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Canterbury Tales

Eric Gill 1934 Woodblock Print Canterbury Tales The Summoner's Tale

Eric Gill 1934 Woodblock Print Canterbury Tales The Summoner's Tale

By Eric Gill

Located in London, GB

And of course Gill was publishing decorated books. His 1929 Canterbury Tales was an epic work, with a whole series of beautiful wood engravings such as this one.

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1930s Modern Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

The Canterbury Tales Vintage Poster, Cubist Style, Italian, 1970s
The Canterbury Tales Vintage Poster, Cubist Style, Italian, 1970s

The Canterbury Tales Vintage Poster, Cubist Style, Italian, 1970s

Located in Roma, IT

Vintage Poster Italian 2-Foglio (39 × 55 in.), PEA/United Artists. Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini. Italian title: I racconti di Canterbury. Bold, colorful, cubist-style illustrati...

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Vintage 1970s Italian Posters

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Paper

Proffesor Nevill Coghill
Proffesor Nevill Coghill

Proffesor Nevill Coghill

Located in Douglas, Isle of Man

Coghill co-wrote a Broadway and West End musical success Canterbury Tales receiving 4 Tony nominations. He was also Director of the Oxford University Dramatic Society.

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1940s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Old Pollard Beech at Ascot Gate Print Inscribed
Old Pollard Beech at Ascot Gate Print Inscribed

Old Pollard Beech at Ascot Gate Print Inscribed

Located in London, GB

Knotty, knarry, barreintrees old. CHAUCER'S 'Canterbury Tales'.” By James Sinclair, 14th earl of Caithness (British, 1821-1881) And William Bambridge (British, 1819-1879) Image s...

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Antique 1860s British Prints

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Paper

Steel Engraving Titled Decameron After a Painting by Franz X. Winterhalter, 1865
Steel Engraving Titled Decameron After a Painting by Franz X. Winterhalter, 1865

Steel Engraving Titled Decameron After a Painting by Franz X. Winterhalter, 1865

Located in Langweer, NL

In addition to its literary value and widespread influence (for example on Chaucer's Canterbury Tales), it provides a document of life at the time.

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Antique 1860s Prints

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Paper

Shakespeare – Twelfth Night, or What You Will; engravings by Eric Ravilious
Shakespeare – Twelfth Night, or What You Will; engravings by Eric Ravilious

Shakespeare – Twelfth Night, or What You Will; engravings by Eric Ravilious

Located in Middletown, NY

With a design concept similar to Eric Gill's Canterbury Tales, published by Gibbings [at the Golden Cockerel Press], the decorative borders relate the illustrations to the text in a....

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Early 20th Century English Books

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Gold Leaf

Seymour Easton. A Gothic Revival Ebonized Tabard Inn Library Revolving Bookcase.
Seymour Easton. A Gothic Revival Ebonized Tabard Inn Library Revolving Bookcase.

Seymour Easton. A Gothic Revival Ebonized Tabard Inn Library Revolving Bookcase.

Located in London, GB

The Tabard Inn project was named after the Southwark pub made famous by Geoffrey Chaucer on the first page of the Canterbury Tales - was devised by Seymour Eaton. His idea was for a ...

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Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Bookcases

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Oak

Ceiling Fresco
Ceiling Fresco

Ceiling Fresco

By William Russell Flint

Located in Houston, TX

Gilbert's Savoy Operas (1909) and Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales (1912).Flint was elected president of Britain’s Royal Society of Painters in watercolors (now the Royal Watercolour S...

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1960s Other Art Style Interior Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk

William Russell Flint
William Russell Flint

William Russell Flint

By William Russell Flint

Located in Houston, TX

Gilbert's Savoy Operas (1909) and Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales (1912).Flint was elected president of Britain’s Royal Society of Painters in watercolors (now the Royal Watercolour S...

