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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16741214

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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
Boetius de consolatione philosophie
Conclusions of the astrolabie
How pite is ded and beried in a gentyll hert
Romaunt of the rose
Troylus and Creseyde
Works
Creator
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400
Contributor
Asham, Roger--Autograph.
Evans, William--Autograph.
Henryson, Robert, 1430?-1506? Testament of Cresseid.
Mason, Jone Williams--Presentation inscription.
Spyvlie, Lyttys--Autograph.
Thynne, William, d. 1546, ed.
Wellys, Frauncis--Autograph.
Wellys, Rychard--Autograph.
Published / Created
The yere of our lorde. M.D.xxxii. [1532]]
Publication Place
[Printed at Lo[n]don :
Publisher
By Thomas Godfray,
Description
"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).
Edited by William Thynne, who is named on A2v.
Foliation errors throughout.
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.
Imprint from colophon.
Includes a number of spurious works.
Mostly in verse.
Signatures: A⁴ B-2P⁶ 2Q⁶(-2Q3+'2Q3'.1,'2Q4'.1) 2R-3V⁶.
Title and imprint from STC.
Extent
[10], CC.xix, [3], CC.xx-CCC, CCC-CCC.lxxxiii leaves : ill. ; 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

Format
text
Genre
Annotations
Woodcuts
Resource Type
Books, Journals & Pamphlets
Subject (Name)
Asham, Roger--Autograph.
Evans, William--Autograph.
Henryson, Robert, 1430?-1506? Testament of Cresseid.
Mason, Jone Williams--Presentation inscription.
Spyvlie, Lyttys--Autograph.
Thynne, William, d. 1546, ed.
Wellys, Frauncis--Autograph.
Wellys, Rychard--Autograph.

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Citation
ESTC (RLIN) S106664
Pforzheimer, 173
STC (2nd ed.), 5068

Identifiers

Orbis Record
4930362
Object ID (OID)
16741214

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