Descriptions and Instructions in Medieval Times: Lessons to be Learnt from Geoffrey Chaucer's Scientific Instruction Manual

Author / Editor
Lipson, Carol S.

Title
Descriptions and Instructions in Medieval Times: Lessons to be Learnt from Geoffrey Chaucer's Scientific Instruction Manual

Published
Journal of Technical Writing and Communication 12 : 243-56, 1982.

Description
Assesses Astr as a piece of technical writing, admiring Chaucer's use of a personal voice, everyday examples, devices of cohesion, and other indications of audience awareness.

Chaucer Subjects
Treatise on the Astrolabe.