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Mid-20th Century Scottish Modern Drawings

Decameron of Boccaccio, 2 Volumes, Numbered Limited Edition #483/1000
Decameron of Boccaccio, 2 Volumes, Numbered Limited Edition #483/1000

Decameron of Boccaccio, 2 Volumes, Numbered Limited Edition #483/1000

Located in valatie, NY

In addition to its literary value and widespread influence (for example on Chaucer's Canterbury Tales), it provides a document of life at the time.

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Antique Late 19th Century English Books

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Paper

Boccaccio – Douze nouvelles de Messire Jean Boccace Seigneur Florentin
Boccaccio – Douze nouvelles de Messire Jean Boccace Seigneur Florentin

Boccaccio – Douze nouvelles de Messire Jean Boccace Seigneur Florentin

Located in Middletown, NY

The book is sometimes dubbed "Umana commedia" (human comedy) and was very influential both in Italy and outside —The Canterbury Tales, for example. ALFRED LE PETIT (1841–1909) was a ...

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Early 20th Century Italian Books

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Gold Leaf

1969 Monoprint by H. Lawrence Hoffman, Signed
1969 Monoprint by H. Lawrence Hoffman, Signed

1969 Monoprint by H. Lawrence Hoffman, Signed

Located in New York, NY

Hoffman repeated the cover illustration as a smaller line drawing on the title page.[1] In 1947, he won a prestigious commission to design the cover, frontispieces and 21 full or ha...

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1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Monoprint

Trooper II

Ronald KingTrooper II, 1970

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Trooper II

Located in Kansas City, MO

Unable to publish his first book ‘The Prologue to Chaucer's Canterbury Tales’ with them, he followed through the project himself and formed Circle Press.  

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1970s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Mutinous Maids, 1974
Mutinous Maids, 1974

Mutinous Maids, 1974

By Sir William Russell Flint RA ROI

Located in Bournemouth, Dorset

His commissions included beautifully produced editions of Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales and Homer's The Odyssey, showcasing his remarkable draftsmanship and narrative sensi...

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1970s English School Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Acquiescent Angels 1974
Acquiescent Angels 1974

Acquiescent Angels 1974

By Sir William Russell Flint RA ROI

Located in Bournemouth, Dorset

His commissions included beautifully produced editions of Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales and Homer's The Odyssey, showcasing his remarkable draftsmanship and narrative sensi...

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1970s English School Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Judith - British 1929 exh. Post Impressionist art oil painting
Judith - British 1929 exh. Post Impressionist art oil painting

Judith - British 1929 exh. Post Impressionist art oil painting

By Margaret Maitland Howard

Located in Hagley, England

Holofernes is depicted in Geoffrey Chaucer's The Monk's Tale in The Canterbury Tales, and in Dante's Purgatorio, in which Holofernes is to be found on the Terrace of Pride as an exam...

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1920s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Shakespeare Globe-original modern London cityscape oil painting-contemporary art
Shakespeare Globe-original modern London cityscape oil painting-contemporary art

Shakespeare Globe-original modern London cityscape oil painting-contemporary art

By Lisa Bisbee

Located in London, Chelsea

Anyway, back to Shakespeare whose words taught me that the English language has evolved over time, and being a history nerd, I love watching the ol' movies with ol' English in the mi...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Bronze Relief Sculpture Statue Of Man And Eagle Maquette Mid-20th Century
Bronze Relief Sculpture Statue Of Man And Eagle Maquette Mid-20th Century

Bronze Relief Sculpture Statue Of Man And Eagle Maquette Mid-20th Century

By Elisabeth Frink

Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset

In the early 1980s she produced a set of three larger than life figures The Dorset Martyrs which stand on the edge of the old walled town of Dorchester on the site of the old gallows...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Hawk Bird Of Prey Framed Original Modern British Mid 20th Century Painting
Hawk Bird Of Prey Framed Original Modern British Mid 20th Century Painting

Hawk Bird Of Prey Framed Original Modern British Mid 20th Century Painting

By Elisabeth Frink

Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset

In the early 1980s she produced a set of three larger than life figures The Dorset Martyrs which stand on the edge of the old walled town of Dorchester on the site of the old gallows...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Animal Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

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Bronze Statue of Geoffrey Chaucer
Bronze Statue of Geoffrey Chaucer

Bronze Statue of Geoffrey Chaucer

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H 12.5 in W 7 in D 5 in

Bronze Statue of Geoffrey Chaucer

Located in Salt Lake City, UT

Here Chaucer, the famous English poet, is portrayed in his traditional robes and head covering, holding a copy of his seminal work Canterbury Tales while resting against a column als...

