The Hengwrt Chaucer

This CD-Rom contains full-colour digital images and full texttranscripts of every page of this crucial early manuscript of theCanterbury Tales. A sophisticated search engine permitsretrieval of every word or phrase in Chaucer's text, with display ofeach hit in context and links to its place in the full text. Theeditor's introduction (in both English and Welsh) places the manuscriptwithin the Tales tradition; and for the purposes of comparison imagesand text of the Merthyr fragment are also presented. Images: Full-colour high-resolution digital images of all pages of the Tales; Image panner allowing easy navigation around image; page images viewable alongside text for each page. Transcripts: Full transcription of all tales and links; All tales, links, lines of verse and prose labelled according to all three major tales numbering systems. Searching and navigation: Direct to any tale and link fromdrop-down menu; Full text searchable by word and phrase; Search resultsviewable by tale or link; Hits viewable in 'key word in context' Also available: Hengwrt Chaucer Research Edition CD.This edition offers higher resolution images, fuller analytic materialsand a complete collation with the Ellesmere manuscript. System requirements: CD-ROM drive (6x or faster); 800 x 600 screen size with 16 bit or better; 32 Mb free system. WINDOWS: Windows 98 or later; MACINTOSH: Mac OS X (10.1 or later). The provided Anastasia software does not run in Classic mode. Recent internet browserrequired; all other software provided.