Manuscript Description London, British Library MS Harley 5908 | |
| MS Appellation: | Hl4 |
| Title: | Clerk's Tale (1 leaf) |
| Author: | Chaucer |
| Contents: | Fragment of the Clerk's Tale |
| Language: | English |
| Date Range: | 1425-1450 |
| Scribal Hands: | Examples of the hand. Click on the link above for full details and images of individual letter forms.              |
| Material: | Parchment |
| No of Folios: | 1 |
| Page Size: | 285 x 195 |
| Frame: | None visible although there are a few traces of red which can just be made out. Seymour believes it was ruled in red ink originally. |
| Writing Space: | 215 x 110 |
| Miscellaneous Info: | Just a single leaf bound in with a 17th century collection of material about the history of English printing. |