Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye

Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye or Recueil des Histoires de Troye (1464) is a translation by William Caxton of a French courtly romance written by Raoul Lefèvre, chaplain to Philip III, Duke of Burgundy.Recuyell (recueil in Modern French) simply means "collection" in English.[1] Caxton, probably with the assistance of Colard Mansion and Johann Veldener, printed his translation in 1473 or 1474[2] (traditionally "ca.[4] A presentation copy of the first edition with a specially made engraving showing Caxton presenting the book to Margaret of York is now in the Huntington Library, California, having previously been in the collections of the Duke of Roxburghe and the Duke of Devonshire.[5] The English translation forms the source for the late Tudor morality play Horestes (1567).
Presentation engraving showing William Caxton presenting a copy of Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye to Margaret of York
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