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Antique Late 19th Century American Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Vintage Red Leather Doublet from the Royal Shakespeare Theater
Vintage Red Leather Doublet from the Royal Shakespeare Theater

Vintage Red Leather Doublet from the Royal Shakespeare Theater

Located in New York, NY

This buttery soft blood red leather jacket was created for the character of Arcite from "The Canterbury Tales" performed at the Royal Shakespeare Theater.

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Late 20th Century British Doublets

Handmade Leather and Lead Chair by Pedro da Costa Felgueiras
Handmade Leather and Lead Chair by Pedro da Costa Felgueiras

Handmade Leather and Lead Chair by Pedro da Costa Felgueiras

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H 35.08 in W 20.12 in D 17.17 in

Handmade Leather and Lead Chair by Pedro da Costa Felgueiras

By Pedro da Costa Felgueiras

Located in London, GB

Inspired by characters from the seminal Medieval text The Canterbury Tales. This chair entitled “The Parson” is finished in plain ash with a leather top and lead base.

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21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Chairs

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Lead

Handmade Chair in Leather and Copper by Pedro da Costa Felgueiras
Handmade Chair in Leather and Copper by Pedro da Costa Felgueiras

Handmade Chair in Leather and Copper by Pedro da Costa Felgueiras

By Pedro da Costa Felgueiras

Located in London, GB

Inspired by characters from the seminal medieval text the Canterbury tales. This chair entitled “Madame Eglantyne” is finished in navy painted ash with a leather seat and copper base...

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21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Chairs

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Copper

Monumental Copper Brutalist Sculpture 'Chanticleer' by Fred Holschuh
Monumental Copper Brutalist Sculpture 'Chanticleer' by Fred Holschuh

Monumental Copper Brutalist Sculpture 'Chanticleer' by Fred Holschuh

By George Frederick Holschuh 1

Located in Long Beach, CA

Chanticleer is a reference to the Canterbury Tales specifically the Nuns Priest Tale, in which Chanticleer is a proud rooster. 80" tall x 43" wide x 78" deep.

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Sculptures

Handmade Leather and Gold Leaf Chair with Yellow Lacquer
Handmade Leather and Gold Leaf Chair with Yellow Lacquer

Handmade Leather and Gold Leaf Chair with Yellow Lacquer

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H 35.08 in W 20.12 in D 17.17 in

Handmade Leather and Gold Leaf Chair with Yellow Lacquer

By Pedro da Costa Felgueiras

Located in London, GB

Inspired by characters from the seminal Medieval text The Canterbury Tales. This chair entitled “Wife of Bath” is finished in Navy painted ash with a leather top and gold strip at th...

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21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Chairs

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Gold Leaf

Elisabeth Frink aquatint for 'The Prologue from the Canterbury Tales', signed
Elisabeth Frink aquatint for 'The Prologue from the Canterbury Tales', signed

Elisabeth Frink aquatint for 'The Prologue from the Canterbury Tales', signed

By Elisabeth Frink

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

Dame Elisabeth Jean Frink CH DBE RA (British, 1930 – 1993) The Prologue from the Canterbury Tales aquatint signed, numbered and inscribed ‘40/50….

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20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Aquatint

Five Gothic Drawings of Medieval Figures on Horseback from 'Canterbury Tales'
Five Gothic Drawings of Medieval Figures on Horseback from 'Canterbury Tales'

Five Gothic Drawings of Medieval Figures on Horseback from 'Canterbury Tales'

Located in London, GB

The drawings have strong resemblance to the pilgrims who journey like in Geoffrey Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales', 1387-1400. They are newly framed in black picture frames with black pa...

