The works of Geoffrey Chaucer and others : being a reproduction in fasimile of the first collected edition 1532, from the copy in the British museum
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Type of record: Book
Title: The works of Geoffrey Chaucer and others : being a reproduction in fasimile of the first collected edition 1532, from the copy in the British museum
Classmark: BC Case 43 CHA
Creator(s): Chaucer, Geoffrey (1400)
Additional creator(s): Skeat, Walter W (1835-1912) (Other); Thynne, William (1546) (Other); Lydgate, John (1370?-1451?) (Other); Hoccleve, Thomas (1370?-1450?) (Other)
Publisher: A. Moring
Publication city: London
Date(s): [1905]
Language: English
Size and medium: xliv, facsim.: 793 pages
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/288493
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991002572489705181
Description
Original title [within ornamental border]: the workers of / Geffray Chau / cer newly printed/with / dyuers workes whi / che were neuer in / print before: As in the table mor playnly / dothe appere. Cum priulegio. [Colophon: Thus endeth the workes of Geffray / Chaucer. Printed at London / by Thomas Godfray. / The yere of our lorde. M.D.XXXII...].
Original collation: 22 leaves (incl. all but last leaf of The Knyghtes tale) xiii-cccixxxiii (i.e. ccclxxxvii) numb. 1. (3 unnumb. 1. being inserted and number ccc repeated) Half-titles preceding longer works have same border as t.-p.
"Exclusive of The Romaunt of the rose, part of which is by Chaucer, and Surigon's Latin epitaph, the folio includes 40 pieces. Of these 18 are by Chaucer; 8 (apparently) by Lydgate; 2 by Hoccleve; 1 apiece by Henryson, Ros, Usk, Gower, Clanvowe, and Scogan (6 in all); and 6 are anonymous."
Additional description
No. 27 of an edition of 1000 copies, with special suede leather binding