Template:RQ:Chaucer Canterbury Tales/documentation

Usage
This template may be used on Wiktionary entry pages to quote 's book  which was written 1387–1400 and first published by in 1478. No online version of this text is currently available, but the template can be used to create a link to online versions of the work at Google Books, the Internet Archive, and the National Library of Wales:


 * c. 1400–1410 version: the Hengwrt Chaucer.
 * 1542 version: The Workes of Geffray Chaucer edited by.
 * 1860 version:
 * Volume I.
 * Volume II.
 * Volume III.

If the meaning of the Hengwrt Chaucer and 1542 version is difficult to make out, consult the 1860 version.

Parameters
The template takes the following parameters:


 * Hengwrt Chaucer (c. 1400–1410)
 * version – mandatory: if quoting from the Hengwrt Chaucer, specify Hg.
 * 1 or title – mandatory: the title of the "Canterbury tale" or story quoted from, as shown in the first column of the table in the next section.
 * 2 or folio, and verso – the work is numbered by folios rather than page numbers. The folio number have been indicated by the National Library of Wales in a panel on the left side of the screen. Use 2 or folio to indicate the folio number in Arabic numerals, and if quoting from a verso (left-hand) page specify 1 or yes; if verso is omitted, the template indicates that a recto (right-hand) page is quoted. If quoting a range of folios, for example, "folios 10, verso – 11, recto", note the following:
 * Use folio and verso to specify the folio at the start of the range, and folioend and versoend (if required) to specify the folio at the end of the range.
 * In addition, use folioref and versoref to indicate the page to be linked to (usually the page on which the Wiktionary entry appears). (If quoting a recto page, omit versoend and versoref.)
 * url – mandatory in some cases: The URL of the webpage to be linked to, like this: https://viewer.library.wales/4628556#?c=&m=&s=&cv=14&manifest=https%3A%2F%2Fdamsssl.llgc.org.uk%2Fiiif%2F2.0%2F4628556%2Fmanifest.json&xywh=-623%2C-219%2C5675%2C5950. This parameter must be specified to have the template link to the online version of the work.


 * 1542 version
 * 1 or title – mandatory: the title of the "Canterbury tale" or story quoted from, as indicated in the first column of the following table:


 * 2 or folio, and verso – mandatory in some cases: the work is numbered by folios rather than page numbers. The folio number is indicated on the top right corner of each recto (right-hand) page. Use 2 or folio to indicate the folio number in lowercase Roman numerals, and if quoting from a verso (left-hand) page specify yes; if verso is omitted, the template indicates that a recto (right-hand) page is quoted. If quoting a range of folios, for example, "folios x, verso – xi, recto", note the following:
 * Use folio and verso to specify the folio at the start of the range, and folioend and versoend (if required) to specify the folio at the end of the range.
 * In addition, use folioref and versoref to indicate the page to be linked to (usually the page on which the Wiktionary entry appears). (If quoting a recto page, omit versoend and versoref.)
 * These parameters must be specified to have the template link to the online version of the work.


 * section and url – mandatory in some cases: the pages of the Prologue (often known as the ) are unnumbered. Use section to specify the section heading of the Prologue quoted from (for example, The Person (that is, "The Parson"), and url to manually specify the URL of the webpage to link to (for example, https://archive.org/details/workesofgeffrayc00chau/page/n19/mode/1up).
 * column or columns – the column number(s) of the work quoted, either 1 or 2.


 * 1860 version
 * version or year – mandatory: specify 1860 or 1860 to have the template link to this edition of the work. If the parameter is omitted, the template defaults to the 1542 edition.
 * 1 or title – the title of the "Canterbury tale" or story quoted from, as follows:


 * If this parameter is omitted, the template defaults to the story titles as indicated in the Hengwrt Chaucer and 1542 version, which will be inaccurate.


 * volume – mandatory: the volume number of the work quoted from in uppercase Roman numerals, either I, II, or III.
 * 2 or page, or pages – mandatory in some cases: the page number(s) quoted from. When quoting a range of pages, note the following:
 * Separate the first and last pages of the range with an en dash, like this: 10–11.
 * You must also use pageref to specify the page number that the template should link to (usually the page on which the Wiktionary entry appears).
 * These parameters must be specified to have the template link to the online version of the work.


 * All versions
 * section – if a story is subdivided into sections, section can also be used to specify the section quoted from.
 * line or lines – the line number(s) of the work quoted.
 * 3, text, or passage – a passage to be quoted from the work.
 * 4, t, or translation – a translation of the passage quoted into contemporary English.
 * footer – a comment about the passage quoted.
 * brackets – use on to surround a quotation with brackets. This indicates that the quotation either contains a mere mention of a term (for example, "some people find the word manoeuvre hard to spell") rather than an actual use of it (for example, "we need to manoeuvre carefully to avoid causing upset"), or does not provide an actual instance of a term but provides information about related terms.
 * termlang – by default, the template categorizes entries on which it is placed into Category:Middle English terms with quotations. To have the template categorize an entry into Category:English terms with quotations instead, use en.

Examples

 * Hengwrt Chaucer
 * Wikitext:
 * ; or
 * Result:
 * Result:


 * 1542 edition, Prologue
 * Wikitext:
 * ; or
 * Result:
 * Result:


 * 1542 edition, main text
 * Wikitext:
 * ; or
 * Result:
 * Result:


 * Wikitext:
 * Result:


 * 1860 edition
 * Wikitext:
 * ; or
 * Result:
 * Result: