The Canterbury Tales, with the Prologue, Written early in the 15th century in England
The Canterbury Tales, with the Prologue, described by W. W. Skeat in The Complete Works of Geoffrey Chaucer (1914), vol. 4, p. xi, as 'A clearly written MS. of the D-type, including Gamelyn; imperfect after Sir Thopas, but contains a portion of the Manciple's Tale'. It contains the somewhat rare lines F. 679-80, which are quoted from it in the Six text (Chaucer Society, ed. Furnivall).
Dates
- Creation: Written early in the 15th century in England
Language of Materials
- English, Middle (1100-1500)
Physical Description
265) leaves
Shelfmark
MS. Barlow 20
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. II, no. 6420
Custodial History
'per me Thomas Weke' and other 16th-cent. scribblings are on fol. 260v.
Bibliography
- For other peculiarities see J. Koch, The Pardoner's Tale (Heidelberg, 1901), pp. 56-7, and cf. The Manuscripts of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales by Sir William McCormick (Oxford, 1933), pp. 21-9.
Physical Description
265) leaves
Physical Facet
On parchment, binding, 17th-cent. English work, rebacked, with a few illuminated capitals, etc.
Dimensions
12 4/5 × 6 1/2 in.
Repository Details
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