Geoffrey Chaucer — 15th century, third quarter; England
MS. Rawl. D. 3
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Geoffrey Chaucer — 15th century, third quarter; England
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. D. 3
Place of origin
England
Date
15th century, third quarter
Language
Middle English (1100-1500)
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
49 leaves
Decoration
Good borders
Good initials
Binding
Alexandra Gillespie observes that very few well-known vernacular manuscripts have survived in their medieval bindings and that MS. Rawl. D. 3 is one of only four of Chaucer’s works that has a pre-1500 cover. Gillespie names the other three Chaucer manuscripts as MS. Selden Supra 56, Cambridge, St John’s, MS E. 2and London, Institution of Engineering and Technology Library, MS Thompson 1(' Bookbinding' in The Production of Books in England 1350–1500ed. by Wakelin and Gillespie [Cambridge University Press, 2011], p. 158 and p. 165)
Acquisition
Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1755
Provenance
Thomas Rawlinson, 1681–1725
Richard Rawlinson, 1690–1755
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