Chaucer's Canterbury Tales: Table of Contents for Manuscript 198

Early Manuscripts at Oxford University Collection, Corpus Christi College



The Collection of Early Manuscripts at Oxford University contains many online manuscripts, and this site works as reference for only one of them, MS 198: Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, from an early 15th century manuscript, possibly composed in London. MS 198 contains 266 folios, which have been meticulously scanned into their corresponding versos and rectos.

For the reader's convenience, I have compiled this Table of Contents, one that locates by verso or recto the corresponding Prologues and Tales in this manuscript. The reader may want to open a second browser window to ensure easy access to the MS and to this Table of Contents. From the Oxford Site, one may view all the thumbnails of the MS pages and then use the Table below for ease of navigation. I have linked to the actual MS pages in the right hand column, also.

Note: these are large files coming from the UK; thus, a fast connection and patience are recommended.

Chaucer's Canterbury Tales Manuscript 98 Page
The General Prologue Folio 2 Recto (begins at line 100)
The Knight's Tale Folio 12 Verso
The Miller's Prologue Folio 44 Recto
The Miller's Tale Folio 45 Recto
The Reeve's Prologue Folio 54 Verso
The Reeve's Tale Folio 55 Recto
The Cook's Prologue Folio 61 Recto
The Cook's Tale Folio 61 Verso
The Man of Law's Prologue Folio 73 Verso
The Man of Law's Tale Folio 75 Recto
The Squire's Tale Folio 90 Verso
The Wife of Bath's Prologue Folio 100 Recto; Line by Line Breakdown
The Wife of Bath's Tale Folio 110 Verso (torn page)
The Friar's Prologue Folio 115 B Recto
The Friar's Tale Folio 115 B Verso
The Summoner's Prologue Folio 120 Verso
The Summoner's Tale Folio 121 Recto
The Clerk's Prologue and Tale Folio 129 Verso
The Franklin's Prologue and Tale Folio 159 Recto
The Canon's Yeoman's Prologue Folio 177 Verso
The Canon's Yeoman's Tale Folio 180 Recto
The Physician's Tale Folio 190 Verso
The Pardoner's Prologue Folio 195 Recto
The Pardoner's Tale Folio 197 Recto
The Shipman's Tale Folio 204 Recto
The Prioress's Prologue Folio 210 Verso
The Prioress's Tale Folio 211 Recto
The Prologue to Sir Thopas' Tale Folio 213 Verso
The Tale of Sir Thopas Folio 214 Recto
The Host's Interruption of Sir Thopas' Tale Folio 216 Verso
The Tale of Melibee Folio 217 Verso
The Monk's Prologue Folio 234 Verso
The Monk's Tale Folio 236 Recto
The Nun's Priest's Prologue Folio 247 Recto
The Nun's Priest's Tale Folio 247 Verso
The Manciple's Prologue Folio 256 Recto
The Manciple's Tale Folio 257 Verso
The Parson's Prologue Folio 261 Recto

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Brad Benz

02 May 2004