Ellesmere Chaucer

The Ellesmere Chaucer, or Ellesmere Manuscript is an early 15th century illuminated manuscript of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, held in the Huntington Library, in San Marino, California (MS EL 26 C 9). It is considered one of the most significant texts of the Tales.

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