Rabuss
Chaucer’s Canterbury pilgrims ride again in pairs in these wood engravings from Charles Knight’s Old England of 1845. The kn...
Read moreChaucer’s Canterbury pilgrims ride again in pairs in these wood engravings from Charles Knight’s Old England of 1845. The knight rides beside the squire, the ploughman beside the shipman and the franklin beside the merchant. The parson, the clerk of Oxford, the prioress, the summoner and the pardoner represent the Church, and the Wife of Bath, the host and the cook complete the company. Several sheets carry S. Sly’s engraving credit as well as the name catalogued as Rabuss.
Chaucer’s Canterbury pilgrims ride again in pairs in these wood engravings from Charles Knight’s Old England of 1845. The knight rides beside the squire, the ploughman beside the shipman and the franklin beside the merchant. The parson, the clerk of Oxford, the prioress, the summoner and the pardoner represent the Church, and the Wife of Bath, the host and the cook complete the company. Several sheets carry S. Sly’s engraving credit as well as the name catalogued as Rabuss.