The workes of our antient and learned English poet, Geffrey Chaucer, newly printed : in this impression you shall find these additions, 1. his portraiture and progenie shewed, 2. his life collected, 3. arguments to every booke gathered, 4. old and obscure words explaned, 5. authors by him cited, declared, 6. difficulties opened, 7. two bookes of his, never before printed.

The workes of our antient and learned English poet, Geffrey Chaucer, newly printed : in this impression you shall find these additions, 1. his portraiture and progenie shewed, 2. his life collected, 3. arguments to every booke gathered, 4. old and obscure words explaned, 5. authors by him cited, declared, 6. difficulties opened, 7. two bookes of his, never before printed.

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Author / Creator:Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400, author.
Uniform title:Works. 1598
Imprint:London : Printed by Adam Islip, at the charges of Thomas Wight, anno 1598.
Description:[28], 235, that is, 237, 242-246, that is, 244, 243-245, 241-339, that is, 344, 348-394, [14] leaves, [1] leaf of plates : illustrations, portrait, coats of arms, genealogical table ; 32 cm (folio)
Language:English
Subject:
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -- -1400.
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -- -1400.
English poetry -- Middle English, 1100-1500.
English poetry -- Middle English.
Format: Print Book
Local Note:University of Chicago Library's copy, binding error: blank leaf at beginning bound after title page.
University of Chicago Library's copy: errata leaf cancels blank leaf at end.
Discovery of this item made possible by a gift from Julie and Roger Baskes.
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2768566
Hidden Bibliographic Details
Varying Form of Title:Workes of our antient and learned English poet, Geffrey Chavcer, newly printed
Other uniform titles:Speght, Thomas, -1621,
Islip, Adam, -1639,
Wight, Thomas, -1608?,
Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451?
Boethius, -524. De consolatione philosophiae. English (Middle English)
Chartier, Alain, active 15th century. Belle dame sans merci. English.
Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451? Siege of Thebes.
Romaunt of the Rose.
Flower and the leaf.
Provenance:Former owner's inscription: Rumney Biggle[?] Feb. 22, 1720.
Notes:Dedication signed: Tho. Speght.
Portrait signed: IS.
"Canterbury tales", "Romaunt of the rose", and "Story of Thebes" have divisional titles within decorative woodcut borders.
"A variant of STC 5078, with differing charges in the imprint"--English short title catalogue.
Signatures: [a]6 b-c6 [par.]4 A-V6 2A-2T6 2V-2X8 2Y-4A6 4B8.
Numerous errors in foliation; b1 missigned 'c1', [par.]3 missigned 'A3', 3V2 missigned '3T2'.
Title within architectural woodcut border; head- and tail-pieces; initials.
Chiefly printed in double columns.
First leaf and last leaves blank.
Includes errata (leaves [9]-[13] at end); "with an [additional] errata leaf whose position may vary"--English short title catalogue.
English short title catalogue, entry S111945
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, and Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd edition), entry 5079
English with some Latin.
Description
Item Description:Dedication signed: Tho. Speght.
Portrait signed: IS.
"Canterbury tales", "Romaunt of the rose", and "Story of Thebes" have divisional titles within decorative woodcut borders.
"A variant of STC 5078, with differing charges in the imprint"--English short title catalogue.
Signatures: [a]6 b-c6 [par.]4 A-V6 2A-2T6 2V-2X8 2Y-4A6 4B8.
Numerous errors in foliation; b1 missigned 'c1', [par.]3 missigned 'A3', 3V2 missigned '3T2'.
Title within architectural woodcut border; head- and tail-pieces; initials.
Chiefly printed in double columns.
First leaf and last leaves blank.
Includes errata (leaves [9]-[13] at end); "with an [additional] errata leaf whose position may vary"--English short title catalogue.
Physical Description:[28], 235, that is, 237, 242-246, that is, 244, 243-245, 241-339, that is, 344, 348-394, [14] leaves, [1] leaf of plates : illustrations, portrait, coats of arms, genealogical table ; 32 cm (folio)

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