Geoffrey Spirleng (c. 1426-c. 1494): A Scribe of the Canterbury Tales in His Time
- Author / Editor
- Beadle, Richard.
Geoffrey Spirleng (c. 1426-c. 1494): A Scribe of the Canterbury Tales in His Time
- Published
- P. R. Robinson and Rivkah Zim, eds. Of the Making of Books: Medieval Manuscripts, Their Scribes and Readers. Essays Presented to M. B. Parkes, pp. 116-46.
- Description
- Describes Glasgow, University Library, Hunterian MS U.I.1 (Gl) and its relation to its exemplar-Cambridge University Library Mm.2.5 (Mm). Spirleng was the sole scribe for the portion of Gl that depends on Mm,and preliminary analysis of variations between the two manuscripts details his habits.
- Assesses Knight and His Tale 1.1785-1805 and PrT 7.488-508.
- Alternative Title
- Of the Making of Books: Medieval Manuscripts, Their Scribes and Readers. Essays Presented to M. B. Parkes.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Manuscripts and Textual Studies.
- Knight and His Tale.
- Prioress and Her Tale.