Chaucer Life-Records.

Description: Documentary source book of 493 archival records that pertain to Chaucer's "career as a courtier, diplomat, and civil servant," arranged topically in thirty-one categories from Chaucer's ancestors to his death; includes a "Chronological Table" of the records as an appendix (pp. 550-96) and a general "Index of Persons and Places" (pp. 597-629). One record is in Spanish; the others are in Latin or French. The Preface (pp. v-xvi) describes the history of the project (begun in 1927), emphasizing the foundational roles of John M. Manly and Edith Rickert, the contributions of Lilian J. Redstone, and the participation of others, with particular attention to Redstone's descriptions, included throughout the volume, that clarify the nature of the records from which the documents have been drawn.

Contributor: Olson, Clair C.
Redstone, Lilian J.
Manly, John M.
Rickert, Edith.