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1. Lansdowne MS 699

Reference (shelfmark):
Lansdowne MS 699
Title:
Collection of poems by John Lydgate and Geoffrey Chaucer
Scope & Content:
Contents: f. 2r-v: John Lydgate, 'Life of St Giles', written in Middle English verse, imperfect comprising only the final six stanzas; the text beginning, '…Bi a spiryt oonly of prophecie...' (DIMEV 4129). ff. 3r-18r: John Lydgate, Fabula duorum mercatorum, written in Middle English verse, be...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 15th century
Extent:

1 volume

2. Lansdowne MS 851

Reference (shelfmark):
Lansdowne MS 851
Title:
Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains a copy of Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, made shortly after his death, traditionally assigned to the year 1400. Contents: ff. 2r-12r: The General Prologue. ff. 12r-38v: The Knight's Tale. ff. 38v-39v: The Miller's Prologue. ff. 39v-47v: The Miller's Tale. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, English, Middle, and Latin
Date Range:
c 1410
Extent:

1 volume