An Annotated Edition of Chaucer Belonging to Stephan Batman

Abstract This article introduces a copy of The Woorkes of Geffrey Chaucer (1561) formerly belonging to the writer, cleric, limner, and book-collector Stephan Batman (c. 1542–1584). The volume is currently held at the Guildhall Library (SR 2.3.3), and contains Batman’s annotations and manicules throu...

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Published inLibrary Vol. 22; no. 2; pp. 217 - 224
Main Author Leahy, Conor
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Oxford University Press 01.06.2021
Oxford Publishing Limited (England)
Subjects
16th century
Annotations
Batman, Stephan
Chaucer, Geoffrey (1340?-1400)
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Rare books
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Summary:Abstract This article introduces a copy of The Woorkes of Geffrey Chaucer (1561) formerly belonging to the writer, cleric, limner, and book-collector Stephan Batman (c. 1542–1584). The volume is currently held at the Guildhall Library (SR 2.3.3), and contains Batman’s annotations and manicules throughout the text. It also features a 28-line poem in Batman’s hand, a short booklist of medieval chronicles, and five line drawings. The book thus offers a fresh insight into the reading practices of one of the most industrious English antiquaries of the sixteenth century, and sheds new light on Chaucer’s sixteenth-century reception.
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ISSN:0024-2160
1744-8581
DOI:10.1093/library/22.2.217