Canterbury tales; manuscript (DS9601) (Q42807)
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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens (.b18252655, https://catalog.huntington.org/record=b1825265, mssEL 26 C 9)
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Canterbury tales; manuscript (DS9601) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens (.b18252655, https://catalog.huntington.org/record=b1825265, mssEL 26 C 9) |
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Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400
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Pinkhurst, Adam, active 1410
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Bridgewater, John Egerton, Earl of, -1649
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Bridgewater, John Egerton, Earl of, 1623-1686
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Bridgewater, John Egerton, Earl of, 1646-1701
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Bridgewater, Scroop Egerton, Duke of, 1681-1745
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Bridgewater, Francis Egerton, Duke of, 1736-1803
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Ellesmere, Thomas Egerton, Baron, 1540?-1617
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Ellesmere, Francis Charles Granville Egerton, Earl of, 1847-1914
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Oxford, John de Vere, Earl of, 1408-1462
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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.
15. century
1400Gregorian
1410Gregorian
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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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