Geoffrey Chaucer note asking for time off work identified as his handwriting
Jul 10, 2023
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A 14th-century bureaucratic document requesting time off work for a civil servant has been identified as the only surviving handwriting of Geoffrey Chaucer, revered as the father of English literature.
While it was known that the individual seeking a leave of absence was the author of – during his 12-year employment as controller of the London Wool Quay – the application was
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