Bibliographical analysis reveals an expanded census of surviving copies and fragments of Caxton’s 1483 Confessio Amantis, highlighting limitations in prior historical cataloging.
This article examines the evidence of surviving copies of William Caxton’s [1483] edition of John Gower’s Confessio amantis . It suggests the difficulties in earlier attempts to compile such a record and provides a more detailed and extensive record than hitherto of both copies and fragments.
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