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Record Nr.

UNISA996391502403316

Autore

Chaucer Geoffrey <d. 1400.>

Titolo

The workes of our antient and learned English poet, Geffrey Chaucer, newly printed [[electronic resource] ] : In this impression you shall find these additions: 1 His portraiture and progenie shewed. 2 His life collected. 3 Arguments to euery booke gathered. 4 Old and obscure words explaned. 5 Authors by him cited, declared. 6 Difficulties opened. 7 Two bookes of his, neuer before printed

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed by Adam Islip, at the charges of Thomas Wight, Anno 1598

Descrizione fisica

[28], 394, [14] leaves, plate : ill., port

Altri autori (Persone)

SpeghtThomas <fl. 1600.>

LydgateJohn <1370?-1451?>

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Editor's dedication signed: Tho. Speght.

Includes "The siege of Thebes" by John Lydgate. Contains many works not by Chaucer.

Mostly in verse.

"The Canterbury tales", "The romaunt of the rose", and "The story of Thebes" have divisional titles; foliation and register are continuous.

With an errata leaf whose position may vary; placed at the end in foliation above.

The plate has heading: The progenie of Geffrey Chaucer.

A variant of STC 5078, with differing charges in the imprint.

Title within ornamental border (McK. & Ferg. 132).

Reproduction of the original in the University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0165