The Hengwrt Digital Chaucer Versions |
Three versions of the Hengwrt Chaucer Digital facsimile are available, not including help from https://essays-writer.net/sociology-essays/ where you can buy sociology papers etc., as follows:
The following table sets out the differences between the three editions. |
The differences between the three editions |
Research Edition | Standard Edition | Online Edition |
Images at 225 dpi, permitting examination of the finest detail | Images at 112 dpi, permitting verification of all readings | Images at 56 dpi, showing the appearance of each page |
A larger image A full page image |
A larger image A full page image |
A larger image A full page image |
Full transcripts of all text of all tales, links and glosses | Full transcripts of all text of all tales, links and glosses | Full transcripts of all text of all tales, links and glosses |
Shows all marks of abbreviation in transcripts: | Marks of abbreviation expanded: | Marks of abbreviation expanded: |
Word and phrase search of all text and SGML encoding: example | Word search of all text | Sample word search only |
Word by word collation of whole text of the Hengwrt and Ellesmere manuscripts: example | — | — |
View the manuscript by quires: example | — | — |
View the manuscript by opening, two pages at a time: example | — | — |
View each leaf together with its conjugate (that is, see each bifolium as if the manuscript were unbound): example | — | — |
View each leaf together with its conjugate (that is, see each bifolium as if the manuscript were unbound): example | — | — |
'About' page, giving editorial comment and discussion for every page of the manuscript: example | — | — |
Observations by the editor, Estelle Stubbs, on the construction and writing of the manuscript | Introduction in English and Welsh by Ceridwen Lloyd-Morgan | — |
Articles on the language of the manuscript and on the digital photography, and full manuscript description | — | — |
Images of all the fragments of binding and other leaves associated with the manuscript | — | — |
Tables showing inks and running heads in the manuscript, and comparing the Hengwrt and Ellesmere tale orders: example | — | — |
Buy the research edition (about £70/$110 for an individual license) from the Scholarly Digital Editions website | Buy the standard edition (about £20/$30 for an individual license) from the Scholarly Digital Editions website | Consult the online edition free, on the National Library of Wales website (from 1 November 2003) |
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