Thomas Spencer, Southwark Scrivener (d. 1449): Owner of a Copy of Chaucer's "Troilus" in 1394?"

Author / Editor
Carlin, Martha.

Title
Thomas Spencer, Southwark Scrivener (d. 1449): Owner of a Copy of Chaucer's "Troilus" in 1394?"

Published
Chaucer Review 49.4 (2015): 387-401.

Description
Thomas Spencer, a scrivener, purportedly owned a copy of TC in 1394. Presents the historical record regarding Spencer's life, since if this claim is true, it represents the only recorded instance of one of Chaucer's works circulating during his lifetime.

Chaucer Subjects
Troilus and Criseyde
Manuscripts and Textual Studies
Chaucer's Life