The Ellesmere Chaucer

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n commemoration of its 75th anniversary, the Huntington Library of San Marino, California authorized Yushodo to publish a full-color, full-size facsimile of its greatest treasure and the most famous of all English literary manuscripts, the Ellesmere Chaucer.

The magnificent manuscript of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales contains twenty-three portraits of the storytellers, including one of Chaucer himself. The seventy-one beautifully decorated pages having both gold and luminously colored borders give a special opulence to the presentation of the manuscript. The manuscript was printed in full color with gold inlay in Japan, on high quality, long-life paper imported from England with the binding done in the U.S.A. The original camera work was done at the Huntington Library by the Huntington's principle photographer. This work is truly an international work bringing together the expertise of all participants to produce one magnificent facsimile.

The facsimile was originally published in a limited edition of 250 copies. The Deluxe version and the Quired (or unbound) version are still available. A complimentary copy of the Companion Volume is also provided to purchasers of the facsimile. Further information can be sent upon request.

Documentation Kit

A Documentation Kit containing 1 sample page, in the original size (39.5 x 28 cm), from The Ellesmere Chaucer Fine Art Facsimile Volume, plus an illustrated, 8 page information brochure, is available for $US30.

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