Middle English Bibliography Entry

York Plays

Entry Info

External References:
IMEV 1273
NIMEV 1273
DIMEV 2115
Manual 5.XII.10
Manuscript, print, and LALME references:
London, British Library, Additional 35290 (olim Ashburnham 137) .
LALME: vol. 1. 102 (three entries, q.v.). "Hand A. language 1 … probably of York area or a little west." York. "Hand A. language 2 … possibly from far N Lancs." "Hand B (main hand) …. Language apparently from considerably S of York."
Editions, facsimiles, and other sources cited:
York Plays: The Plays Performed by the Crafts or Mysteries of York, ed. L. T. Smith (1885).
The York Plays, ed. R. Beadle (1982).
MED title stencils and sources:
Add 35290
  • a1450 Yk.Pl. (Add 35290) York Plays: The Plays Performed by the Crafts or Mysteries of York, ed. L. T. Smith (1885).1-17, 22-37(line 72), 38(line 99)-432, 448-513.
  • a1450 Yk.Pl. (Add 35290:Beadle) The York Plays, ed. R. Beadle (1982).49-61, 64-75, 77(line 100)-137, odd pp. 139-45, 146-415.

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