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

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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
Alternative Title
Works
Romaunt of the rose
Troylus and Creseyde
Boetius de consolatione philosophie
How pite is ded and beried in a gentyll hert
Conclusions of the astrolabie
Creator
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400
Contributor
Henryson, Robert, 1430?-1506?
Thynne, William, d. 1546, ed.
Published / Created
The yere of our lorde. M.D.xxxii. [1532]]
Publication Place
[Printed at Lo[n]don
Publisher
By Thomas Godfray
Description
BEIN Osborn fpa 5: Imperfect: Q1-3F4 only; Mm2 and Mm5 missing, but the latter supplied in ms.; first and last leaves torn, text and ms. annotations affected; occasional tearing and chipping, notably in the last two gatherings. Pen trials by Lyttys Spyvlie, William Evans, Rychard Wellys, Ffrauncis Wellys, Roger Asham and unidentified others. Inscribed: To my beloved Jone William[s] Mason. Extensive contemporary annotations.
Title and imprint from STC.
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.
Extent
[10], CC.xix, [3], CC.xx-CCC, CCC-CCC.lxxxiii leaves : 2⁰.
Extent of Digitization
This object has been completely digitized.
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number
Osborn fpa5

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Annotations (Provenance) 16th century
Material
ill. ;
Subjects
16th century
Asham, Roger > Autograph
Spyvlie, Lyttys > Autograph
Evans, William > Autograph
Wellys, Rychard > Autograph
Wellys, Frauncis > Autograph
Mason, Jone Williams > Presentation inscription

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Catalog Record
4930362
Object ID (OID)
16741214

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