The vvorkes of our ancient and lerned English poet, Geffrey Chaucer, newly printed. To that which was done in the former impression, thus much is now added. 1 In the life of Chaucer many things inserted. 2 The whole worke by old copies reformed. 3 Sentences and prouerbes noted. 4 The signification of the old and obscure words proued: also caracters shewing from what tongue or dialect they be deriued. 5 The Latine and French, not Englished by Chaucer, translated. 6 The treatise called Iacke Vpland, against friers: and Chaucers A.B.C. called La priere de nostre Dame, at this impression added.
1602
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The vvorkes of our ancient and lerned English poet, Geffrey Chaucer, newly printed. To that which was done in the former impression, thus much is now added. 1 In the life of Chaucer many things inserted. 2 The whole worke by old copies reformed. 3 Sentences and prouerbes noted. 4 The signification of the old and obscure words proued: also caracters shewing from what tongue or dialect they be deriued. 5 The Latine and French, not Englished by Chaucer, translated. 6 The treatise called Iacke Vpland, against friers: and Chaucers A.B.C. called La priere de nostre Dame, at this impression added.
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Created/published
Londini : [Printed by Adam Islip] impensis Geor. Bishop, Anno. 1602.
Description
[24], 376, [14] leaves, plate : ill., port. ; (fol.)
Associated name
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400. author.
Speght, Thomas, -1621.
Speed, John, 1552?-1629, printmaker.
Thynne, Francis, 1545?-1608.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451? Siege of Thebes.
Britwell Library, former owner.
Speght, Thomas, -1621.
Speed, John, 1552?-1629, printmaker.
Thynne, Francis, 1545?-1608.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451? Siege of Thebes.
Britwell Library, former owner.
Note
Editor's dedication signed: Tho. Speght.
Additionally edited by Francis Thynne.
Includes "The siege of Thebes" by John Lydgate. Contains much material not by Chaucer.
Mostly in verse.
The first leaf is blank.
The plate has heading "The progenie of Geffrey Chaucer" and is signed: IS, i.e. John Speed.
With a final errata leaf.
A variant of the edition with "printed by Adam Islip" in imprint.
Signatures: [a]⁶ b-c⁶ A-3N⁶ 3O⁴ 3P-3T⁶ 3V⁸.
Additionally edited by Francis Thynne.
Includes "The siege of Thebes" by John Lydgate. Contains much material not by Chaucer.
Mostly in verse.
The first leaf is blank.
The plate has heading "The progenie of Geffrey Chaucer" and is signed: IS, i.e. John Speed.
With a final errata leaf.
A variant of the edition with "printed by Adam Islip" in imprint.
Signatures: [a]⁶ b-c⁶ A-3N⁶ 3O⁴ 3P-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), 5081
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S107214
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S107214
Genre/form
Annotations.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
STC 5081 copy 1
Folger-specific note
cs311. Calf binding with the arms of Elizabeth I stamped in gilt on covers (rebacked). Slip-cancel on Q4v. Lacking blank. Provenance: bookplate of W.H. Corfield
Call number
STC 5081 copy 2
Folger-specific note
HH52/29. Calf binding with the Stanley arms in gilt on both covers. Manuscript bibliographical notes and markings. Pencilled bibliographical note of Bernard Quaritch. Provenance: bookplate of Norton Nicholls; signature of Will: Thompson, Queen's Coll: Oxon, 1749; initials of William Henry Miller; initials 'SN' on t.p.; Britwell Court - Harmsworth copy