The woorkes of Geffrey Chaucer, newly printed, with diuers addicions, whiche were neuer in printe 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 dooeth appere.
1561
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The woorkes of Geffrey Chaucer, newly printed, with diuers addicions, whiche were neuer in printe 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 dooeth appere.
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Works
Created/published
[Imprinted at London] : [by Ihon Kyngston, for Ihon Wight, dwellyng in Poules Churchyarde], [anno. 1561]
Description
[10], ccclxxviij leaves : ill. ; (fol.)
Associated name
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400. author.
Thynne, William, -1546.
Stow, John, 1525?-1605.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Smedley, William T. (William Thomas), 1851-1934, former owner.
Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451? Siege of Thebes.
Thynne, William, -1546.
Stow, John, 1525?-1605.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Smedley, William T. (William Thomas), 1851-1934, 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.
Imprint from colophon; the title page has a woodcut of Chaucer's arms with "1560" at the top.
"The Caunterburie tales" and "The romaunt of the rose" each have separate divisional title; foliation and register are continuous.
Another state of the edition with title page reading "The workes .. 1561". The title page and prologue to the Canterbury Tales in this state are printed on A⁶ with no illustrations. Variant: Canterbury Tales title page and prologue as in STC 5075 ([cross]⁶ A⁴ with illustrations).
Signatures: [fleuron]⁴ A-V⁶ 2A-2P⁶ ²Q-T⁶ ²V-X⁸ ²Y-Z⁶ 3A-3T⁶ 3V⁸.
Identified as STC 5075 on UMI microfilm.
Mostly in verse.
Contains a number of non-Chaucerian works.
Imprint from colophon; the title page has a woodcut of Chaucer's arms with "1560" at the top.
"The Caunterburie tales" and "The romaunt of the rose" each have separate divisional title; foliation and register are continuous.
Another state of the edition with title page reading "The workes .. 1561". The title page and prologue to the Canterbury Tales in this state are printed on A⁶ with no illustrations. Variant: Canterbury Tales title page and prologue as in STC 5075 ([cross]⁶ A⁴ with illustrations).
Signatures: [fleuron]⁴ A-V⁶ 2A-2P⁶ ²Q-T⁶ ²V-X⁸ ²Y-Z⁶ 3A-3T⁶ 3V⁸.
Identified as STC 5075 on UMI microfilm.
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), 5076
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S107207
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S107207
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Selected image(s) of Folger Shakespeare Library STC 5076 copy 1
Genre/form
Annotations.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
STC 5076 copy 1 (flat)
Folger-specific note
HH52/26. Later calf binding, blind-tooling; on spine are two gilt crests: one of a swan with wings addorsed regardant, ducally gorged, holding a mascle; the other a beacon. T.p. from another copy. Stained; wormed. Provenance: Harmsworth copy
Call number
STC 5076 copy 2 (flat)
Folger-specific note
Smedley. Imperfect: lacking [fleuron]1-A1, A3-B6, D2, D5, 2A1, and 3P5-3V8; 2M3 misbound after 2M4. Wormed; lower outer corner of leaf 3O5 torn away. Manuscript notes. Provenance: W.T. Smedley copy