Skip to main content
Historical Bibliography Updated: June 16, 2026

Governayle of helthe. Add: John Lydgate, Medicina stomachi.

Publication Details

Westminster: William Caxton, c. 1490 CE.

Though it's exact publication date is uncertain, this is the first medical publication issued in English by William Caxton, the first English printer, who set up the first English press in Westminster Abbey. Only two copies of the original edition are recorded: Oxford, Bodleian Library and New York, The Morgan Library and Museum. ISTC No. ig00328000. Facsimile edition, London: Blades East & Blades, 1858, limited to 55 copies.

Catalog MetadataReference Information
Entry Number#13042
Permanent Linkhttps://hom-sveltekit.fly.dev/entry/15292
Author Bio LinkWikipedia ↗
External URLgovernayle-of-helthe-add-john-lydgate-medicina-stomachi

Geographic Context

Publication place: Westminster

Mentioned in annotation: New York; London; Oxford