A study of the codicology of four early manuscripts of the Canterbury Tales

This thesis is a study of the physical features of the four earliest manuscripts of the Canterbury Tales all dated to the first years after the death of Geoffrey Chaucer. I assess the ways in which codicological examination can contribute to the understanding of a complex textual tradition and infor...

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Main Author: Stubbs, Estelle Vivien
Published: University of Sheffield 2006
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.690018