Best Books of the 14th Century (63 books)

The best books published during the 14th century (January 1st, 1301 through December 31st 1400).

Most Rated Books by Year By Century
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Best Books By Century:
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19th, 18th, 17th, 16th, 15th, 14th, 13th, 12th, 11th, 10th,
9th, 8th, 7th, 6th, 5th, 4th

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80,000 to 99,999 - 100,000 to 199,999 - 200,000 to 499,999 - 500,000 to 999,999
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1	The Divine Comedy: Inferno - Purgatorio - Paradiso by Dante Alighieri 4.09 avg rating — 173,086 ratings score: 17,493, and 176 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer 3.53 avg rating — 238,321 ratings score: 16,787, and 169 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Burton Raffel (Editor) 3.76 avg rating — 78,161 ratings score: 10,823, and 110 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio 3.88 avg rating — 43,723 ratings score: 9,922, and 101 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Inferno by Dante Alighieri 4.03 avg rating — 206,891 ratings score: 9,376, and 95 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Romance of Tristan and Iseult by Joseph Bédier 3.52 avg rating — 14,887 ratings score: 3,581, and 37 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Paradise (The Divine Comedy, #3) by Dante Alighieri 3.96 avg rating — 21,898 ratings score: 3,390, and 35 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri, Volume 2: Purgatorio by Dante Alighieri 4.05 avg rating — 30,082 ratings score: 2,704, and 28 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Troilus and Criseyde by Geoffrey Chaucer 3.75 avg rating — 7,234 ratings score: 2,387, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Canzoniere: Selected Poems by Francesco Petrarca 3.91 avg rating — 1,050 ratings score: 1,934, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Revelations of Divine Love by Julian of Norwich 3.98 avg rating — 8,073 ratings score: 1,531, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Travels of Ibn Battutah by Ibn Battuta 3.90 avg rating — 2,795 ratings score: 1,361, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Piers Plowman by William Langland 3.44 avg rating — 3,111 ratings score: 1,335, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Divan by Hafez 4.66 avg rating — 7,377 ratings score: 1,153, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Three Kingdoms (4-Volume Boxed Set) by Luo Guanzhong 4.37 avg rating — 6,698 ratings score: 1,040, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Saga of King Hrolf Kraki by Jesse L. Byock (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 4.08 avg rating — 1,175 ratings score: 1,036, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, Cleanness, Patience by Unknown 4.08 avg rating — 5,821 ratings score: 984, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Tale of the Heike by Anonymous 4.05 avg rating — 1,594 ratings score: 965, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Libro de buen amor by Juan Ruiz 3.44 avg rating — 3,383 ratings score: 959, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Outlaws of the Marsh (4-Volume Boxed Set) by Shi Nai'an 4.12 avg rating — 3,115 ratings score: 943, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Essays in Idleness: The Tsurezuregusa of Kenkō by Yoshida Kenkō 3.84 avg rating — 1,925 ratings score: 774, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Petrarch's Lyric Poems: The Rime Sparse and Other Lyrics by Francesco Petrarca 4.09 avg rating — 322 ratings score: 661, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Cloud of Unknowing by Anonymous 4.04 avg rating — 4,964 ratings score: 647, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Chronicles by Jean Froissart 3.98 avg rating — 818 ratings score: 547, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Travels of Sir John Mandeville by John Mandeville 3.30 avg rating — 1,649 ratings score: 531, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Confessions of Lady Nijō by Lady Nijō 3.95 avg rating — 735 ratings score: 455, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Vie de Saint Louis by Jean de Joinville 3.81 avg rating — 83 ratings score: 421, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Beatrijs: Een Marialegende by Unknown 2.72 avg rating — 1,355 ratings score: 368, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Alliterative Morte Arthure: A New Verse Translation by Unknown 3.74 avg rating — 801 ratings score: 360, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Lanseloet van Denemerken by Hans van Dijk (Editor) 2.93 avg rating — 542 ratings score: 359, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Confessio Amantis, Volume 1 by John Gower 3.61 avg rating — 149 ratings score: 351, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Catherine of Siena: The Dialogue by Catherine of Siena 4.37 avg rating — 1,098 ratings score: 345, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	The Love of Books: The Philobiblon of Richard de Bury by Richard de Bury 3.73 avg rating — 132 ratings score: 333, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	A Treatise on God as First Principle by John Duns Scotus 3.99 avg rating — 75 ratings score: 290, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	The Muqaddimah: An Introduction to History by Ibn Khaldun 4.30 avg rating — 4,872 ratings score: 265, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Secretum by Francesco Petrarca 3.93 avg rating — 547 ratings score: 262, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Spirit of Noh: A New Translation of the Classic Noh Treatise the Fushikaden by Zeami 3.86 avg rating — 181 ratings score: 260, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Saga of Grettir the Strong by Unknown 3.91 avg rating — 1,083 ratings score: 260, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Concerning Famous Women by Giovanni Boccaccio 3.39 avg rating — 167 ratings score: 258, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Kebra Nagast by Anonymous (Translator) 3.94 avg rating — 327 ratings score: 252, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Trattatello in laude di Dante by Giovanni Boccaccio 3.87 avg rating — 393 ratings score: 238, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	The Ultimate Ambition in the Arts of Erudition: A Compendium of Knowledge from the Classical Islamic World by Shihab al-Din al-Nuwayri 3.82 avg rating — 192 ratings score: 238, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	His Poems by Dafydd ap Gwilym 4.18 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 225, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Een abel spel van Esmoreit by Unknown 2.79 avg rating — 97 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Het Abel spel "Gloriant" en de Sotternie "De Buskenblazer" by Unknown 2.72 avg rating — 39 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Sir Orfeo by Unknown 3.60 avg rating — 973 ratings score: 181, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	A Cup of Sake Beneath the Cherry Trees by Yoshida Kenkō 3.73 avg rating — 3,804 ratings score: 178, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Trionfi by Francesco Petrarca 3.72 avg rating — 122 ratings score: 169, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Elegia di Madonna Fiammetta by Giovanni Boccaccio 3.40 avg rating — 225 ratings score: 160, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	The Hitopadesa by Narayana Pandit 3.93 avg rating — 180 ratings score: 156, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	The house of fame by Geoffrey Chaucer 3.61 avg rating — 403 ratings score: 156, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	The Bruce by John Barbour 4.08 avg rating — 51 ratings score: 153, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Mélusine ou La Noble Histoire de Lusignan by Jean d'Arras 3.62 avg rating — 170 ratings score: 151, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Sir Launfal by Thomas Chestre 3.32 avg rating — 211 ratings score: 149, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	The Book of the Duchess by Geoffrey Chaucer 3.58 avg rating — 636 ratings score: 148, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	The Parliament of Birds by Geoffrey Chaucer 3.67 avg rating — 643 ratings score: 145, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	The Corbaccio, or, The Labyrinth of Love by Giovanni Boccaccio 3.57 avg rating — 60 ratings score: 130, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	جامع التواریخ جلد 4 فهرست ها by رشیدالدین فضل‌الله همدانی 3.43 avg rating — 14 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	The Hermetica: The Lost Wisdom of the Pharaohs by Tim Freke 4.16 avg rating — 1,956 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Dream Visions and Other Poems by Geoffrey Chaucer 3.85 avg rating — 512 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Een Abel spel vanden winter ende vanden somer by Unknown 2.86 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Trionfi, Rime estravaganti, Codice degli abbozzi by Francesco Petrarca really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Il Filostrato by Giovanni Boccaccio 3.45 avg rating — 89 ratings score: 54, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars