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John Shirley's importance as a scribe of late fourteenth and early
fifteenth-century vernacular literature (in particular the works of Chaucer and
Lydgate) has been well documented. In this survey, the author makes a thorough examination of all extant
documents relating to Shirley's life and scrutinizes the physical
characteristics of his manuscripts. The book concludes that there is no
evidence to suggest that Shirley acted as a bookseller, but plenty to indicate
that he lent his books extensively. The author makes an examination of all extant documents relating to
Shirley's life and scrutinizes the physical characteristics of his manuscripts.
The book concludes that there is no evidence to suggest that Shirley acted as a
bookseller, but plenty to indicate that he lent his books extensively.
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John Shirley: Book Production and the Noble Household in Fifteenth-Century England
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