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Late 20th Century European Gothic Drawings

Four Gothic Drawings of Medieval Riders on Horseback from the 'Canterbury Tales'
Four Gothic Drawings of Medieval Riders on Horseback from the 'Canterbury Tales'

Four Gothic Drawings of Medieval Riders on Horseback from the 'Canterbury Tales'

Located in London, GB

The drawings have strong resemblance to the pilgrims who journey like in Geoffrey Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales', 1387-1400. They are newly framed in black picture frames with black pa...

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Late 20th Century European Gothic Drawings

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Paper

Four Gothic Drawings of Medieval Men on Horseback from the 'Canterbury tales'
Four Gothic Drawings of Medieval Men on Horseback from the 'Canterbury tales'

Four Gothic Drawings of Medieval Men on Horseback from the 'Canterbury tales'

Located in London, GB

The drawings have strong resemblance to the pilgrims who journey like in Geoffrey Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales', 1387-1400. They are newly framed in black picture frames with black pa...

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Late 20th Century European Gothic Drawings

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Paper

A design for a theatre production of the Canterbury Tales, Polish
A design for a theatre production of the Canterbury Tales, Polish

A design for a theatre production of the Canterbury Tales, Polish

By Jan Sawka

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

This is a design for a polish poster for the theatre production of the canterbury tales by geoffrey chaucer Designed by jan sawka, 1976 84 x 60cm. 87.8 x 61.5cm.

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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Collection Gilt Leather Bound Library Book Twenty Seven Volumes
Collection Gilt Leather Bound Library Book Twenty Seven Volumes

Collection Gilt Leather Bound Library Book Twenty Seven Volumes

Located in Tarry Town, NY

Include: The return of the Native By Thomas Hardy - Swann's Way by Marcel Proust - Aristotle" Rhetoric on poetics"- Crime & punishment by Feodor Dostoevsky - A Farewell to Arms by Er...

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20th Century Books

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Paper, Leather

Clarissa Impatient - Watercolor, Nude Figure in Coastal Landscape by W R Flint
Clarissa Impatient - Watercolor, Nude Figure in Coastal Landscape by W R Flint

Clarissa Impatient - Watercolor, Nude Figure in Coastal Landscape by W R Flint

By William Russell Flint

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Arnold's Poems, Kingsley's Heroes, Malory's Mort d'Arthur and Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Museum and Gallery Holdings Birmingham (Mus. and AG): Shipyard Gleaners (1924-1925, oil on c...

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1930s Post-Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Antique Watercolor by William Russel Flint of Aiguss Mortes Dated 1920
Antique Watercolor by William Russel Flint of Aiguss Mortes Dated 1920

Antique Watercolor by William Russel Flint of Aiguss Mortes Dated 1920

By William Russell Flint

Located in London, GB

Gilbert's Savoy Operas (1909), Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur (1910–1911) and Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales (1912). Flint was elected president of Britain's Royal Society...

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Vintage 1920s British Paintings

Storm on the Liguarian coast, 1954, Santa Margherita, Italy. Original Watercolor
Storm on the Liguarian coast, 1954, Santa Margherita, Italy. Original Watercolor

Storm on the Liguarian coast, 1954, Santa Margherita, Italy. Original Watercolor

By William Russell Flint

Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset

Gilbert's Savoy Operas and Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. In 1905 Russell Flint married an admiral's daughter, Sibylle Sueter.

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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Eric Gill 1934 Woodblock Print The Yeoman's Tale, 'W' Initial letter

Eric Gill 1934 Woodblock Print The Yeoman's Tale, 'W' Initial letter

By Eric Gill

Located in London, GB

And of course Gill was publishing decorated books. His 1929 Canterbury Tales was an epic work, with a whole series of beautiful wood engravings such as this one.

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1930s Modern Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

The Complete Works of Geoffrey Chaucer
The Complete Works of Geoffrey Chaucer

The Complete Works of Geoffrey Chaucer

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H 7.5 in W 5.5 in D 2 in

The Complete Works of Geoffrey Chaucer

Located in Middletown, NY

Widely considered the "father of English literature", Geoffrey Chaucer (1340s – 1400) is best known for The Canterbury Tales. He is seen as crucial in legitimising the literary use o...

