Manuscript, on vellum, in a single hand, containing the text of Chaucer's Canterbury tales; selections from the Confessio amantis of John Gower; and the anonymous poems Speculum misericordis, The adulterous Falmouth squire, Partenope of Blois, The vis...
Alternative Title:
Delamere Chaucer
Description:
In Middle English.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400. and Gower, John, 1325?-1408.
Subject (Topic):
English literature, English poetry, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Narrative poetry, English (Middle)
Manuscript, on parchment, in a single hand, containing four of the Canterbury tales: the Clerk's tale; the Wife of Bath's tale; the Friar's tale; and the Summoner's tale
Plate [135] Plate in: Series of one hundred and ninety-six engravings, (in the line manner) by the
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Vignette to Bowyer's edition of Hume's 'History of England'; portrait medallions of Milton, Fletcher, Waller, Jonson, Cowley, Butler, Shakespeare, Spencer, Chaucer and Surrey on a mountain with waterfall in foreground and Pegasus flying above."--Brit...
Description:
Title from text within image.
Publisher:
Published by R. Bowyer, Historic Gallery, Pall Mall
"Portrait of the poet Geoffrey Chaucer, half-length directed to right, wearing a capuchon and a pen case hanging from a ribbon around his neck; in ornamental oval frame on a bracket; a lyre and scrolls below; before publisher's address"--British Museu...
"A woman seated outside the door of a cottage at right in conversation with a man standing at left, wearing a feathered hat and with his hand resting on the hilt of his sword, hills behind with buildings and figures leading horses; after Kaufmann; ova...
Description:
Title engraved below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd by W. Dickinson, No. 24 Bond Street
Subject (Name):
Ogle, George, 1704-1746 and Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400.
