(Q42807)

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Canterbury tales; manuscript
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Ellesmere, Francis Charles Granville Egerton, Earl of, 1847-1914
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Sutherland, George Granville Leveson-Gower, Duke of, 1758-1833
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Illuminated manuscripts--England--15th century
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English poetry--Middle English, 1100-1500
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Pilgrims and pilgrimages--England--Canterbury
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English literature--Middle English, 1100-1500
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between 1400 and 1410.
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Extent: ff. ii + iv + 232 + iv + ii : parchment, bound ; 284 x 394 mm
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This manuscript is on permanent display in the Library's exhibit "Remarkable Works, Remarkable Times."
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Binding: Bound, white alum-tawed calfskin.
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Input into Digital Scriptorium by: C. W. Dutschke,
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The poem on ff. ii verso-iv (art. 1) appears to have been written to honor the de Vere family, earls of Oxford; its inclusion in this manuscript may suggest an early association with John de Vere (1408-61/62), 12th Earl of Oxford, who after his father's death in 1417 became ward of the Duke of Exeter and in 1426 of the Duke of Bedford; both men were kinsmen of Chaucer's son, Thomas. One of the...
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22 July 2024
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22 July 2024
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