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 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 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 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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Created/published
London : Printed by Adam Islip, at the charges of Thomas Wight, Anno 1598.
Description
[29], 394, [14] leaves, [1] leaf of plates : ill., port. ; (fol.)
Associated name
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400. author.
Speght, Thomas, -1621.
Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451? Siege of Thebes.
Speght, Thomas, -1621.
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.
First leaf and last leaf are blank.
The plate has heading: The progenie of Geffrey Chaucer.
A variant of STC 5078, with differing charges in the imprint.
Signatures: [a]⁶ b-c⁶ [par.]⁴ A-V⁶ 2A-2T⁶ 2V-2X⁸ 2Y-4A⁶ 4B⁸.
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.
First leaf and last leaf are blank.
The plate has heading: The progenie of Geffrey Chaucer.
A variant of STC 5078, with differing charges in the imprint.
Signatures: [a]⁶ b-c⁶ [par.]⁴ A-V⁶ 2A-2T⁶ 2V-2X⁸ 2Y-4A⁶ 4B⁸.
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), 5079
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S111945
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S111945
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Great Britain -- England -- London.
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STC 5079
Folger-specific note
cs10. Lacking blank at beginning; errata leaf at end. Ink drawing of Chaucer on last leaf?