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Add. 5140 f.2 Initial 'W', The prologue to the 'Canterbury Tales' by Geoffrey Chaucer, c.1500...

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BL3475048
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Add. 5140 f.2 Initial 'W', The prologue to the 'Canterbury Tales' by Geoffrey Chaucer, c.1500 (ink & colour on vellum)
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English School, (16th century) / English
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British Library, London, UK
Medium
ink and colour on vellum
Date
c. 1500 AD (C15th AD)
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27.4x18.5 cms
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The prologue to the 'Canterbury Tales', lines 1-37, beginning with decorated initial 'W'. Decorated borders including a coat of arms attributed to Thomas Becket. Probably produced for Henry Dean, Archbishop of Canterbury\tAdd. 5140, f.2\tCanterbury Tales\tEngland; circa 1500\tEnglish\tAuthor : Chaucer, Geoffrey\t\t

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decoration / floral / initial / flower / flowers / floriated / manuscript / medieval / tales / illumination / tale / literary / literature / canterbury
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