De confessione amantis, ca. mid-15th century.

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De confessione amantis, ca. mid-15th century.

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A collection of around 100 tales and exempla on the treatment of courtly love written in Middle English verse by John Gower at the request of Richard II, King of England, who felt that not enough was being written in English. The collection appears to be, according to G.C. Macaulay's edition of Gower's work, the second rescension of the work; revised by Gower in 1392, replacing the dedication from Richard II to Henry of Lancaster (later King Henry IV). Also included on the initial paper flyleaves: an astrological table; various Latin verses (also on the vellum stub formerly part of binding); and a copy of a dictionary entry on Gower.

xii, 350 p. ; 388 x 284 mm.

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