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The '''Hengwrt Chaucer manuscript'', also ''Hengwrt Chaucer'', is an early 15th century illuminated manuscript. It is believed to be the earliest extant copy of [[Geoffrey Chaucer]]'s ''[[The Canterbury Tales]]''. It is held in the [[National Library of Wales]], [[Aberystwyth]], referred to as MS. Perniarth 392 D and usually abbreviated as Hg. Together with the [[Ellesmere Chaucer manuscript]] it is considered to be the closest to the original text of The Canterbury Tales. | The '''Hengwrt Chaucer manuscript''', also '''Hengwrt Chaucer''', is an early 15th century illuminated manuscript. It is believed to be the earliest extant copy of [[Geoffrey Chaucer]]'s ''[[The Canterbury Tales]]''. It is held in the [[National Library of Wales]], [[Aberystwyth]], referred to as MS. Perniarth 392 D and usually abbreviated as Hg. Together with the [[Ellesmere Chaucer manuscript]] it is considered to be the closest to the original text of The Canterbury Tales. | ||
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The Hengwrt Chaucer manuscript, also Hengwrt Chaucer, is an early 15th century illuminated manuscript. It is believed to be the earliest extant copy of Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales. It is held in the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, referred to as MS. Perniarth 392 D and usually abbreviated as Hg. Together with the Ellesmere Chaucer manuscript it is considered to be the closest to the original text of The Canterbury Tales.