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Record Nr.

UNISA996391934303316

Autore

Chaucer Geoffrey <d. 1400.>

Titolo

The woorkes of Geffrey Chaucer, newly printed, with diuers addicions, whiche were neuer in printe before: with the siege and destruccion of the worthy citee of Thebes, compiled by Ihon Lidgate, Monke of Berie. As in the table more plainly dooeth appere [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Imprinted at London, : By Ihon Kyngston, for Ihon Wight, dwellyng in Poules Churchyarde, Anno. 1561]

Descrizione fisica

[10], ccclxxviij leaves : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

ThynneWilliam <d. 1546.>

StowJohn <1525?-1605.>

LydgateJohn <1370?-1451?>

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Edited by William Thynne, who is named on [fleuron]2r; with additions, mostly spurious, by John Stow.

Mostly in verse.

Contains a number of non-Chaucerian works.

Imprint from colophon; the title page has a woodcut of Chaucer's arms with "1560" at the top.

"The Caunterburie tales" and "The romaunt of the rose" each has separate divisional title; foliation and register are continuous.

Another state of the edition with title page reading "The workes .. 1561". The title page and prologue to the Canterbury Tales in this state are printed on A⁶ with no illustrations. Variant: Canterbury Tales title page and prologue as in STC 5075 ([cross]⁶ A⁴ with illustrations).

Identified as STC 5075 on UMI microfilm.

Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0113