Text page from the Miller's Tale. from BL Lansdowne 851, f. 39
Text page from the Miller's Tale. Image taken from f. 39 of Canterbury Tales. Written in English.
Text page from the Merchant's Tale. from BL Lansdowne 851, f. 129
Text page from the Merchant's Tale. Image taken from f. 129 of Canterbury Tales. Written in English.
Original flyleaf from BL Harley 1758, f. 232
A fragment of the original parchment flyleaf with ownership inscriptions. Image taken from f. 232 of The Canterbury Tales, including the spurious Tale of Gamelyn (ff. 46-55), imperfect. Written in English. The... More
Opening from BL Harley 7334, ff. 102v-103
Illluminated initials in the Friar's tale. Image taken from ff. 102v-103 of The Canterbury Tales. Written in English. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the Briti... More
Detail from BL Sloane 1685, f. 45v
Detail of text page. Image taken from f. 45v of Canterbury Tales (begins and ends imperfectly). Written in English. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the d... More
Text page from BL Harley 7333, f. 210v
Text page. Image taken from f. 210v of The Canterbury Tales (imperfect), and other works, including the Prose Brut Chronicle of England ('peculiar version' to 1419) (ff. 1-24v), extracts from Gower's Confessi... More
Illuminated initials from BL Harley 7334, ff. 57v-58
Illuminated initials 'T'(he) and 'A'(prentys) with partial foliate bar borders at the opening of the Cook's Tale. Image taken from ff. 57v-58 of The Canterbury Tales. Written in English. The "BL Harley Manuscr... More
Rebus for the name 'Stoughton' from BL Harley 7333, ff. 45v-46
Marginal drawing in red ink of a fish and a stock in a tun, a rebus for the name 'Stoughton'. Image taken from ff. 45v-46 of The Canterbury Tales (imperfect), and other works, including the Prose Brut Chronicle... More
Detail from BL Eg 2726, f. 126v
Text page and decorated catchword. Image taken from f. 126v of Canterbury Tales. Written in English. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (1540-1617), 1st Viscount B... More
Note from BL Harley 7334, f. 58v
Detail of a scribal (?) note reading 'Icy commencera le fable de Gamelyn' ('Here will begin Gamelyn's tale'). Image taken from f. 58v of The Canterbury Tales. Written in English. The "BL Harley Manuscript" ref... More
Detail from BL Eg 2726, f. 44v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Text page. Image taken from f. 44v of Canterbury Tales. Written in English. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (1540-1617), 1st Viscount Brackley, was a lawyer, st... More
Decorated initials from BL Harley 1758, f. 87
Initials with penwork decoration. Image taken from f. 87 of The Canterbury Tales, including the spurious Tale of Gamelyn (ff. 46-55), imperfect. Written in English. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a colle... More
Geoffrey Chaucer from BL Royal 17 D VI, f. 93v
Marginal miniature of Geoffrey Chaucer pointing the text, with a caption reading 'Chauceris ymago'. Image taken from f. 93v of The Regement of Princes, with other poems. Written in English. The BL Royal Manusc... More
Geoffrey Chaucer from BL Royal 17 D VI, f. 93v
Detail of a marginal miniature of Geoffrey Chaucer pointing the text, with a caption reading 'Chauceris ymago'. Image taken from f. 93v of The Regement of Princes, with other poems. Written in English. The BL ... More
Text page from BL Sloane 1685, f. 46
Text page. Image taken from f. 46 of Canterbury Tales (begins and ends imperfectly). Written in English. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development ... More
Detail from BL Eg 2726, f. 11 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Text page. Image taken from f. 11 of Canterbury Tales. Written in English. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (1540-1617), 1st Viscount Brackley, was a lawyer, sta... More
Detail from BL Eg 2726, f. 11 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Text page. Image taken from f. 11 of Canterbury Tales. Written in English. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (1540-1617), 1st Viscount Brackley, was a lawyer, sta... More
Decorated border and initial from BL Harley 1758, f. 166v
Bar border and initial 'L'(istneth) with foliate and spray decoration at the beginning of the Chaucer's Tale of Sir Thopas. Image taken from f. 166v of The Canterbury Tales, including the spurious Tale of Gamel... More
Illuminated initial from BL Harley 7334, f. 200v
Illuminated initial 'T'(her) with a partial foliate bar border at the beginning of the Prioress's Tale. Image taken from f. 200v of The Canterbury Tales. Written in English. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers t... More
