Hull museum’s golden discovery – pages from one of first books printed in English unearthed 17th June 2020 An extract from one of the first books to be printed in the English language has been unearthed at the Hull Maritime Museum. Dating back to 1498, William Caxton’s The Golden Legend was a collection of hagiographies written by Jacobus de Varagine in 1290, widely read in late medieval Europe. It is considered by experts […] Read more Leisure & Culture Museums News HCALHull Maritime MuseumWilliam Caxton’s The Golden Legend
