St. John's Troilus and Criseyde

St. John's Troilus and Criseyde

England — ca. 1425–1450 and after 1609

St. John's Troilus and Criseyde

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St. John's Troilus and Criseyde

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Codicology

Alternative Titles
St. John's College, Cambridge, Manuscript L.1: A facsimile
Troilus und Cressida - St. John's Codex
Geoffrey Chaucer: Troilus and Criseyde
Size / Format
256 pages / 25.5 × 17.0 cm
Date
ca. 1425–1450 and after 1609
Style
Language
Script
Gothic Textura, Anglicana, Secretary
Illustrations
8 pen-flourished initials
Content
"Troilus and Criseyde" by Geoffrey Chaucer; "Testament of Cresseide" by Robert Henryson
Facsimile Editions

#1 St. John's College, Cambridge, Manuscript L.1: A facsimile

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