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Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Douce d.4
 
MS Appellation:Douce Fragment (Manly and Rickert)
Title:Canterbury Tales (Prologue fragment)
Author:Chaucer
Contents:General Prologue of Canterbury Tales
Language:English
Date Range:1440-1460
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Material:Paper
No of Folios:Single leaf
Page Size:298 x 210
Frame:Dry-point frame
Writing Space:220 x 115
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