The workes of Geffray Chaucer newly printed, with dyuers workes whiche were neuer in print before: as in the table more playnly dothe appere. Cum priuilegio.
1532
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Title
The workes of Geffray Chaucer newly printed, with dyuers workes whiche were neuer in print before: as in the table more playnly dothe appere. Cum priuilegio.
Uniform title
Works
Created/published
[Printed at Lo[n]don : By Thomas Godfray, The yere of our lorde. M.D.xxxii. [1532]]
Description
[10], CC.xix, [3], CC.xx-CCC, CCC-CCC.lxxxiii leaves : ill. ; (fol.)
Associated name
Note
Edited by William Thynne, who is named on A2v.
Mostly in verse.
Includes a number of spurious works.
Imprint from colophon.
"The romaunt of the rose", "Troylus and Creseyde", "Boetius de consolatione philosophie", "How pite is ded and beried in a gentyll hert", and "The testament of loue" each have separate divisional title; foliation and register are continuous. "The conclusions of the astrolabie" has a full-page title on the verso of a text leaf.
2Q3 is cancelled by four leaves bearing "The testament of Creseyde" by Robert Henryson. Variant: 2Q3 uncancelled (quire is in 6).
Signatures: A⁴ B-2P⁶ 2Q⁶(-2Q3+'2Q3'.1,'2Q4'.1) 2R-3V⁶.
Mostly in verse.
Includes a number of spurious works.
Imprint from colophon.
"The romaunt of the rose", "Troylus and Creseyde", "Boetius de consolatione philosophie", "How pite is ded and beried in a gentyll hert", and "The testament of loue" each have separate divisional title; foliation and register are continuous. "The conclusions of the astrolabie" has a full-page title on the verso of a text leaf.
2Q3 is cancelled by four leaves bearing "The testament of Creseyde" by Robert Henryson. Variant: 2Q3 uncancelled (quire is in 6).
Signatures: A⁴ B-2P⁶ 2Q⁶(-2Q3+'2Q3'.1,'2Q4'.1) 2R-3V⁶.
Publications about material
Wiggins, Alison. "What Did Renaissance Readers Write in their Printed Copies of Chaucer?" The Library 9:1 (2008): 3-36. doi: 10.1093/library/9.1.003.
Folger-specific note
Curatorial file available.
ESTC staff note
L copy filmed on UMI "Tract supplement" reel E1: title page of Troylus and Creseyde only (Harl. 5919[168]); fragment of leaf lxxvi (Harl. 5919[170]); fragment of leaf xiiii (Harl. 5919[171]).
Signatures from DFo.
Signatures from DFo.
Cited/described in
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 5068
Carl H. Pforzheimer Library, 173
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S106664
Carl H. Pforzheimer Library, 173
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S106664
Linked resources
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England.
Call number
STC 5068 copy 1
Folger-specific note
HH52/21. Cambridge-style binding with the gilt Latton crest on both covers. A made-up copy. Wormed; t.p. and some other leaves inner margins mended. Manuscript notes. Provenance: armorial bookplate of John Smyth, esq., Heath; Latton family library, with the armorial seal of Walter de Latton on the separate title pages; signature of William Latton, Wadham Coll; Joseph Ames - George J. Thursby - Harmsworth copy
Call number
STC 5068 copy 2
Folger-specific note
HH21. A made-up copy. Lacking A1,B1,C1,2V6, the first supplied in manuscript, the last in facsimile; B5 bound before B4. Stained; wormed; several leaves torn and mended. Pencilled bibliographical notes on front free endpapers. Provenance: Latton family library, with armorial seals of Walter de Latton on the manuscript t.p. and leaf 2H1 and signature of John Latton, Esher Place in the county of Surrey on manuscript t.p.; signatures of John Brireton; John Ribell, 1666; Joseph Ames - Harmsworth copy