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{{Image|Ellesmere Knight.jpg|right|250px|Page of ''The Canterbury Tales'' from the Ellesmere Chaucer manuscript.}} | |||
The '''Ellesmere Chaucer manuscript''', also '''Ellesmere Chaucer''' or '''Ellesmere manuscript''', is an early 15th century illuminated manuscript of [[Geoffrey Chaucer]]'s ''[[The Canterbury Tales]]''. It is part of the Ellesmere manuscripts and referred to as MS EL 26 C 9. Together with the [[Hengwrt Chaucer manuscript]] it is up to now considered to be the most important source of the original text of ''The Canterbury Tales''. The Ellesmere Chaucer is held in the [[Huntington Library]] in [[San Marino]], [[California]]. | The '''Ellesmere Chaucer manuscript''', also '''Ellesmere Chaucer''' or '''Ellesmere manuscript''', is an early 15th century illuminated manuscript of [[Geoffrey Chaucer]]'s ''[[The Canterbury Tales]]''. It is part of the Ellesmere manuscripts and referred to as MS EL 26 C 9. Together with the [[Hengwrt Chaucer manuscript]] it is up to now considered to be the most important source of the original text of ''The Canterbury Tales''. The Ellesmere Chaucer is held in the [[Huntington Library]] in [[San Marino]], [[California]]. | ||
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The Ellesmere Chaucer manuscript, also Ellesmere Chaucer or Ellesmere manuscript, is an early 15th century illuminated manuscript of Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales. It is part of the Ellesmere manuscripts and referred to as MS EL 26 C 9. Together with the Hengwrt Chaucer manuscript it is up to now considered to be the most important source of the original text of The Canterbury Tales. The Ellesmere Chaucer is held in the Huntington Library in San Marino, California.