Reeve's Tale 56 About variant maps Reeve's Tale 57 Reeve's Tale 58

Reeve's Tale 57 is in 55 witnesses (Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Bw Ch Cn Cp Cx1 Cx2 Dd Dl Ds1 El En1 En2 En3 Fi Gg Gl Ha2 Ha4 Ha5 He Hg Hk Ht Ii La Lc Ld2 Ln Ma Mc Mg Mm Ne Nl Ph2 Pn Ps Pw Py Ra1 Ra3 Ry1 Ry2 Se Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 To1 Wy)

OUT 4 witnesses (Ha3 Ld1 Ox2 Ra2)


The person Edition Ad1 Ds1 Wy (The person), Ad3 Bw Ha2 Ha5 Hg Ht La Ld2 Ln Mm Ps-mod Pw Py Ra3 Ry2 Se (The ꝑson), Bo1 Cn (The parson̄), Bo2 (Þe ꝑson), Ch Sl1 To1 (The ꝑsoun), Cp En2 Ha4 Lc (The ꝑsoū), Cx1 Cx2 Ne Pn Ry1 (The parson), Dd He (The Ꝑson), Dl (Thee ꝑsovn), En1 Gl Mg (The ꝑson̄), En3 (The persoū), Fi Sl2 (The person̄), Hk (The ꝑsonne), Ii Nl (The persone), Ma (The p̉son), Ph2 (Þe p̉son̄), Ra1 (The ꝑersoū), Tc1 (The Person), Tc2 (The ꝑsone)

This person El Ps-orig (This ꝑson), Gg (This persoū)

n Mc (n)

of the toun Ad1 Bo1 Fi Hk Ra3 (of the toun̄), Edition Ad3 Ch Cx1 Cx2 Dd Ds1 El Ha2 Ha5 Hg Pn Sl1 Tc1 (of the toun), Bo2 Ht (of þe towne), Bw Ld2-mod Nl Ra1 Ry2 (of the town), Cn (of the Toun̄), Cp Ha4 Ne (of þe toun), Dl (of thee town), En1 Ii Py Ry1 Tc2 Wy (of the towne), En2 (of þe town), En3 Gg Lc Mg (of the toū), Gl Ln (of þe toun̄), He (of the Town̄), La Pw (of þe toune), Ma (of þe Toun̄), Mm (of þe town̄), Ph2 (of the tovn̄), Se Sl2 (of the town̄)

of the Ld2-orig (of the)

of ᵉ oun Mc (of ᵉ oun)

of this toun Ps (of this town), To1 (of this toun)

she was so feir Ad1 Sl1 (she was so fair), Edition Hg (she was so feir), Bo1 (she was so feir͗), Bw Ld2 Pw Py Ra3 Ry2 Tc1 (she was so faire), Dl (schee was so feyir), En2 Ha2 La To1 (sche was so faire), En3 Ps (she was so fayre), Fi (sche was so fayr͗), Gg (sche was so fayr), Gl (she was so feyre), Mm (sche was so fair͗), Ph2 (she was so feyr͗), Ry1 (sche was so Fayer)

she was feir Ad3 Dd Ht (she was fair), Bo2 Cn Hk Tc2 (she was feire), Ch Ds1 En1 Mg Pn Sl2 (she was faire), Cp (sche was fair), Cx1 Cx2 Ne Wy (she was feyr), El Nl (she was feir), Ha4 (sche was feir), Ha5 (she was fayr), He (she was feir͗), Ii Lc (she was fayre), Ln (she was fayr͗), Ma (sche was faire), Mc-mod (sche was fayr), Ra1 (sheo was feyr͗), Se (she was feyre)

was feir Mc-orig (was fayr)

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On the left hand side of the screen you will see what we call "Variant Maps." These are hypotheses of relationships among the manuscripts, created by phylogenetic software developed by evolutionary biologists to explore relationships among species. For explanation of how we use these maps see....