Feathering the Text

Author / Editor
Freeman, Carol.

Title
Feathering the Text

Published
Carolynn Van Dyke, ed. Rethinking Chaucerian Beasts (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012), pp. 33-47.

Description
Describes the specific appearance of vellum, the types of quills used in creating a medieval manuscript, and animal-inflicted damage to manuscripts by mice, bugs, etc. Intersperses discussion of NPT with regard to Chauntecleer's appearance and animals' desires for sex and for freedom.

Alternative Title
Rethinking Chaucerian Beasts.

Chaucer Subjects
Nun's Priest and His Tale
Manuscripts and Textual Studies