Title(s): Canterbury, Ellesmere, Hengwrt

The Canterbury Tales
The title describes the journey that the storyteller will take as well as the tales they will tell. The pilgrims are journeying to Canterbury, which is a holy site in England. The journey is meant to be a spiritual journey to move from sin to salvation (Fischer, 2006).

Stafford Chaucer
Before the manuscript was named Ellesmere Chaucer, it was named Stafford Chaucer--as manuscripts were usually refered to stafford manuscripts from 1803-1833. (Schulz 50).

Ellsmere Chaucer
The Ellsmere Chaucer was named after an Earl--Egerton, Earl of Ellesmere. He obtained possesion of the Bridgewater House Library until the first World War (Schulz 50)