Middle English Bibliography Entry

Book of the Duchess

Entry Info

External References:
IMEV 1306
NIMEV 1306
DIMEV 2181
Wells 16.9
Manuscript, print, and LALME references:
Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodl. 638 .
Oxford, Bodleian Library, Fairfax 16 .
Oxford, Bodleian Library, Tanner 346 .
Editions, facsimiles, and other sources cited:
The Riverside Chaucer, 3rd ed., ed. L. D. Benson (1987).
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 1, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 21 [1871].
MED title stencils and sources:
Benson-Robinson (critical eds. based on Frf 16)
  • c1450(1369) Chaucer BD (Benson-Robinson) The Riverside Chaucer, 3rd ed., ed. L. D. Benson (1987).330-46. 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).316-29.
Bod 638
  • c1475 Chaucer BD (Bod 638) Odd Texts of Chaucer's Minor Poems, ed. F. J. Furnivall, part 2, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 60 (1880).215-50.
  • See also Variants below.
Frf 16
  • c1450 Chaucer BD (Frf 16) A Parallel-Text Edition of Chaucer's Minor Poems, ed. F. J. Furnivall, part 1, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 21 [1871].middle cols. pp. 1-38.
  • See also Variants below.
Tan 346
  • a1450 Chaucer BD (Tan 346) A Parallel-Text Edition of Chaucer's Minor Poems, ed. F. J. Furnivall, part 1, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 21 [1871].right cols. pp. 1-38.
  • See also Variants below.
Variants taken from:
The Riverside Chaucer, 3rd ed., ed. L. D. Benson (1987).1136-38. The Complete Works of Geoffrey Chaucer [also published as The Poetical Works of Chaucer], ed. F. N. Robinson (1933).1015-16. A Parallel-Text Edition of Chaucer's Minor Poems, ed. F. J. Furnivall, part 1, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 21 [1871].1-38. Odd Texts of Chaucer's Minor Poems, ed. F. J. Furnivall, part 2, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 60 (1880).215-50. 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.
  • c1475 (Bod 638)
  • c1450 (Frf 16)
  • a1450 (Tan 346)

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