Medieval Scribe

Geoffrey Chaucer (1340-1400) Chaucer’s Wordes unto Adam, His Owne Scriveyn

Geoffrey Chaucer

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Geffrey unto Adame his owen scryvene

Adam scryveyn, if ever it thee byfalle
Boece or Troylus for to wryten newe,
Under thy long lokkes thou most have the scalle
But after my makyng thow wryte more trewe!
So ofte a daye I mot thy werke renewe
It to corecte and eke to rubbe and scrape;
And al is thorugh thy neglygence and rape.

Text: http://academics.vmi.edu/english/audio/Adam_Farrell.html
On Chaucer: http://www.the-orb.net/textbooks/anthology/beidler/life.html
"Chaucer scribe revealed": http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/press/dpp/2004071901
A few illuminated manuscript pages: http://special.lib.gla.ac.uk/exhibns/chaucer/works.html
About medieval writing skills: http://medievalwriting.50megs.com/writing.htm
Another good page: http://medievalwriting.50megs.com/tools.htm
Medieval book production: http://web.ku.edu/~bookhist/medbook1.html

Medieval scribe and his customers (15th Century)

Source: http://www.kalligraphie.de/kalligrafie/history/mittelalter.htm