidata
Publication date 1889 Edit this at Wikidata
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IA Collections: juvenilehistoricalcollection; unclibraries; americana
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fablesofaesopasf02aeso
Place of publication London Edit this at Wikidata
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https://archive.org/download/fablesofaesopasf02aeso/fablesofaesopasf02aeso.pdf

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