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title: Title Page of Canterbury Tales
author: University of Glasgow Library
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# Title Page of Canterbury Tales

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## Image File

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## Image Caption

The title page from a 1542 edition of [Canterbury Tales](https://www.worldhistory.org/Canterbury_Tales/) by [Geoffrey Chaucer](https://www.worldhistory.org/Geoffrey_Chaucer/) (1343 - 1400 CE). This edition was edited by William Thynne (c. 16th Century - 1546 CE) and is one of the most valuable surviving manuscripts, containing also The Plowman's Tale, which was not included in Chaucer's original manuscript. The manuscript is currently part of the Special Collections of the University of Glasgow, UK.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Library, U. o. G. (2019, April 15). Title Page of Canterbury Tales. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10459/title-page-of-canterbury-tales/>
### Chicago
Library, University of Glasgow. "Title Page of Canterbury Tales." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 15, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10459/title-page-of-canterbury-tales/>.
### MLA
Library, University of Glasgow. "Title Page of Canterbury Tales." *World History Encyclopedia*, 15 Apr 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10459/title-page-of-canterbury-tales/>.

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