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1. Chaucer Chaucer 14c. urban. Town. Italy. Chaucer and his world 14c. urban. Town. Italy. Chaucer and his world The city of Florence, as Chaucer saw it.
2. 06chaucer 06chaucer Aristocracy. 14c. Warfare. Domestic. Chaucer and his world Chaucer-6 Bodiam Castle, Sussex. Moat an open sewer. Modern fortress in Chaucer's day.
3. 14chaucer 14chaucer Chaucer and his world Chaucer-14 Stained glass virgin and child. In best 14c stained glass, a movement away from stiffness and sytlization; instead, one can detect a growing realism and delicacy of feeling, as here in the intimacy...
4. 09chaucer 09chaucer Commerce. Nutrition. 14c. Market. Chaucer and his world Chaucer-9 Mr. Chaucer takes Geoffrey to the butchers.
5. 21chaucer 21chaucer Ms.Cod.Marc.Lat.I, 99, f.8v.Bibllioteca Nazionale marciana, Venice. Aristocracy. 15c 14c Chaucer and his world Chaucer-21 On huntyng be they riden roially. All clases loved hunting, tho the poor cld not enjoy the sumptuous day long sport of the nobility, and Chaucer hardly idealizes it as he does virtuous poverty....
6. Catalogue of Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Mass., 1899-1900 Catalogue of Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Mass., 1899-1900 Mount Holyoke College--Curricula; The catalog of the Mount Holyoke Female Seminary for 1899-1900, contains lists of the trustees, teachers, and students by class. It also describes the courses of study and rules and regulations governing...
7. Chaucer Chaucer 14c. peasantry. Agriculture. Medieval.Chaucer and his world A scene of Farming work.
8. 02chaucer 02chaucer Agriculture. 14c. Peasantry. Farming. Chaucer and his world Chaucer-2 Medieval Fields, ridge and furrow plowing, NE of Podbury, Buckinghamshire.
9. 08chaucer 08chaucer Women. Prostitution. Sexuality. Fornication. 14c. Chaucer and his world Chaucer-8 An embarrassing moment in a medieval brothel. From E.J. Burford, The Horrible Synne, 1973, noted as from an engraving by the Master of the Banderoles. Burford notes that "The handsome young nobleman...
10. 10chaucer 10chaucer Aristocracy. Court life. 14c 15c clergy and laity. Laity v. Clergy. Monastic Ideal. Lincoln Cathedral Library. Chaucer and his world Chaucer-10 Courtier talking to monk, with devil pricking his cloak. Courtier may wish to pursue ideals of monk, but lifestyle of court, its preoccupation with appearance, status and acquisition of wealth,...
11. 11chaucer 11chaucer 14c. Learning. Literacy. Chaucer and his world Chaucer-11 Boys at school. Education.
12. 13chaucer 13chaucer Manufacture. 14c 15c crafts industry warfare economy armor. Ms.Amb.317.2, f.10r, Stadbibliothek, Nuremberg. Chaucer and his world Chaucer-13 The hauberk, made entirely of steel links, was an essential part of a knight's equipment during the Hundred Years War. Since each link had to be attached by hand, a small army of craftsmen such...
13. 15.1chaucer 15.1chaucer 14c. Governance. Political Ideals. Chaucer and his world Chaucer-15(1) Left hand plate. Lorenzetti's fresco in the Town Hall, Siena, showing the effects of "Good Government" on the Town and countryside.
14. 15.2chaucer 15.2chaucer 14c. Governance. Political Ideals. Chaucer and his world Chaucer-15(2) Right hand plate. Lorenzetti's fresco in the Town Hall, Siena, showing the effects of "Good Government" on the Town and countryside.
15. 15chaucer 15chaucer 14c. Governance. Political Ideals. Chaucer and his world Chaucer-15(1) and 15(2) 1 is left hand plate, and 2 is right hand plate. Lorenzetti's fresco in the Town Hall, Siena, showing the effects of "Good Government" on the Town and countryside.
16. 16chaucer 16chaucer Work. Labor. Family Domestic Chaucer and his world Chaucer-16 Domestic Scene, Feb, May, Sept, reflect the activities of the turning year and the cycle of life. From the 15c, calendar of Charles d'Angouleme. Ms. lat.1173, f.1, 2v, 5. Bibliotheque Nationale....
17. 18chaucer 18chaucer Work labor 14c 15c peasantry agrarian agriculture countryside BL. Ms. Add. 47682, f.6 Chaucer and his world Chaucer-18 Peasant activities -- ploughing, sowing, hoeing, carding wool, pruning, and spinning.
18. 19chaucer 19chaucer Social criticism. poverty. Wealth. Social tension. Idealization of poverty. Virtuous poor. Sin of avarice. Heaven and Hell. 14c 15c Ms.Add. 28162, f.10v, British Library. Chaucer and his world Chaucer-19 God's blessing on the poor, while devils preside over rich man's feast.
19. 20chaucer 20chaucer Peasantry, 14c 15c countryside Ms. Cod.Marc.Lat.I, 99, f.2v, Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Venice. Chaucer and his world Chaucer-20 'The swerd of wynter, keene and coold' -- the hardships of winter accentuated the plight of the poor. Scene of peasant household in winter.
20. 07chaucer 07chaucer Drinking. Brewing. 14c. Recreation. Nutrition. Chaucer and his world Chaucer-7 Draught of moist and corny ale. One of the very fine series of misericords in the church of St Lawrence, Ludlow, Shropshire.
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