The workes of our antient and lerned 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.
| Author/creator | Chaucer, Geoffrey |
| Other author | Speght, Thomas, fl. 1600. |
| Other author | Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451? |
| Other author | Speed, John, 1552?-1629, engraver. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Londini : [Printed by Adam Islip] impensis Geor. Bishop, Anno. 1598. |
| Description | [29], 394, [14] leaves, plate : ill., port. |
| Supplemental Content | https://search.proquest.com/docview/2240875688 |
| Uniform title | Works |
| Series | Early English books online. ^A888680 |
| General note | Editor's dedication signed: Tho. Speght. |
| General note | Includes "The siege of Thebes" by John Lydgate. Contains many works not by Chaucer. |
| General note | Mostly in verse. |
| General note | "The Canterbury tales", "The romaunt of the rose", and "The story of Thebes" have divisional titles; foliation and register are continuous. |
| General note | With an errata leaf whose position may vary; placed in preliminaries in foliation above. |
| General note | The first leaf and the last leaf are blank. |
| General note | The plate has heading "The progenie of Geffrey Chaucer" and is signed: IS, i.e. John Speed. |
| General note | A variant of the edition with Adam Islip's name in the imprint. |
| General note | Title within ornamental border (McK. & Ferg. 148). |
| General note | Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. |
| References | STC (2nd ed.) 5077. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 314:2) |
| Other title | Romaunt of the rose. |
| Other title | Canterbury tales. |
| Other title | Progenie of Geffrey Chaucer. |
| Other title | Story of Thebes. |
| Stock number | CL0036000010 ProQuest. 789 E. Eisenhower Parkway, Ann Arbor, MI 48108-3218 |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |