Middle English Bibliography Entry

"I herde a carpyng …" (incipit)

Entry Info

External References:
IMEV 1317
NIMEV 1317
DIMEV 2194
Manuscript, print, and LALME references:
London, British Library, Sloane 2593 . (Pref. MS)
LALME: vol. 1. 116. "MS in one hand. … A minstrel book [with] a reference to King's Lynn." LP 4279. Norfolk.
Editions, facsimiles, and other sources cited:
Songs and Carols, ed. T. Wright, Warton Club Publications 3 (1856).
MED title stencils and sources:
Sln 2593
  • a1450 I herde a carpyng (Sln 2593) Songs and Carols, ed. T. Wright, Warton Club Publications 3 (1856).42-45. Note: MS redated a1450 from c1450 June 2019 in consultation with OED. So R. L. Greene, Early English Carols (2nd ed., 1977), 306 and K. R. Palti, University College London diss. 2008, p. 69.

©2025 Regents of the University of Michigan. For details about this collection's copyright see the MEC copyright statement and the U-M Library Copyright Policy. Data last refreshed Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at 12:18:00.