Rotheley, the De Vere Circle, and the Ellesmere Chaucer

Author / Editor
Edwards, A. S. G., and Ralph Hanna III.

Title
Rotheley, the De Vere Circle, and the Ellesmere Chaucer

Published
Huntington Library Quarterly 58 (1996): 11-35.

Description
Although Ellesmere ownership in the fifteenth century cannot be proved, a preponderance of evidence indicates association with Bury St. Edmunds and a family circle that included the Pastons, Drurys, and De Veres, suggesting a context within which the manuscript was used.
Particularly important is the largest entry on the flyleaves, Rotheley's poem honoring the De Veres ("Index" 1087), a transcription of which follows in an appendix.

Contributor
Hanna, Ralph, III.

Alternative Title
Reading from the Margins: Textual Studies, Chaucer, and Medieval Literature.

Chaucer Subjects
Manuscripts and Textual Studies.