Middle English Bibliography Entry

Legend of Good Women (exclusive of Prologue)

Entry Info

External References:
IMEV 100
NIMEV 100
DIMEV 177
Wells 16.33
Manuscript, print, and LALME references:
London, British Library, Additional 9832 .
London, British Library, Additional 12524 .
London, British Library, Additional 28617 .
Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodl. 638 .
Cambridge, University Library Ff.1.6 .
Cambridge, University Library Gg.4.27, Part 1 .
Oxford, Bodleian Library, Fairfax 16 .
Cambridge, Magdalene College, Pepys 2006 .
Oxford, Bodleian Library, Rawlinson C.86 .
Oxford, Bodleian Library, Arch. Selden. B.24 .
Oxford, Bodleian Library, Tanner 346 .
Cambridge, Trinity College R.3.19 (599) .
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 3, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 58 [1879].
MED title stencils and sources:
Benson-Robinson (critical eds. based on Cmb Gg.4.27)
  • c1430(c1386) Chaucer LGW (Benson-Robinson) The Riverside Chaucer, 3rd ed., ed. L. D. Benson (1987).604-30 (lines 580-2723). 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).583-611 (lines 580-2723).
Add 9832
  • ?a1525 Chaucer LGW (Add 9832) 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. 79(line 580)-119.
  • See also Variants below.
Add 12524
  • ?a1475 Chaucer LGW (Add 12524) 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. 109-40 (lines 1640-2723).
  • See also Variants below.
Add 28617
  • a1475 Chaucer LGW (Add 28617) Odd Texts of Chaucer's Minor Poems, ed. F. J. Furnivall, part 2, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 60 (1880).pp. 136(line 580)-137, even pp. 142-72, & pp. 174-212.
  • See also Variants below.
Bod 638
  • c1475 Chaucer LGW (Bod 638) 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. 79(line 580)-140.
  • See also Variants below.
Cmb Ff.1.6
  • a1500 Chaucer LGW (Cmb Ff.1.6) Odd Texts of Chaucer's Minor Poems, ed. F. J. Furnivall, part 2, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 60 (1880).139-41 and odd pp. 143-49. Note: Legend of Thisbe only.
  • See also Variants below.
Cmb Gg.4.27
  • c1430 Chaucer LGW (Cmb Gg.4.27) A Parallel-Text Edition of Chaucer's Minor Poems, ed. F. J. Furnivall, part 3, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 58 [1879].left cols. even pp. 282-404 (lines 580-2723).
  • See also Variants below.
Frf 16
  • c1450 Chaucer LGW (Frf 16) A Parallel-Text Edition of Chaucer's Minor Poems, ed. F. J. Furnivall, part 3, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 58 [1879].middle cols. even pp. 282(line 580)-404.
  • See also Variants below.
Pep 2006
  • ?c1450 Chaucer LGW (Pep 2006) 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. 80-101 (lines 580-1377).
  • See also Variants below.
Rwl C.86
  • c1500 Chaucer LGW (Rwl C.86) Odd Texts of Chaucer's Minor Poems, ed. F. J. Furnivall, part 2, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 60 (1880).odd pp. 149-73. Note: Legend of Dido only.
  • See also Variants below.
SeldArch B.24
  • c1500 Chaucer LGW (SeldArch B.24) A Parallel-Text Edition of Chaucer's Minor Poems, ed. F. J. Furnivall, part 3, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 58 [1879].middle cols. odd pp. 283(line 580)-405.
  • See also Variants below.
Tan 346
  • a1450 Chaucer LGW (Tan 346) A Parallel-Text Edition of Chaucer's Minor Poems, ed. F. J. Furnivall, part 3, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 58 [1879].right cols. even pp. 282(line 580)-404.
  • See also Variants below.
Trin-C R.3.19
  • c1500 Chaucer LGW (Trin-C R.3.19) A Parallel-Text Edition of Chaucer's Minor Poems, ed. F. J. Furnivall, part 3, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 58 [1879].left cols. odd pp. 283(line 580)-405.
  • See also Variants below.
Variants taken from:
The Riverside Chaucer, 3rd ed., ed. L. D. Benson (1987).1180-84. The Complete Works of Geoffrey Chaucer [also published as The Poetical Works of Chaucer], ed. F. N. Robinson (1933).1032-33. A Parallel-Text Edition of Chaucer's Minor Poems, ed. F. J. Furnivall, part 3, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 58 [1879].282-404. A Supplementary Parallel-Text Edition of Chaucer's Minor Poems, ed. F. J. Furnivall, part 2, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 59 [1880].80-140, 244-405. Odd Texts of Chaucer's Minor Poems, ed. F. J. Furnivall, part 2, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 60 (1880).137-93. 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 and single-manuscript editions.
  • ?a1525 (Add 9832)
  • ?a1475 (Add 12524)
  • a1475 (Add 28617)
  • c1475 (Bod 638)
  • a1500 (Cmb Ff.1.6)
  • c1430 (Cmb Gg.4.27)
  • c1450 (Frf 16)
  • ?c1450 (Pep 2006)
  • c1500 (Rwl C.86)
  • c1500 (SeldArch B.24)
  • a1450 (Tan 346)
  • c1500 (Trin-C R.3.19)

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