Decorated border and initial from BL Harley 1758, f. 145
Bar border and initial 'W'(ith) with foliate and spray decoration at the beginning of the Canon's Yeoman's Tale. Image taken from f. 145 of The Canterbury Tales, including the spurious Tale of Gamelyn (ff. 46-5... More
Decorated bar border and initial from BL Harley 1758, f. 1
Bar border and initial 'W'(han) with foliate and spray decoration at the beginning of the Prologue of the Canterbury Tales. Image taken from f. 1 of The Canterbury Tales, including the spurious Tale of Gamelyn ... More
Illuminated initial and bar border from BL Harley 7334, f. 1
Illuminated initial 'W'(han) and foliate bar border at the beginning of the text. Image taken from f. 1 of The Canterbury Tales. Written in English. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieva... More
Decorated border and initial from BL Harley 1758, f. 68
Bar border and initial 'A'(t) with foliate and spray decoration at the beginning of the Squire's Tale. Image taken from f. 68 of The Canterbury Tales, including the spurious Tale of Gamelyn (ff. 46-55), imperfe... More
Decorated border and initial from BL Harley 1758, f. 193
Bar border and initial 'A' with foliate and spray decoration at the beginning of the Nun's Priest's Tale. Image taken from f. 193 of The Canterbury Tales, including the spurious Tale of Gamelyn (ff. 46-55), imp... More
Decorated border and initial from BL Harley 1758, f. 76
Bar border and initial 'W'(hilom) with foliate and spray decoration at the beginning of the Merchant's Tale. Image taken from f. 76 of The Canterbury Tales, including the spurious Tale of Gamelyn (ff. 46-55), i... More
Illuminated initial from BL Harley 7334, f. 185v
Illuminated initial 'L'(ordyngs) with a partial foliate bar border at the beginning of the Pardoner's Tale. . Image taken from f. 185v of The Canterbury Tales. Written in English. The "BL Harley Manuscript" re... More
Illuminated initial from BL Harley 7334, f. 117
Illuminated initial 'T'(her) with a partial foliate bar border at the beginning of the Clerk's Tale. Image taken from f. 117 of The Canterbury Tales. Written in English. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a ... More
Illuminated initial 'O' with foliate border. from BL Lansdowne 851, f....
Illuminated initial 'O' with foliate border. Image taken from f. 66 of Canterbury Tales. Written in English.
Illuminated initial from BL Harley 7334, f. 238
Illuminated initial 'A'(pore) with a partial foliate bar border at the beginning of the Nun's Priest's Tale. Image taken from f. 238 of The Canterbury Tales. Written in English. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refe... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 1758, f. 127
Decorated initial 'T'(his) at the beginning of the Prologue of the Franklin's Tale, and records of the births of Edward Foxe's children in the space originally left blank for a miniature. Image taken from f. 12... More
Decorated border and initial from BL Harley 1758, f. 114v
Bar border and initial 'T'(her) with foliate and spray decoration at the beginning of the Clerk's Tale. Image taken from f. 114v of The Canterbury Tales, including the spurious Tale of Gamelyn (ff. 46-55), impe... More
Decorated border and initial from BL Harley 1758, f. 41
Bar border and initial 'A'(t) with foliate and spray decoration at the beginning of the Reeve's Tale. Image taken from f. 41 of The Canterbury Tales, including the spurious Tale of Gamelyn (ff. 46-55), imperfec... More
Decorated border and initial from BL Harley 1758, f. 102
Bar border and initial 'T'(his) with foliate and spray decoration at the beginning of the Prologue of the Friar's Tale, with space left blank for a miniature. Image taken from f. 102 of The Canterbury Tales, in... More
Illuminated initial from BL Harley 7334, f. 110v
Champ' initial 'S'(ir) with ivy tendril decoration at the opening of the prologue to the Clerk's Tale. Image taken from f. 110v of The Canterbury Tales. Written in English. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to... More
Decorated border and initial from BL Harley 1758, f. 205
Bar border and initial 'O' with foliate and spray decoration at the beginning of the Parson's Tale. Image taken from f. 205 of The Canterbury Tales, including the spurious Tale of Gamelyn (ff. 46-55), imperfect... More
Detail of initial 'A'(t). from BL Lansdowne 851, f. 48v
Detail of initial 'A'(t). Image taken from f. 48v of Canterbury Tales. Written in English.
