Stow's Books Bequeathed : Some Notes on William Browne (1591-c. 1643) and Peter Le Neve (1661-1729)
- Author / Editor
- Driver, Martha.
Stow's Books Bequeathed : Some Notes on William Browne (1591-c. 1643) and Peter Le Neve (1661-1729)
- Published
- Ian Gadd and Alexandra Gillespie, eds. John Stow (1525-1605) and the Making of the English Past: Studies in Early Modern Culture and the History of the Book (London: British Library), pp. 135-43.
- Description
- Driver assesses "Stow's pervasive intellectual influence on two later antiquarian readers of Chaucer." To Browne and Le Neve, Stow's edition was "a highly regarded and trusted exemplar, used to supply omissions, correct errors, and add notes."
- Alternative Title
- John Stow (1525-1605) and the Making of the English Past: Studies in Early Modern Culture and the History of the Book.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Facsimiles, Editions, and Translations.