Hengwrt Manuscript of The Canterbury Tales
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The Hengwrt Manuscript of The Canterbury Tales is one of the earliest and most authoritative surviving manuscripts of Geoffrey Chaucer’s work, prized by scholars for its textual reliability and insight into the poem’s original form.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hengwrt Manuscript of The Canterbury Tales canonical | 3 |
| Hengwrt Manuscript | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Hengwrt Manuscript of The Canterbury Tales Context triple: [The Knight's Tale, includedInManuscript, Hengwrt Manuscript of The Canterbury Tales]
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Ellesmere Manuscript of The Canterbury Tales
The Ellesmere Manuscript of The Canterbury Tales is a richly illuminated early 15th-century deluxe manuscript and one of the most important and authoritative sources for Geoffrey Chaucer’s Middle English masterpiece.
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Codex Leicester
The Codex Leicester is a famous scientific notebook by Leonardo da Vinci, containing his observations and theories on topics such as astronomy, geology, hydrodynamics, and the properties of water.
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Codex Arundel
Codex Arundel is a celebrated collection of Leonardo da Vinci’s scientific and artistic notes and drawings, showcasing his investigations into mechanics, geometry, and natural phenomena.
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D.
Vercelli Book
The Vercelli Book is a late 10th-century Old English manuscript containing a major collection of religious prose and poetry, including several of the four signed poems by the Anglo-Saxon poet Cynewulf.
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Bay Psalm Book
The Bay Psalm Book is the first book printed in British North America, a 1640 metrical English translation of the biblical Psalms used by early New England Puritans for congregational singing.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hengwrt Manuscript of The Canterbury Tales Target entity description: The Hengwrt Manuscript of The Canterbury Tales is one of the earliest and most authoritative surviving manuscripts of Geoffrey Chaucer’s work, prized by scholars for its textual reliability and insight into the poem’s original form.
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A.
Ellesmere Manuscript of The Canterbury Tales
The Ellesmere Manuscript of The Canterbury Tales is a richly illuminated early 15th-century deluxe manuscript and one of the most important and authoritative sources for Geoffrey Chaucer’s Middle English masterpiece.
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B.
Codex Leicester
The Codex Leicester is a famous scientific notebook by Leonardo da Vinci, containing his observations and theories on topics such as astronomy, geology, hydrodynamics, and the properties of water.
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C.
Codex Arundel
Codex Arundel is a celebrated collection of Leonardo da Vinci’s scientific and artistic notes and drawings, showcasing his investigations into mechanics, geometry, and natural phenomena.
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D.
Vercelli Book
The Vercelli Book is a late 10th-century Old English manuscript containing a major collection of religious prose and poetry, including several of the four signed poems by the Anglo-Saxon poet Cynewulf.
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E.
Bay Psalm Book
The Bay Psalm Book is the first book printed in British North America, a 1640 metrical English translation of the biblical Psalms used by early New England Puritans for congregational singing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canterbury Tales manuscript
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literary manuscript ⓘ medieval manuscript ⓘ |
| approximateFolioCount | about 250 folios ⓘ |
| associatedWork |
Canon’s Yeoman’s Tale
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Clerk’s Tale ⓘ
linked to:
The Clerk's Tale
Cook’s Tale ⓘ
linked to:
The Cook's Tale
Franklin’s Tale ⓘ
linked to:
The Franklin's Tale
Friar’s Tale ⓘ
linked to:
The Friar's Tale
General Prologue ⓘ
linked to:
The General Prologue
Knight’s Tale ⓘ
linked to:
The Knight's Tale
Man of Law’s Tale ⓘ Manciple’s Tale ⓘ Merchant’s Tale ⓘ
linked to:
The Merchant's Tale
Miller’s Tale ⓘ
linked to:
The Miller's Tale
Monk’s Tale ⓘ Nun’s Priest’s Tale ⓘ
linked to:
The Nun's Priest's Tale
Pardoner’s Tale ⓘ
linked to:
The Pardoner's Tale
Parson’s Tale ⓘ
linked to:
The Parson’s Tale
Physician’s Tale ⓘ Prioress’s Tale ⓘ
linked to:
The Prioress's Tale
Reeve’s Tale ⓘ Second Nun’s Tale ⓘ Shipman’s Tale ⓘ Squire’s Tale ⓘ
linked to:
The Squire
Summoner’s Tale ⓘ
linked to:
The Summoner's Tale
Tale of Melibee ⓘ
linked to:
The Tale of Melibee
Tale of Sir Thopas ⓘ Wife of Bath’s Tale ⓘ
linked to:
The Wife of Bath's Tale
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| author | Geoffrey Chaucer ⓘ |
| collection | Peniarth Collection ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| currentCity | Aberystwyth ⓘ |
| currentLocation | National Library of Wales ⓘ |
| dateWritten |
circa 1400
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late 14th century ⓘ |
| decoration | relatively plain compared to the Ellesmere Manuscript ⓘ |
| formerOwner | Robert Vaughan of Hengwrt ⓘ |
| importanceInChaucerStudies |
used to compare variant readings among Canterbury Tales manuscripts
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used to reconstruct the order of the tales ⓘ used to study scribal practices in late medieval England ⓘ |
| language | Middle English ⓘ |
| material | parchment ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Hengwrt ⓘ |
| pilgrimPortraits | contains limited or no elaborate pilgrim portrait illustrations ⓘ |
| relationToEllesmere |
considered an earlier and less polished counterpart to the Ellesmere Manuscript
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textually close to the Ellesmere Manuscript ⓘ |
| scholarlyReputation |
central to modern critical editions of The Canterbury Tales
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prized for textual reliability ⓘ valued for insight into Chaucer’s original wording ⓘ |
| script | Anglicana script ⓘ |
| shelfmark | Peniarth 392D ⓘ |
| textualStatus |
key witness for the text of The Canterbury Tales
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one of the earliest surviving manuscripts of The Canterbury Tales ⓘ one of the most authoritative manuscripts of The Canterbury Tales ⓘ |
| workContained | The Canterbury Tales ⓘ |
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Subject: Hengwrt Manuscript of The Canterbury Tales Description of subject: The Hengwrt Manuscript of The Canterbury Tales is one of the earliest and most authoritative surviving manuscripts of Geoffrey Chaucer’s work, prized by scholars for its textual reliability and insight into the poem’s original form.
Referenced by (4)
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Ellesmere Manuscript of The Canterbury Tales
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Hengwrt Manuscript of The Canterbury Tales
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Ellesmere Manuscript of The Canterbury Tales
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Hengwrt Manuscript of The Canterbury Tales
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linked to: Hengwrt Manuscript of The Canterbury Tales