Foliate initial 'A'(nd). from BL Lansdowne 851, f. 54v
Foliate initial 'A'(nd). Image taken from f. 54v of Canterbury Tales. Written in English.
Decorated border and initial from BL Harley 1758, f. 151
Bar border and initial 'L'(ordyngis) with foliate and spray decoration at the beginning of the Pardoner's Tale. Image taken from f. 151 of The Canterbury Tales, including the spurious Tale of Gamelyn (ff. 46-55... More
Decorated border and initial from BL Harley 1758, f. 158v
Bar border and initial 'A' with foliate and spray decoration at the beginning of the Shipman's Tale. Image taken from f. 158v of The Canterbury Tales, including the spurious Tale of Gamelyn (ff. 46-55), imperfe... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 7333, f. 37
Decorated initial 'W'(hanne) at the beginning of the general prologue: 'Whanne that aprill with his shoures soote / The droghte of march hath perced to the roote'. Image taken from f. 37 of The Canterbury Tales... More
Puzzle initial from BL Harley 2392, f. 1
Puzzle initial 'T'(he) with pen-flourishing at the beginning of the text, and ownership inscription in the upper margin. Image taken from f. 1 of Troilus and Criseyde. Written in English. The "BL Harley Manusc... More
Illuminated initial from BL Harley 7334, f. 72
Illuminated initial 'O'(hateful) with a partial foliate bar border at the beginning of the prologue to the Man of Law's Tale. Image taken from f. 72 of The Canterbury Tales. Written in English. The "BL Harley ... More
Illuminated initial from BL Harley 7334, f. 149
Illuminated initial 'A'(t) with a partial foliate bar border at the beginning of the Squire's Tale. Image taken from f. 149 of The Canterbury Tales. Written in English. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a c... More
Illuminated initial 'T'(her) and decorated catchword. from BL Lansdown...
Illuminated initial 'T'(her) and decorated catchword. Image taken from f. 169v of Canterbury Tales. Written in English.
Decorated border and initial from BL Harley 1758, f. 97v
Bar border and initial 'I'(n) with foliate and spray decoration at the beginning of the Wife of Bath's Tale. Image taken from f. 97v of The Canterbury Tales, including the spurious Tale of Gamelyn (ff. 46-55), ... More
Flourished initial from BL Sloane 1686, f. 62v
Flourished initial 'A'(t), in Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Image taken from f. 62v of Canterbury Tales. Written in English. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a cruci... More
Decorated intial from BL Harley 7333, f. 57v
Decorated initial 'A'(t). Image taken from f. 57v of The Canterbury Tales (imperfect), and other works, including the Prose Brut Chronicle of England ('peculiar version' to 1419) (ff. 1-24v), extracts from Go... More
Decorated initial from BL Sloane 1685, f. 4
Decorated initial 'W', at the beginning of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Image taken from f. 4 of Canterbury Tales (begins and ends imperfectly). Written in English. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a ph... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 1758, f. 200
Decorated initial 'W'(ete) and space left blank for miniature at the beginning of the Prologue of the Manciple's Tale, with space left blank for a miniature. Image taken from f. 200 of The Canterbury Tales, inc... More
Decorated border and initial from BL Harley 1758, f. 163v
Bar border and initial 'O' with foliate and spray decoration at the beginning of the Prioress's Tale. Image taken from f. 163v of The Canterbury Tales, including the spurious Tale of Gamelyn (ff. 46-55), imperf... More
Decorated border and initial from BL Harley 1758, f. 45v
Bar border and initial 'T'(he) with foliate and spray decoration at the beginning of the Prologue of the Cook's Tale, with space left blank for a miniature. Image taken from f. 45v of The Canterbury Tales, inc... More
Decorated border and initial from BL Harley 1758, f. 56v
Bar border and initial 'O' (hatefull) with foliate and spray decoration at the beginning of the Man of Law's Tale. Image taken from f. 56v of The Canterbury Tales, including the spurious Tale of Gamelyn (ff. 46... More
Flourished initial from BL Eg 2726, f. 49
Image taken from f. 49 of Canterbury Tales. Written in English. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (1540-1617), 1st Viscount Brackley, was a lawyer, statesman, and... More
Decorated border and initial from BL Harley 1758, f. 138v
Bar border and initial 'T'(his) with foliate and spray decoration at the beginning of the Second Nun's Tale. Image taken from f. 138v of The Canterbury Tales, including the spurious Tale of Gamelyn (ff. 46-55),... More
Decorated border and initial from BL Harley 1758, f. 107
Bar border and initial 'L'(ordyngis) with foliate and spray decoration at the beginning of the Summoner's Tale. Image taken from f. 107 of The Canterbury Tales, including the spurious Tale of Gamelyn (ff. 46-55... More
Decorated border and initial from BL Harley 1758, f. 201v
Bar border and initial 'W'(han) with foliate and spray decoration at the beginning of the Manciple's Tale. Image taken from f. 201v of The Canterbury Tales, including the spurious Tale of Gamelyn (ff. 46-55), i... More
Detail from BL Eg 2726, f. 198v
Text page with flourished initial and decorated catchword of a crowned woman. Image taken from f. 198v of Canterbury Tales. Written in English. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir... More
Decorated border and initial from BL Harley 1758, f. 212v
Bar border and initial 'N'(ow) with foliate and spray decoration at the beginning of Chaucer's Retraction. Image taken from f. 212v of The Canterbury Tales, including the spurious Tale of Gamelyn (ff. 46-55), i... More
[North Reading Room, west wall. Mural by Ezra Winter illustrating the ...
