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under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Original flyleaf Possibly written by 3 professional scribes and corrected by a supervisor Geoffrey Chaucer England
of Geoffrey Chaucer pointing the text, with a caption reading 'Chauceris ymago'. Includes five works by Thomas Hoccleve (b. c.1367, d. 1426): The Regenment of Princes (ff. 4-101v), addressed to prince Henry, the future Henry V;The Chaste Empress or Jereslaus
marginal miniature of Geoffrey Chaucer pointing the text, with a caption reading 'Chauceris ymago'. Includes five works by Thomas Hoccleve (b. c.1367, d. 1426): The Regenment of Princes (ff. 4-101v), addressed to prince Henry, the future Henry V;The Chaste Empress
429.Bought by the British Museum from B. Quaritch, 9 November 1889 (note on 1st flyleaf verso), using the Bridgewater fund (£12,000 bequeathed in 1829 by Francis Henry Egerton, 8th Earl of Bridgewater (b. 1756, d. 1829). Detail Geoffrey Chaucer England
to the nation for £10,000 (a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Puzzle initial Geoffrey Chaucer England
of Norfolk: recorded as being at Naworth in 1697 (see Bernard 1697), inscribed in his hand 'Jhon Gower' (f. 8), 'Chaucer by writinge purchas'd fame And Gower gatt a worthy name Sweet Surrey suck't Pernassus springs And wiatt wrote of
of Norfolk: recorded as being at Naworth in 1697 (see Bernard 1697), inscribed in his hand 'Jhon Gower' (f. 8), 'Chaucer by writinge purchas'd fame And Gower gatt a worthy name Sweet Surrey suck't Pernassus springs And wiatt wrote of
of Norfolk: recorded as being at Naworth in 1697 (see Bernard 1697), inscribed in his hand 'Jhon Gower' (f. 8), 'Chaucer by writinge purchas'd fame And Gower gatt a worthy name Sweet Surrey suck't Pernassus springs And wiatt wrote of
of Norfolk: recorded as being at Naworth in 1697 (see Bernard 1697), inscribed in his hand 'Jhon Gower' (f. 8), 'Chaucer by writinge purchas'd fame And Gower gatt a worthy name Sweet Surrey suck't Pernassus springs And wiatt wrote of
of Norfolk: recorded as being at Naworth in 1697 (see Bernard 1697), inscribed in his hand 'Jhon Gower' (f. 8), 'Chaucer by writinge purchas'd fame And Gower gatt a worthy name Sweet Surrey suck't Pernassus springs And wiatt wrote of
in armour, probably Thomas Montague (index Montacute), Earl of Salisbury (f. 1*). Added tinted drawing Part 1:Added poem (on the Chaucer page), 15th century:'Off worthy Chaucerhere the pickture stoodThat much did wryghtand all to doo us good.Summe ffuryous ffoole have
his sale, Sotheby's, 3 December 1906, lot 115. Bought by the British Museum, using the Bridgewater fund (£12,000 bequeathed in 1829 by Francis Henry Egerton, 8th Earl of Bridgewater (b. 1756, d. 1829) (note on 2nd flyleaf). Initials Chaucer England
his sale, Sotheby's, 3 December 1906, lot 115. Bought by the British Museum, using the Bridgewater fund (£12,000 bequeathed in 1829 by Francis Henry Egerton, 8th Earl of Bridgewater (b. 1756, d. 1829) (note on 2nd flyleaf). Initials Chaucer England
sale, Sotheby's, 3 December 1906, lot 115. Bought by the British Museum, using the Bridgewater fund (£12,000 bequeathed in 1829 by Francis Henry Egerton, 8th Earl of Bridgewater (b. 1756, d. 1829) (note on 2nd flyleaf). Decorated initial Chaucer England
his sale, Sotheby's, 3 December 1906, lot 115. Bought by the British Museum, using the Bridgewater fund (£12,000 bequeathed in 1829 by Francis Henry Egerton, 8th Earl of Bridgewater (b. 1756, d. 1829) (note on 2nd flyleaf). Initials Chaucer England
to the nation for £10,000 (a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Decorated initial Geoffrey Chaucer England
Robert Henryson (c. 1439-1506) is known as the 'Scottish Chaucer'. This manuscript of his poems is a copy of Bassandyne's edition printed in Edinburgh in 1571 (see Bawcutt 2005). The drawing of the cock (f. 3v) and the representation of
for £10,000 (a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Puzzle initial Boethius, translated by Geoffrey Chaucer England
British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library: inscribed by Edward Harley, 'Oxford BH, Dec 1738' (f. 2). Rebus for the name 'Stoughton' John Shirley John Shirley Geoffrey Chaucer Leicester England, Central (Leicester)
also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library: inscribed by Edward Harley, 'Oxford BH, Dec 1738' (f. 2). Decorated intial John Shirley John Shirley Geoffrey Chaucer Leicester England, Central (Leicester)