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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.
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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.
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