The Ellesmere Chaucer, or Ellesmere Manuscript of the Canterbury Tales, is an early fifteenth century illuminated manuscript of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, owned by the Huntington Library in San Marino, California. It is considered one of the most significant surviving copies of the Tales.
Facts
Year CreatedConventionally dated to the early 15th century; the article states more recent scholarship dates it to c. 1405 or earlier, recorded here as the best-attested year. MediumIlluminated manuscript, parchment 1 LocationHuntington Library, San Marino, California 1 Classification
GenreManuscript Illumination 1 Connections
In Form
Early illuminated manuscript of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, c. 1400-1405.
In Movement
English illuminated manuscript, c. 1400-1405, International Gothic period.
In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. Ellesmere Chaucer (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationHistory section
More recently, the manuscript has been dated to c. 1405 or earlier
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The Ellesmere Chaucer, or Ellesmere Manuscript of the Canterbury Tales, is an early 15th-century illuminated manuscript of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
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The Ellesmere Chaucer, or Ellesmere Manuscript of the Canterbury Tales, is an early 15th-century illuminated manuscript of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
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owned by the Huntington Library, in San Marino, California
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The Ellesmere Chaucer, or Ellesmere Manuscript of the Canterbury Tales, is an early fifteenth century illuminated manuscript of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, owned by the Huntington Library in San Marino, California.
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