The Project's Lineation System

Author / Editor
Blake, N. F.

Title
The Project's Lineation System

Published
Norman Blake and Peter Robinson, eds. The Canterbury Tales Project Occasional Papers, Volume II (London: King's College, Office of Humanities Communications, 1997), pp. 5-14.

Description
Describes a system of lineation for consistent citation of all materials relating to the textual history of CT, not only lines generally accepted as genuine but also all spurious and contested lines, including spurious tales. Explains the need for and principles of such lineation, providing a chart that clarifies relations with traditional systems of lineation and identifies base manuscripts for lines not found in Hengwrt.

Alternative Title
The Canterbury Tales Project Occasional Papers, Volume II.

Chaucer Subjects
Manuscripts and Textual Studies.