The workes of our antient and lerned 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 euery booke gathered. 4 Old and obscure words explaned. 5 Authors by him cited, declared. 6 Difficulties opened. 7 Two bookes of his neuer before printed.
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The workes of our antient and lerned 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 euery booke gathered. 4 Old and obscure words explaned. 5 Authors by him cited, declared. 6 Difficulties opened. 7 Two bookes of his neuer before printed.
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Works
Created/published
Londini : [printed by Adam Islip] impensis Geor. Bishop, anno. 1598.
Description
[29], 394, [14] leaves, [1] leaf of plates : ill., port. ; (fol.)
Associated name
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400. author.
Speght, Thomas, -1621.
Speed, John, 1552?-1629, printmaker.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451? Siege of Thebes.
Speght, Thomas, -1621.
Speed, John, 1552?-1629, printmaker.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451? Siege of Thebes.
Note
Editor's dedication signed: Tho. Speght.
Includes "The siege of Thebes" by John Lydgate. Contains many works not by Chaucer.
Mostly in verse.
"The Canterbury tales", "The romaunt of the rose", and "The story of Thebes" have divisional titles; foliation and register are continuous.
With an errata leaf whose position may vary; placed in preliminaries in foliation above.
Signatures: [a]⁶ b-c⁶ [par.]⁴ chi¹ A-V⁶ 2A-2T⁶ 2V-2X⁸ 2Y-4A⁶ 4B⁸.
The first leaf and the last leaf are blank.
The plate has heading "The progenie of Geffrey Chaucer" and is signed: IS, i.e. John Speed.
A variant of the edition with Adam Islip's name in the imprint.
Includes "The siege of Thebes" by John Lydgate. Contains many works not by Chaucer.
Mostly in verse.
"The Canterbury tales", "The romaunt of the rose", and "The story of Thebes" have divisional titles; foliation and register are continuous.
With an errata leaf whose position may vary; placed in preliminaries in foliation above.
Signatures: [a]⁶ b-c⁶ [par.]⁴ chi¹ A-V⁶ 2A-2T⁶ 2V-2X⁸ 2Y-4A⁶ 4B⁸.
The first leaf and the last leaf are blank.
The plate has heading "The progenie of Geffrey Chaucer" and is signed: IS, i.e. John Speed.
A variant of the edition with Adam Islip's name in the imprint.
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), 5077
Carl H. Pforzheimer Library, 177
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S107208
Carl H. Pforzheimer Library, 177
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S107208
Genre/form
Annotations.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
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STC 5077
Folger-specific note
HH52/27. Lacking blanks. Stained; occasional manuscript notes. Provenance: signature on t.p., mostly crossed out, of William Lodge (maybe of the older brother of Thomas Lodge; William lived 1553-1625); Harmsworth copy