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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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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Created/published
London : Printed by Adam Islip, at the charges of Bonham Norton, Anno 1598.
Description
[29], 394, [14] leaves, [1] leaf of plates : ill., port. ; (fol.)
Associated name
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400. author.
Speght, Thomas, -1621.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Smedley, William T. (William Thomas), 1851-1934, former owner.
Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451? Siege of Thebes.
Speght, Thomas, -1621.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Smedley, William T. (William Thomas), 1851-1934, former owner.
Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451? Siege of Thebes.
Note
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 in preliminaries in foliation above.
Signatures: [a]⁶ b-c⁶ [par.]⁴ chi¹ A-V⁶ 2A-2T⁶ 2V-2X⁸ 2Y-4A⁶ 4B⁸.
The first leaf and the last leaf are blank.
The plate has heading: The progenie of Geffrey Chaucer.
A variant of the edition without Islip's name in the imprint.
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 in preliminaries in foliation above.
Signatures: [a]⁶ b-c⁶ [par.]⁴ chi¹ A-V⁶ 2A-2T⁶ 2V-2X⁸ 2Y-4A⁶ 4B⁸.
The first leaf and the last leaf are blank.
The plate has heading: The progenie of Geffrey Chaucer.
A variant of the edition without Islip's name in the imprint.
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.
ESTC staff note
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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), 5078
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S107209
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S107209
Genre/form
Annotations.
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Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
STC 5078 copy 1
Folger-specific note
Warwick. Lacking blanks. Errata is leaves 4B3-7
Call number
STC 5078 copy 2
Folger-specific note
HH52/28. Lacking blanks. Errata is leaves 4B3-7. Slightly wormed; some leaves mended. Provenance: Harmsworth copy
Call number
STC 5078 copy 3
Folger-specific note
Smedley. Lacking blanks; t.p. backed; leaf 3F3 torn, slightly affecting text. Manuscript notes. Errata is leaves 4B3-7. Provenance: Provenance: inscribed on front free endpaper: George Calcott 1774, Glynn, with purchase prices; W.T. Smedley copy