Scanned from 'Old England' by Charles Knight, published in 1845. Canterbury Cathedral, Mother Church of the Anglican Communion and seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury. The Cathedral is both a holy place and part of a World Heritage Site. The Cathedral's history goes back to 597AD when St Augustine, sent by Pope Gregory the Great as a missionary, established his seat (or 'Cathedra') in Canterbury. In 1170 Archbishop Thomas Becket was murdered in the Cathedral and ever since, the Cathedral has attracted thousands of pilgrims, as told famously in Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. View more vintage engraved illustrations: Alice in Wonderland, William Shakespeare, Illustrated London News, Victorian engravings. Canterbury Cathedral Landscape Church View of Canterbury Cathedral (engraved Victorian illustration)
An engraved vintage colour illustration portrait drawing of Geoffrey Chaucer the famous English poet and author of The Canterbury Tales, from a Victorian book dated 1847 that is no longer in copyright The Canterbury Tales Bard Vertical Geoffrey Chaucer
The Monk (with his greyhounds), a character in "The Canterbury Tales", a collection of stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century and 'told' by a group of pilgrims on their way to the shrine of St Thomas à Becket at Canterbury Cathedral, Kent. This series of illustrations is from "Chaucer's Canterbury Tales", edited by John Saunders, publ. J.M. Dent & Co, 1889, and are based on those in the Ellesmere Manuscript. (Now in the public domain.) Engraved Image Engraving Greyhound Canterbury Tales - The Monk and his Greyhounds
The Nun’s Priest, a character in "The Canterbury Tales", a collection of stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century and 'told' by a group of pilgrims on their way to the shrine of St Thomas à Becket at Canterbury Cathedral, Kent. This series of illustrations is from "Chaucer's Canterbury Tales", edited by John Saunders, publ. J.M. Dent & Co, 1889, and are based on those in the Ellesmere Manuscript. (Now in the public domain.) Medieval Pilgrim Middle Ages Canterbury Tales - The Nun's Priest
The Canon's Yeoman, a character in "The Canterbury Tales", a collection of stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century and 'told' by a group of pilgrims on their way to the shrine of St Thomas à Becket at Canterbury Cathedral, Kent. This series of illustrations is from "Chaucer's Canterbury Tales", edited by John Saunders, publ. J.M. Dent & Co, 1889, and are based on those in the Ellesmere Manuscript. (Now in the public domain.) Medieval Canterbury - England Art Canterbury Tales - The Canon's Yeoman
The Prioress from The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer - Woodcut from the Caxton's Edition of 1485 Horse Printmaking Technique English Culture The Prioress
Antique illustration of Canterbury Cathedral Church Antique Sketch Antique illustration of Canterbury Cathedral
Geoffrey Chaucer depicted as a pilgrim on horseback. He was the writer of "The Canterbury Tales", a collection of stories written at the end of the 14th century, 'told' by a group of pilgrims on their way to the shrine of St Thomas by John Saunders, publ. J.M. Dent & Co, 1889, and are based on those in the Ellesmere Manuscript. (Now in the public domain.) Geoffrey Chaucer Middle Ages Men Canterbury Tales - Geoffrey Chaucer as a pilgrim on horseback