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.

Format:

Microformat

Author/Creator:

Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400.

Contributor:

Speght, Thomas, -1621.

Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451?.

Speed, John, 1552?-1629, engraver.

Thynne, Francis, 1545?-1608.

Series:

Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1343:2.

Standardized Title:

Works

Language:

English

Physical Description:

24 unnumbered leaves, 376 leaves, 14 unnumbered leaves, plate : illustrations, portrait

35 mm

monochrome

service copy

positive

Other Title:

Workes of our ancient and lerned English poet, Geffrey Chaucer.

Place of Publication:

Londini : [Printed by Adam Islip] impensis Geor. Bishop, Anno. 1602.

Notes:

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.

Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1974. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1475-1640; 1343:02). s1974 miun a

Cited in:

STC (2nd ed.) 5081.

Related Work:

Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451?. Siege of Thebes.

OCLC:

55197432