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Chaucer Reading His Poetry to the English Court
This full-page illustration depicts Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343 - 1400 CE) reading his poem Troilus and Criseyde to the court of Richard II of England (1367 - 1400 CE). This copy of Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde was made c. 1415 - 1425 CE...
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John of Gaunt
A posthumous painting of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster (1340 - 1399). John of Gaunt founded the House of Lancaster, and was a close friend of the English poet Geoffrey Chaucer (1343 - 1400). Originally erroneously attributed to Lucas...
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Ruins of Disibodenberg Monastery
The large Benedictine Monastery of Disibodenberg was built in 1108 by Archbishop Ruthard of Mainz (c. 11th Century - 1109 CE). According to tradition, St. Disibod of Ireland had settled what became known as Disibodenberg in 640 CE. Disibodenberg...
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Illustration of The Knight's Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer
A page from a 1542 edition of Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer (1343 - 1400 CE) featuring a woodcut illustration of "The Knight". This edition was edited by William Thynne (c. 16th Century - 1546 CE) and is one of the most valuable surviving...
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Title Page of Canterbury Tales
The title page from a 1542 edition of Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer (1343 - 1400 CE). This edition was edited by William Thynne (c. 16th Century - 1546 CE) and is one of the most valuable surviving manuscripts, containing also The...
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Illuminated Pages from the Romaunt of the Rose
Pages from an illuminated manuscript of the Romaunt of the Rose, c. 1440 - 1450 CE. This poem is thought to have been translated by Geoffrey Chaucer (1343 - 1400 CE) from an earlier 13th Century CE French composition. This manuscript...
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The Grail Miracle
Wall painting 'Das Gralswunder' ('The Grail Miracle') by Wilhelm Hauschild (1827-1887 CE), Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany, 1878 CE
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Parzival
Wolfram von Eschenbach's Parzival. 15th-century CE manuscript, Heidelberg, Cod. Pal. germ. 339, 135r
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Stone Face Monoliths of Palau
Considering Palau’s Earthwork Era (c. 450 BC to AD 850), the Badrulchau stone monoliths can be dated to c. 161 CE and are part of the thirty-eight monoliths on the islands of Babledaob and Oreor (Koror), twenty-eight of which had human features...
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Illustration from Le Morte D'Arthur
An illustration from a 1927 CE edition of Thomas Malory's (c. 1415 - 1471 CE) Le Morte D'Arthur. The illustration was drawn by Sir W. Russell Flint (1880 - 1969 CE) and depicts a damsel from Avalon presenting an enchanted sword to King Arthur's...
