Chaucer's Boethius (Caxton)

Chaucer's Boethius (Caxton): Edition Description

Summary:

    Author: Boethius
    Title: De consolatione philosophiae
    Other Authors: Translated by Geoffrey Chaucer; Additions by Stephanus Surigonus
    Place: [Westminster]
    Printer/Publisher: [Caxton, William]
    Date: [about 1478]
    Edition / Issue: 1st edn
    Main Language: English
    Contents:
      Item 1: Boethius [fols 2r-93r; sig. [a]2r-[m]5r]

        Incipit: Boecius de consolacione philosophie | Carmina qui quondam studio florente peregi | Flebilis heu mestos cogor inire modos

      Item 2: Caxton's Epilogue [fols 93r-v; sig. [m]5r-v]

        Incipit: [t]Hus endeth this boke whiche is named the boke of | Consolacion of philosophie

      Item 3: Epitaph on Chaucer by Stephanus Surigonus [fols 94r-v; sig. [m]6r-v]

        Incipit: Epitaphiu Galfridi Chaucer. per poetam laureatu Stephauu (sic) surigonu | Mediolanense in decretis licenciatu

        Note: likely commissioned by Caxton

Physical Description:

Object Description:

Form: Codex

Format: F°

Ideal collation: [a-l8 m6.] 94 leaves, 1 blank.

Layout description:

      Layout:
      • Written Lines: 29
      • Overview: The line-endings are uneven.

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List of Copies:

    • Copies as listed in ISTC (copies with descriptions are colour highlighted)
      • UK, London, British Library, C.11.c.9 = IB.55019
      • UK, London, British Library, G.10544 = IB.55020
      • UK, London, British Library, IB.55018
      • UK, Cambridge, Cambridge University Library (imperfect)
      • UK, Colchester PL
      • UK, Leeds UL (deposited by Ripon CL)
      • UK, London, Lambeth Palace
      • UK, London, St Bride's (very imperfect)
      • UK, Longleat
      • UK, Manchester, The University of Manchester,The John Rylands Library (15388)
      • UK, Oxford, University of Oxford, Bodleian Library, (2, imperfect)
      • UK, Oxford, Exeter College
      • UK, Oxford, Magdalen College
      • UK, Oxford, Wadham College (imperfect)
      • Netherlands, The Hague RL (Kerncollectie van Amsterdam BPH)
      • USA, New York NY, Pierpont Morgan Library (DeR 8.4)
      • USA, San Francisco CA, San Francisco Public Library (frag)
      • USA, San Marino CA, The Huntington Library (DeR 8.3)
      • USA, Washington DC, Library of Congress, Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (DeR 8.8)
      • Japan, Hino, Meisei University Library (imperfect)
      • Japan, Tokyo, Prof. T. Takamiya (imperfect, wanting 39 ff.)

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