Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye 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. It was the first book printed in the English language. "Recuyell" ("recueil" in Modern French) simply means "collection" in English. Hence, the work in Modern English would read "A Collection of the Histories of Troy". Caxton's translations and sometimes his titles incorporated words from other European languages. Caxton, probably with the assistance of Colard Mansion and Johann Veldener, printed
Edward Troye Edward Troye Edward Troye (born 12 July 1808 in Lausanne, Switzerland - died 25 July 1874 in Georgetown, Kentucky), was a painter of American Thoroughbred horses. Troye was born on July 12, 1808 in Lausanne, Switzerland. At age 20 he emigrated to the West Indies of the New World and later on to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where he was an employed artist of "Sartain's Magazine". On July 16, 1839, Troye married Corneila Van de Graff of Scott County, Kentucky, and settled in Central Kentucky where he lived for the next 35 years. While living in Kentucky, Troye painted portraits and race