The Horse, the Sheep, and the Goose

The Horse, the Sheep, and the Goose: Edition Description

Summary:

    Author: Lydgate, John
    Title: The Horse, the Sheep, and the Goose
    Place: [Westminster]
    Printer/Publisher: Caxton, William
    Date: [about 1476-77]
    Main Language: English
    Contents:
      Item 1: The horse, the sheep and the goose [fols 2r-14v]

        Incipit: Contreversies / plees and discordes Bitwene persones

        Explicit: Thus endeth the horse the ghoos & the sheep.

      Item 2: Seven untitled stanzas [fols 15r-16r]

        Incipit: hit is ful hard to knowe ony estate

      Item 3: List of terms of association [fols 16v-17v]

        Incipit: an Herde of hertes | an Herde of dere

      Item 4: List of terms of carving and venery [fol. 18r]

        Incipit: An hare in his forme | is sholdring or lening

Physical Description:

Object Description:

Form: Codex

Format: 4° in divided half-sheets.

Ideal collation: a8b10. 18 leaves, 1 probably blank.

Layout description:

      Layout:
      • Columns: 2
      • Written Lines: 23
      • Locus: Prose
      • Dimensions: 154 x 102; text area
      Layout:
      • Written Lines: 21
      • Locus: Verse
      • Dimensions: 152 x 102; text area

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List of Copies:

    • Copies as listed in ISTC
      • London, British Library, IB.55013 (Fragment of four leaves, with IB.55016)
      • Cambridge, University Library Inc.5.J.1.1[3488] (imperfect, wants two leaves)

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