According to the inscription, this mural on the west wall shows (left to right): "The Miller, in the lead, piping the band out of Southwark; the Host of Tabard Inn; the Knight, followed by his son, the young Sq... More
[North Reading Room, east wall. Detail of mural by Ezra Winter illustr...
Photograph shows left half of the mural on the east wall. According to the inscription the figures are (left to right): "The Merchant, with his Flemish beaver hat and forked beard; the Friar; the Monk; the Fran... More
Chaucer, Geoffrey - Public domain portrait engraving
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Chaucer, Geoffrey - Public domain portrait engraving
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Joseph Collyer - Geoffrey Chaucer
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The Coke and Perkin (The Cook's Tale, Chaucer's Canterbury Tales)
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Chaucer, Geoffrey - Public domain portrait engraving
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" Love stole the pipe of sleeping Pan and play'd / Then with his voice...
after a drawing by Thomas Stothard, history painter, illustrator and designer, 1755-1834 (artist notes) British (artist nationality) engraver (artist role) Stothard, Thomas, 1755-1834 (original artist) Recto: t... More
Chaucer, Geoffrey - Public domain portrait engraving
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Geoffrey Chaucer (ca. 1340–1400) (one of a pair), Staffordshire, Engla...
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Figure of Geoffrey Chaucer, Staffordshire potteries
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Geoffrey Chaucer (ca. 1340–1400) (one of a pair)
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portrait from "[Life of Geoffrey Chaucer ... including memoirs of ... ...
This image has been taken from scan 000448 from volume 02 of "[Life of Geoffrey Chaucer ... including memoirs of ... John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster; with sketches of the manners, opinions, arts and literature... More
portrait from "[Life of Geoffrey Chaucer ... including memoirs of ... ...
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portrait from "[Life of Geoffrey Chaucer ... including memoirs of ... ...
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The prologue and characters of Chaucer's pilgrims,Canterium tale. Sele...
"The original reading is copied from the edition of Thomas Speight, printed anno 1687; and the translation from Mr. Ogle's edition, 1741." Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 1824 Keynes, G.L.... More
Portret van Geoffrey Chaucer, by Jacob Houbraken
Portret van Geoffrey Chaucer. Onder het portret een beeltenis van Pan met een fluit en een panfluit en daaronder op een richel een lier en rollen papier.
[Roman Court with Sculptures of Posidonius and Wounded Gladiator; Scul...
William Shakespeare books and illustrations The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites ... More
Sculptuur, voorstellende Geoffrey Chaucer
The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and salt, which creates a glossy surface to h... More
map from "Chaucer for Children. A golden key. By Mrs. H. R. Haweis. [S...
This image has been taken from scan 000037 from "Chaucer for Children. A golden key. By Mrs. H. R. Haweis. [Selections from the Canterbury Tales connected by prose narrative, and five minor poems. With a metric... More
[Title page and first page of "The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer"]
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The works of Geoffrey Chaucer : now newly imprinted. [Colophon: Here e...
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The works of Geoffrey Chaucer : now newly imprinted. [Colophon: Here e...
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