Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Parker Library, MS 61

Corpus Troilus and Criseyde Facsimile Edition

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Created in England in the first quarter of the fifteenth century, the Corpus Troilus and Criseyde is a manuscript of Chaucer’s poem in rhyme royal (seven-line stanzas of iambic pentameter). Set at the time of the Trojan War, it tells the story of Troilus, a Trojan prince, and his pursuit of Criseyde’s love. The manuscript opens with an elaborate full-page frontispiece depicting Chaucer speaking to a sumptuously clad courtly audience. More than ninety more miniatures were planned but never executed.

We have 1 facsimile edition of the manuscript "Corpus Troilus and Criseyde": Troilus and Criseyde facsimile edition, published by D. S. Brewer, 1978

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Manuscript book description compiled by Daniela Rovida.
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Troilus and Criseyde

Suffolk: D. S. Brewer, 1978

  • Commentary (English) by Parkes, M.B.; Salter, Elizabeth
  • This is a partial facsimile of the original document, Corpus Troilus and Criseyde: the facsimile might represent only a part, or doesn't attempt to replicate the format, or doesn't imitate the look-and-feel of the original document.

The facsimile is the complete reproduction of the original document. Except for the full-page miniature in the manuscript's frontispiece, reproduced in full color, the rest of the facsimile is in black and white. The edition features both facsimile and commentary in one volume. The commentary is clearly separated in a different section, before the facsimile reproduction.

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