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 InfoLondini : [Printed by Adam Islip] impensis Geor. Bishop, Anno. 1598.
Description[29], 394, [14] leaves, plate : ill., port.
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Uniform titleWorks
SeriesEarly English books online. ^A888680
General noteEditor's dedication signed: Tho. Speght.
General noteIncludes "The siege of Thebes" by John Lydgate. Contains many works not by Chaucer.
General noteMostly 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 noteWith an errata leaf whose position may vary; placed in preliminaries in foliation above.
General noteThe first leaf and the last leaf are blank.
General noteThe plate has heading "The progenie of Geffrey Chaucer" and is signed: IS, i.e. John Speed.
General noteA variant of the edition with Adam Islip's name in the imprint.
General noteTitle within ornamental border (McK. & Ferg. 148).
General noteReproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.
References STC (2nd ed.) 5077.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 314:2)
Other titleRomaunt of the rose.
Other titleCanterbury tales.
Other titleProgenie of Geffrey Chaucer.
Other titleStory of Thebes.
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