Detail View: Rylands Collection: To the reader
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Image Number:
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Townend_WOB_002
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Reference Number:
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194153
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Image Title:
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To the reader
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Parent Work Title:
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The wife of Beith, reformed and corrected. Giving an account of her death, and of her journey to Heaven; how, on the Road, she fell in with Judas, who led her to the Gate of Hell, and what conversation she had with the Devil, who would not let her in: Also, how at last she got to Heaven, and the Difficulties she encountered before she got admittance there. The whole being an allegorical dialogue, containing nothing but that which is recorded in Scripture for our example.
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Creator:
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Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400
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Creator Role:
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Author
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Date Created:
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1792
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Publication Details:
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Glasgow : J. and M. Robertson
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Page/Sheet:
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2
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Image Sequence Number:
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002
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Description:
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Based on the tale, 'The wife of Bath', by Geoffrey Chaucer. Includes a 1-page prose introduction entitled 'To the reader'.
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Language Code:
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eng-GB
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Subject:
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Heaven in literature
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Subject:
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Allegories--Early works to 1800
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Subject:
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Chapbooks, Scottish
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Category of Material:
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Printed
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Sub-Category:
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Chapbooks
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Medium:
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Ink
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Support:
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Paper
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Item Height:
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163 mm
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Item Width:
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94 mm
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Current Repository:
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National Trust, Townend Hall, Windermere
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Rights Holder - Image:
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National Trust
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Rights holder - Work:
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National Trust
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Notes:
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A chapbook version of the work by Geoffrey Chaucer.
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2010-08-27
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Multi Page Number:
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10
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2011-01
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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Collection Code:
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Rylands
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