Middle English Bibliography Entry

An ABC

Entry Info

External References:
IMEV 239
NIMEV 239
DIMEV 414
Wells 16.4
Manuscript, print, and LALME references:
London, British Library, Additional 36983 (olim Bedford) .
Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodl. 638 .
Cambridge, University Library Ff.5.30 .
Cambridge, University Library Gg.4.27, Part 1 .
Coventry, City Record Office Acc.325 .
Oxford, Bodleian Library, Fairfax 16 .
London, British Library, Harley 2251 .
London, British Library, Harley 7578 .
Glasgow, University Library, Hunterian 239 (U.3.12) .
Oxford, Bodleian Library, Laud Misc. 740 .
Cambridge, Magdalene College, Pepys 2006 .
London, Sion College Arc.L.40.2/E.44 .
Cambridge, St. John's College G.21 (189) .
Editions, facsimiles, and other sources cited:
The Riverside Chaucer, 3rd ed., ed. L. D. Benson (1987).
A Supplementary Parallel-Text Edition of Chaucer's Minor Poems, ed. F. J. Furnivall, part 2, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 59 [1880].
Odd Texts of Chaucer's Minor Poems, ed. F. J. Furnivall, part 2, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 60 (1880).
A Parallel-Text Edition of Chaucer's Minor Poems, ed. F. J. Furnivall, part 2, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 57 [1878].
MED title stencils and sources:
Benson-Robinson (critical eds. based on Cmb Ff.5.30)
  • c1450(c1370) Chaucer ABC (Benson-Robinson) The Riverside Chaucer, 3rd ed., ed. L. D. Benson (1987).637-40. Note: In A-S (?and some early parts of T-) quoted from The Complete Works of Geoffrey Chaucer [also published as The Poetical Works of Chaucer], ed. F. N. Robinson (1933).617-19.
Add 36983
  • c1450 Chaucer ABC (Add 36983) A Supplementary Parallel-Text Edition of Chaucer's Minor Poems, ed. F. J. Furnivall, part 2, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 59 [1880].middle cols. pp. 28, 30, 32, 34-36.
  • See also Variants below.
Bod 638
  • c1475 Chaucer ABC (Bod 638) Odd Texts of Chaucer's Minor Poems, ed. F. J. Furnivall, part 2, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 60 (1880).odd pp. 67-77.
  • See also Variants below.
Cmb Ff.5.30
  • c1450 Chaucer ABC (Cmb Ff.5.30) A Parallel-Text Edition of Chaucer's Minor Poems, ed. F. J. Furnivall, part 2, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 57 [1878].left cols. even pp. 124-34.
  • See also Variants below.
Cmb Gg.4.27
  • c1430 Chaucer ABC (Cmb Gg.4.27) A Parallel-Text Edition of Chaucer's Minor Poems, ed. F. J. Furnivall, part 2, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 57 [1878].middle cols. odd pp. 125-35.
  • See also Variants below.
Frf 16
  • c1450 Chaucer ABC (Frf 16) A Parallel-Text Edition of Chaucer's Minor Poems, ed. F. J. Furnivall, part 2, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 57 [1878].right cols. odd pp. 125-35.
  • See also Variants below.
Hrl 2251
  • c1475 Chaucer ABC (Hrl 2251) A Supplementary Parallel-Text Edition of Chaucer's Minor Poems, ed. F. J. Furnivall, part 2, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 59 [1880].left cols. pp. 28, 30, 32, 34-36.
  • See also Variants below.
Hrl 7578
  • ?a1500 Chaucer ABC (Hrl 7578) A Supplementary Parallel-Text Edition of Chaucer's Minor Poems, ed. F. J. Furnivall, part 2, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 59 [1880].right cols. pp. 29, 31.
  • See also Variants below.
Htrn 239
  • ?a1450 Chaucer ABC (Htrn 239) A Parallel-Text Edition of Chaucer's Minor Poems, ed. F. J. Furnivall, part 2, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 57 [1878].right cols. even pp. 124-34.
  • See also Variants below.
LdMisc 740
  • ?a1475 Chaucer ABC (LdMisc 740) A Parallel-Text Edition of Chaucer's Minor Poems, ed. F. J. Furnivall, part 2, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 57 [1878].left cols. odd pp. 125-35.
  • See also Variants below.
Pep 2006
  • ?c1450 Chaucer ABC (Pep 2006(1)) A Supplementary Parallel-Text Edition of Chaucer's Minor Poems, ed. F. J. Furnivall, part 2, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 59 [1880].left cols. odd pp. 29-33.
  • ?c1450 Chaucer ABC (Pep 2006(2)) A Supplementary Parallel-Text Edition of Chaucer's Minor Poems, ed. F. J. Furnivall, part 2, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 59 [1880].middle cols. odd pp. 29-33.
  • See also Variants below.
Sion Arc.L.40.2/E.44
  • a1456 Chaucer ABC (Sion Arc.L.40.2/E.44) Odd Texts of Chaucer's Minor Poems, ed. F. J. Furnivall, part 2, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 60 (1880).even pp. 66-76.
  • See also Variants below.
StJ-C G.21
  • ?a1475 Chaucer ABC (StJ-C G.21) A Parallel-Text Edition of Chaucer's Minor Poems, ed. F. J. Furnivall, part 2, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 57 [1878].middle cols. even pp. 124-34.
  • See also Variants below.
Variants taken from:
The Riverside Chaucer, 3rd ed., ed. L. D. Benson (1987).1185. The Complete Works of Geoffrey Chaucer [also published as The Poetical Works of Chaucer], ed. F. N. Robinson (1933).1034. A Parallel-Text Edition of Chaucer's Minor Poems, ed. F. J. Furnivall, part 2, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 57 [1878].124-35. A Supplementary Parallel-Text Edition of Chaucer's Minor Poems, ed. F. J. Furnivall, part 2, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 59 [1880].28-36. Odd Texts of Chaucer's Minor Poems, ed. F. J. Furnivall, part 2, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 60 (1880).67-77. Note: Editions are listed here roughly in the order in which they should be consulted by users seeking to identify the source of a variant reading cited by the MED: critical editions, followed by parallel-text editions, single-manuscript editions, and excerpts.
  • c1450 (Add 36983)
  • c1475 (Bod 638)
  • c1450 (Cmb Ff.5.30)
  • c1430 (Cmb Gg.4.27)
  • ?c1450 (CovCRO Acc.325)
  • c1450 (Frf 16)
  • c1475 (Hrl 2251)
  • ?a1500 (Hrl 7578)
  • ?a1450 (Htrn 239)
  • ?a1475 (LdMisc 740)
  • ?c1450 (Pep 2006(1))
  • ?c1450 (Pep 2006(2))
  • a1456 (Sion Arc.L.40.2/E.44)
  • ?a1475 (StJ-C G.21)

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