The Authorship of The Equatorie of the Planetis Schmidt Hardback D. S. Brewer

The Authorship of The Equatorie of the PlanetisAuthor(s): Kari Anne Rand Schmidt\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: D.S. Brewer\nISBN-13: 9780859913706, 978-0859913706\nSynopsis\nDetailed examination of the evidence linking the authorship of the Equatorie of the Planetis with Chaucer.\n\nThe Equatorie of the Planetis, a Middle English text on the construction and use of a planetary equatorium, was composed in 1393. The unique manuscript, which appears to be the author's original, belongs to Peterhouse, Cambridge. In 1952 it was brought to general attention by Derek Price who argued that the text was written by Geoffrey Chaucer. Whether the Equatorie is indeed Chaucer's has remained controversial ever since.\n Dr Rand Schmidt's book offers a detailed examination of the literary, linguistic and codicological evidence linking the authorship of the Equatorie with Chaucer. She analyses and compares the manuscript with other specimens proposed .