COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
mediaCollectionId
Man4MedievalVC~4~4
Medieval Collection
Collection
true
Image Number:
Petworth_281
image_number
Petworth_281
Image Number
false
Reference Number:
Petworth 486026
reference_number
Petworth 486026
Reference Number
false
Previous Accession Number:
NT/PET/MISC/10
Image Title:
Prologue to the Wife of Bath's tale
image_title
Prologue to the Wife of Bath's tale
Image Title
false
Parent Work Title:
Canterbury Tales
parent_work_title
Canterbury Tales
Parent Work Title
false
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Leconfield Chaucer
alternative_parent_work_title
Leconfield Chaucer
Alternative Parent Work Title
false
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Petworth Chaucer
alternative_parent_work_title
Petworth Chaucer
Alternative Parent Work Title
false
Creator:
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400
creator
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Author
creator_role
Author
Creator Role
false
Display Creator:
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400
display_creator
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400
Display Creator
false
Date Created:
15th century
date_created
15th century
Date Created
false
Page:
139r
page
139r
Page
false
Image Sequence Number:
139r
image_sequence_number
139r
Image Sequence Number
false
Description:
Prologue to the Wife of Bath's Tale: the script is in black and red ink and lines and borders are ruled in black, with 36-38 lines per page. Written in England in one hand, the dialect and spelling include a significant number of West Midland and North Midland forms.
description
Prologue to the Wife of Bath's Tale: the script is in black and red ink and lines and borders are ruled in black, with 36-38 lines per page. Written in England in one hand, the dialect and spelling include a significant number of West Midland and North Midland forms.
Description
false
Language Code:
enm-GB
language
enm-GB
Language Code
false
Subject:
English literature--Manuscripts
subject
English literature--Manuscripts
Subject
false
Subject:
English literature
subject
English literature
Subject
false
Subject:
Poetry, Medieval
subject
Poetry, Medieval
Subject
false
Subject:
Literature, Medieval--Manuscripts
subject
Literature, Medieval--Manuscripts
Subject
false
Subject:
Literature, Medieval
subject
Literature, Medieval
Subject
false
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
category_of_material
Manuscripts
Category of Material
false
Sub-Category:
Codex
sub_category
Codex
Sub-Category
false
Technique Used:
Handwriting
technique_used
Handwriting
Technique Used
false
Medium:
Ink
medium
Ink
Medium
false
Support:
Vellum
support
Vellum
Support
false
Creation Site:
England
creation_site
England
Creation Site
false
Time Period Covered:
1200 - 1500 CE
time_period_covered
1200 - 1500 CE
Time Period Covered
false
Places Covered:
England
places_covered
England
Places Covered
false
People Covered:
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400
people_covered
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400
People Covered
false
Item Height:
349 mm
item_height
349 mm
Item Height
false
Item Width:
256 mm
item_width
256 mm
Item Width
false
Item Depth:
84 (spine) - 92 (foredge ) mm
item_depth
84 (spine) - 92 (foredge ) mm
Item Depth
false
Current Repository:
National Trust, Petworth House & Park, West Sussex
current_repository
National Trust, Petworth House & Park, West Sussex
Current Repository
false
Provenance:
Northumberland, Henry Percy, Earl of, 1446-1489
provenance
Northumberland, Henry Percy, Earl of, 1446-1489
Provenance
false
Provenance:
Percy, Elizabeth, Lady
provenance
Percy, Elizabeth, Lady
Provenance
false
Provenance:
Seymour, Catherine, Lady
provenance
Seymour, Catherine, Lady
Provenance
false
Provenance:
Wyndham, Charles Henry, 3rd Baron Leconfield
provenance
Wyndham, Charles Henry, 3rd Baron Leconfield
Provenance
false
Rights Holder - Image:
National Trust
rights_holder___image
National Trust
Rights Holder - Image
false
Rights holder - Work:
National Trust
rights_holder___work
National Trust
Rights holder - Work
false
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2012-03-23
Multi Page Number:
1405
multi_page_number
1405
Multi Page Number
false
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2010-04
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Medieval
collection_code
Medieval
Collection Code
false