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Antique Late 18th Century English Books

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Leather, Paper

Switzerland Swiss Folk Art Print Artist Arthur Szyk Judaica Cartoonist
Switzerland Swiss Folk Art Print Artist Arthur Szyk Judaica Cartoonist

Switzerland Swiss Folk Art Print Artist Arthur Szyk Judaica Cartoonist

By Arthur Szyk

Located in Surfside, FL

The artist returned to book illustrations, working for example on The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer and, most notably, books telling Bible stories, such as Pathways through th...

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Early 20th Century Folk Art More Prints

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Color

U.S.S.R Russian Folk Art Print Judaica Jewish Artist Cartoonist Arthur Szyk
U.S.S.R Russian Folk Art Print Judaica Jewish Artist Cartoonist Arthur Szyk

U.S.S.R Russian Folk Art Print Judaica Jewish Artist Cartoonist Arthur Szyk

By Arthur Szyk

Located in Surfside, FL

The artist returned to book illustrations, working for example on The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer and, most notably, books telling Bible stories, such as Pathways through th...

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Early 20th Century Folk Art More Prints

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Color

Shehecheyanu Prayer, Folk Art Judaica Polish Jewish Prayer Print Arthur Szyk
Shehecheyanu Prayer, Folk Art Judaica Polish Jewish Prayer Print Arthur Szyk

Shehecheyanu Prayer, Folk Art Judaica Polish Jewish Prayer Print Arthur Szyk

By Arthur Szyk

Located in Surfside, FL

The artist returned to book illustrations, working for example on The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer and, most notably, books telling Bible stories, such as Pathways through th...

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Early 20th Century Folk Art More Prints

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Color

Reasons to be Cheerful, Mychael Barratt, Limited Edition Silkscreen Print, Citys
Reasons to be Cheerful, Mychael Barratt, Limited Edition Silkscreen Print, Citys

Reasons to be Cheerful, Mychael Barratt, Limited Edition Silkscreen Print, Citys

By Mychael Barratt

Located in Deddington, GB

The Michelin man on the bike is from one of its stained glass windows) Big Draw (The Big Draw is a visual literacy charity and annual festival run by the Campaign for Drawing) Bird M...

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21st Century and Contemporary Interior Prints

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Archival Paper, Screen

3 Volumes, Geoffrey Chaucer, the Canterbury Tales
3 Volumes, Geoffrey Chaucer, the Canterbury Tales

3 Volumes, Geoffrey Chaucer, the Canterbury Tales

Located in New York, NY

Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales. Bound in 3/4 red morocco and marbled boards, the spines display raised bands, floral panel details, bordering, and label lettering, all gilt-t...

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Antique Mid-19th Century British Books

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Leather

5 Volumes, T. Tyr Whitt, The Canterbury Tales of Chaucer
5 Volumes, T. Tyr Whitt, The Canterbury Tales of Chaucer

5 Volumes, T. Tyr Whitt, The Canterbury Tales of Chaucer

Located in New York, NY

5 Volumes. T. Tyrwhitt. The Canterbury Tales of Chaucer. With an essay upon his language and her Versification, an introductory discourse, notes, and a glossary.

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Antique 19th Century European Books

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Leather

Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales
Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales

Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales

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H 9 in W 1.75 in L 9 in

Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales

Located in New York, NY

Illustrated in color by W. Russell Flint. Bound in full tree calf by Riviere, all edges gilt, raised bands, ornate gilt on spine. Published: London: Jonathan Cape & The Medici So...

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Vintage 1920s Books

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Leather

5 Volumes. Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales.
5 Volumes. Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales.

5 Volumes. Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales.

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H 6.5 in W 1 in D 4.25 in

5 Volumes. Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales.

Located in New York, NY

5 Volumes. Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales. Bound in full brown morocco with the raised band spines labeled in gilt-tooling.

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Antique Early 19th Century English Books

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Leather

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