The workes of our antient and learned English poet, Geffrey Chaucer, newly printed. : 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.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Printed by Adam Islip, at the charges of Thomas Wight,
Anno 1598.
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| Series: | Early English books online.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Item Description: | 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. and Ferg. 132). Reproduction of the original in the University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource ([28], 394, [14] leaves, plate : illustrations, portrait. |