The workes of Geffrey Chaucer, newlie printed, with diuers addicions, whiche were neuer in print before: with the siege and destruccion of the worthy citee of Thebes, compiled by Ihon Lidgate, Monke of Berie. As in the table more plainly doeth appere.
1561
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Title
The workes of Geffrey Chaucer, newlie printed, with diuers addicions, whiche were neuer in print before: with the siege and destruccion of the worthy citee of Thebes, compiled by Ihon Lidgate, Monke of Berie. As in the table more plainly doeth appere.
Uniform title
Works
Created/published
[Imprinted at London] : [by Ihon Kyngston, for Ihon Wight, dwellyng in Poules Churchyarde], 1561.
Description
[14], ccclxxviij leaves : ill. ; (fol.)
Associated name
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400. author.
Thynne, William, -1546.
Stow, John, 1525?-1605.
Broadbent, N. M., former owner.
Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451? Siege of Thebes.
Thynne, William, -1546.
Stow, John, 1525?-1605.
Broadbent, N. M., former owner.
Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451? Siege of Thebes.
Note
Edited by William Thynne, who is named on [fleuron]2r; with additions, mostly spurious, by John Stow.
Mostly in verse.
Contains a number of non-Chaucerian works.
Printer's and publisher's names from colophon.
"The Caunterburie tales" and "The romaunt of the rose" each have separate divisional title; foliation and register are continuous.
A variant of the edition with title "The woorkes .." and Chaucer's coat of arms on title page with date 1560 at top. Another state of the edition with title page reading "The workes .. 1561". The title page and prologue to the Canterbury Tales are printed on [cross]⁶ A⁴, with illustrations.
Signatures: [fleuron]⁴ [Maltese cross]⁶ A⁴ B-V⁶ 2A-2P⁶, ²Q-T⁶, ²V-X⁸, ²Y-Z⁶ 3A-3T⁶ 3V⁸.
Mostly in verse.
Contains a number of non-Chaucerian works.
Printer's and publisher's names from colophon.
"The Caunterburie tales" and "The romaunt of the rose" each have separate divisional title; foliation and register are continuous.
A variant of the edition with title "The woorkes .." and Chaucer's coat of arms on title page with date 1560 at top. Another state of the edition with title page reading "The workes .. 1561". The title page and prologue to the Canterbury Tales are printed on [cross]⁶ A⁴, with illustrations.
Signatures: [fleuron]⁴ [Maltese cross]⁶ A⁴ B-V⁶ 2A-2P⁶, ²Q-T⁶, ²V-X⁸, ²Y-Z⁶ 3A-3T⁶ 3V⁸.
Publications about material
Wiggins, Alison. "What Did Renaissance Readers Write in their Printed Copies of Chaucer?" The Library 9:1 (2008): 3-36. doi: 10.1093/library/9.1.003.
ESTC staff note
Signatures from DFo.
Cited/described in
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 5075
Carl H. Pforzheimer Library, 176
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S107206
Carl H. Pforzheimer Library, 176
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S107206
Genre/form
Annotations.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
STC 5075 copy 1
Folger-specific note
cs296. Diced Russia binding. Port. of Chaucer inserted as frontispiece. 2A1 lacking, supplied from a copy of STC 5071 or one of the variant issues. T.p. mounted; wormed; many leaves mended. Manuscript t.p. ruled in red. Purchased of William Brough & Sons, cat. 960:70. Provenance: unidentified armorial bookplate (sinister hand, vested, couped at wrist; with motto: "Gaudet patientia duris"); bookplate of William Powell; signatures of James Burkbye (on t.p.), James Byrkbye (below colophon) and Clement Beer (on 2A1)
Call number
STC 5075 copy 2
Folger-specific note
cs1891. Half sheep and marbled paper boards, signed by Clyde. Lacking sig.[fleuron], sig.[Maltese cross] and sig.A, 2A1, 3R4-3V8. Identification uncertain because of the missing introductory leaves. Manuscript notes; leaf H4 mended, affecting text. Purchased from Broadbent, 1929