Can anyone tell me about this

[jtw1313]

And why someone would frame a page from a book

 

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[unclemac]

they framed it because it could be sold for more individually than the complete folio would sell for.

 

[jtw1313]

Well that doesn't make any sense lol

 

[jtw1313]

Is it really from 1602

 

[NOLA_Ken]

Could well be from 1602, it's possible someone had a copy of the book in really bad condition and just sold the pages individually, the more ornate the page the higher the price. If you can find someone in your area that knows rare books they should be able to give you all the info on it

 

[jtw1313]

Hey Nola u like photos?

 

[SkaBa]

Well that doesn't make any sense lol

Think of it this way, you get more by selling individual pieces compared to selling the whole collection at once. Same theory.

BTW, I have collected several framed pages through the years, mainly Middle East and European.

 

[NOLA_Ken]

Hey Nola u like photos?

I do, I haven't been keeping up with that page for a while, but I plan to get back to it soon

 

[simulant]

What page?

 

[sutphin]

PAGING WHO

 

[DCMatt]

The tag on this page is misleading. The work is not Chaucer's but part of a translation of Boethius done by Chaucer @1375. Black Letter refers to the typeface used for printing well into the 17th C.

This could be a page from:
[h=2]The workes of Our Ancient and learned English Poet, Geffrey Chaucer, Geoffrey Chaucer (London: Printed by Adam Islip, 1602)[/h]So, IMO it is not an "original" folio and it is not Chaucer, per se. But it may have been printed in London in 1602.

DCMatt

 

[ARC]

DC... Where ya been man ? WB.

 

[DCMatt]

BTW - 1602 was the SECOND printing (with additions) of the 1598 book by Speght.

The tag on this page is misleading. The work is not Chaucer's but part of a translation of Boethius done by Chaucer @1375. Black Letter refers to the typeface used for printing well into the 17th C.

This could be a page from:
The workes of Our Ancient and learned English Poet, Geffrey Chaucer, Geoffrey Chaucer (London: Printed by Adam Islip, 1602)

So, IMO it is not an "original" folio and it is not Chaucer, per se. But it may have been printed in London in 1602.

DCMatt

 

[jtw1313]

Think I should take it out and see what is on the back?

 

[DCMatt]

DC... Where ya been man ? WB.

Sometimes I have to do things to pay the bills...

It would be great to get paid for doing this research but, sadly, I doubt it would pay the bills.

 

[DCMatt]

Think I should take it out and see what is on the back?

Not sure that would give you any more info and it is a high risk.

The page may well be from 1602 - which is cool - but copies of the book are out there making the single page little more than a conversation piece.

Again, just my opinion...

DCMatt

 

[ARC]

Well...
We could join up and start an online research company....
Get more bills...
And less pay...
And eventually end up right back where we are now ?

Sound like a plan ?

 

[tamrock]

Sometimes I have to do things to pay the bills...

It would be great to get paid for doing this research but, sadly, I doubt it would pay the bills.

Maybe try your hand at a professional appraiser. Not so sure that a pay the bills either

 

[ARC]

Maybe try your hand at a professional appraiser. Not so sure that a pay the bills either

heh... I can hear myself now... (English accent)*** "your crapola is worth exactly %$&^ all"

Now... as far as your Ming Dynasty vAHse (vase) goes...
I will give you a fair garage sale price of 5 U.S. Dollars.

Just kidding of course.

 

[DCMatt]

Just did a quick search. There are 6 copies of this book at University libraries within 100 miles of me. The closest is Geo Washington Univ about 6 miles away.