Complaint of Venus - Middle English Compendium

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Complaint of Venus

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External References:	IMEV 3542 NIMEV 3542 DIMEV 5590 Wells 16.12
Manuscript, print, and LALME references:	Oxford, Bodleian Library, Ashmole 59 . Cambridge, University Library Ff.1.6 . Oxford, Bodleian Library, Fairfax 16 . Cambridge, Magdalene College, Pepys 2006 . Oxford, Bodleian Library, Arch. Selden. B.24 . Oxford, Bodleian Library, Tanner 346 . Cambridge, Trinity College R.3.20 (600) .
Editions, facsimiles, and other sources cited:	The Riverside Chaucer, 3rd ed., ed. L. D. Benson (1987). A Parallel-Text Edition of Chaucer's Minor Poems, ed. F. J. Furnivall, part 3, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 58 [1879]. A Supplementary Parallel-Text Edition of Chaucer's Minor Poems, ed. F. J. Furnivall, part 2, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 59 [1880].
MED title stencils and sources:	Benson-Robinson (critical eds. based on Frf 16) c1450(c1390) Chaucer Ven. (Benson-Robinson) The Riverside Chaucer, 3rd ed., ed. L. D. Benson (1987).648-49. 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).633-34. Ashm 59 a1456 Chaucer Ven. (Ashm 59) 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. 412-16. See also Variants below. Cmb Ff.1.6 a1500 Chaucer Ven. (Cmb Ff.1.6) 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. 413-17. See also Variants below. Frf 16 c1450 Chaucer Ven. (Frf 16) 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. 413-17. See also Variants below. Pep 2006 ?c1450 Chaucer Ven. (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].middle cols. pp. 158-60. Note: There are two incomplete copies of Ven. in Pep 2006, distinguished in the MED as Pep 2006(1) and Pep 2006(2); the former appears on pp. 122-23 of the MS. ?c1450 Chaucer Ven. (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].right cols. pp. 159-60. Note: There are two incomplete copies of Ven. in Pep 2006, distinguished in the MED as Pep 2006(1) and Pep 2006(2); the latter appears on pp. 281-82 of the MS. See also Variants below. SeldArch B.24 c1500 Chaucer Ven. (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].right cols. odd pp. 413-17. See also Variants below. Tan 346 a1450 Chaucer Ven. (Tan 346) 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. 412-16. See also Variants below. Trin-C R.3.20 a1456 Chaucer Ven. (Trin-C R.3.20) 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. 412-16. See also Variants below.
Variants taken from:	The Riverside Chaucer, 3rd ed., ed. L. D. Benson (1987).1187. The Complete Works of Geoffrey Chaucer [also published as The Poetical Works of Chaucer], ed. F. N. Robinson (1933).1038. A Parallel-Text Edition of Chaucer's Minor Poems, ed. F. J. Furnivall, part 3, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 58 [1879].412-17. A Supplementary Parallel-Text Edition of Chaucer's Minor Poems, ed. F. J. Furnivall, part 2, Chaucer Society Publications 1st ser. 59 [1880].158-60. 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. a1456 (Ashm 59) a1500 (Cmb Ff.1.6) c1450 (Frf 16) ?c1450 (Pep 2006(1)) ?c1450 (Pep 2006(2)) Note: There are two incomplete copies of Ven. in Pep 2006; Pep 2006(1) appears pp. 122-23 and Pep 2006(2) on pp. 281-82 of the MS. c1500 (SeldArch B.24) a1450 (Tan 346) a1456 (Trin-C R.3.20)