Illustration of a person riding a horse from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, followed by text: "He was as fresh as the month of May."
Ancient manuscript page featuring ornate, colorful initial capital letter "L" with elaborate floral and vine decorations. The text is written in a medieval script, with a modern overlay text reading "She is the mirror of all courtesy."
Manuscript page with ornate floral designs in the left margin. Handwritten text covers most of the page. A blue highlighted quote reads, "And she was as beautiful as a rose in May."
Medieval manuscript page featuring a woodcut illustration of a knight on horseback, surrounded by text from Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales." Text overlay reads: "A true, perfect noble Knight."
For #WorldComplimentDay, we’re turning to Chaucer for some Medieval praise - all quotations were curated by Dr Andrew Dunning.
📜 | MS Bodl. 686 (fol. 1r); MS Arch. Selden. B. 24 (fol. 192r); MS Rawl. D. 3 (fol. 1r); MS Douce 218 (fol. 16v).
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