Shoon the Egles Fethres Brighte

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A man shuts a door and steps out into a barren landscape where an eagle comes landing close to him

So shoon the egles fethres brighte,
And somwhat dounward gan hit lighte.

Artist

Name:: Burne-Jones, Edward Coley
Dates:: 1833-1898
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: Hooper, William Harcourt
Format:: Landscape (wider)
Source:: The Boston Public Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: The works of Geoffrey Chaucer
Author:: Chaucer, Geoffrey
Publisher:: Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, 1896
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Description:

A man in a robe shuts a wooden double-door behind him and steps out into a barren, desert-like landscape where a large eagle comes landing close to him.

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