Canterbury tales.. Prologue
Geoffrey Chaucer (1340?-1400)
Category
Ephemera
Date
c. 1913
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Mr Straw's House, Nottinghamshire
NT 3229657.2
Summary
Hand drawn insert of the Zodiac table on blue lined paper with William Jr handwriting above 'Zodiacal Signs. illustrating Chaucer: Prologue 7&8'.
Bibliographic description
116, 15, [1] p.. 8vo. Some markings and annotation in text. Loose sheet inserted inside rear board ''Zodiacal signs, illustrating Chaucer. Prologue'. Provenance: Inscribed 'W. Straw' [i.e. William Straw junior (1898-1990)]. Binding: twentieth-century publisher's full red cloth; as issued
Provenance
Straw collection bequeathed contents of the house to The National Trust on the death in 1990 of William Straw.
Makers and roles
Geoffrey Chaucer (1340?-1400) Alfred John Wyatt (1858 - 1935)