COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
Image Number:
Petworth_437
Reference Number:
Petworth 486026
Previous Accession Number:
NT/PET/MISC/10
Image Title:
Pardoner's tale
Parent Work Title:
Canterbury Tales
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Leconfield Chaucer
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Petworth Chaucer
Creator:
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400
Creator Role:
Author
Display Creator:
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400
Date Created:
15th century [c.1420-1440]
Page:
217r
Image Sequence Number:
217r
Description:
Pardoner's Tale: the script is in black and red ink and lines and borders are ruled in black. There are 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.
Language Code:
enm-GB
Subject:
English literature--Manuscripts
Subject:
English literature
Subject:
Poetry, Medieval
Subject:
Literature, Medieval--Manuscripts
Subject:
Literature, Medieval
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Codex
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Vellum
Creation Site:
England
Time Period Covered:
1200 - 1500 CE
Places Covered:
England
People Covered:
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400
Item Height:
349 mm
Item Width:
256 mm
Item Depth:
84 (spine) - 92 (foredge ) mm
Current Repository:
National Trust, Petworth House & Park, West Sussex
Provenance:
Northumberland, Henry Percy, Earl of, 1446-1489
Provenance:
Percy, Elizabeth, Lady
Provenance:
Seymour, Catherine, Lady
Provenance:
Wyndham, Charles Henry, 3rd Baron Leconfield
Rights Holder - Image:
National Trust
Rights holder - Work:
National Trust
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2010-03-23
Multi Page Number:
2185
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
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