Geoffrey Chaucer
@geoffreychaucer.bsky.social
Literary Fiend. Lover of All Things English: It's Language (Anglo-Saxon, Middle English, Early Modern and Modern), History (Pre-History through the Stuarts are most interesting), Culture, Architecture, Geography, etc.
6. The Birth of Venus through Time
The Birth of Venus by Charles Haslewood Shannon, 1923
The Birth of Venus by Charles Haslewood Shannon, 1923
January 16, 2025 at 10:19 PM
6. The Birth of Venus through Time
The Birth of Venus by Charles Haslewood Shannon, 1923
The Birth of Venus by Charles Haslewood Shannon, 1923
5. The Birth of Venus through Time
"The Birth of Venus" by Paul Joseph Blanc, 1873
"The Birth of Venus" by Paul Joseph Blanc, 1873
January 16, 2025 at 10:19 PM
5. The Birth of Venus through Time
"The Birth of Venus" by Paul Joseph Blanc, 1873
"The Birth of Venus" by Paul Joseph Blanc, 1873
4. Birth of Venus through Time
"Venus Rising from the Sea" by James McNeill Whistler, c. 1866-1870
"Venus Rising from the Sea" by James McNeill Whistler, c. 1866-1870
January 16, 2025 at 10:19 PM
4. Birth of Venus through Time
"Venus Rising from the Sea" by James McNeill Whistler, c. 1866-1870
"Venus Rising from the Sea" by James McNeill Whistler, c. 1866-1870
3. Birth of Venus through Time
"Venus sortant de l'Onde", Gustave Moreau, 1866
"Venus sortant de l'Onde", Gustave Moreau, 1866
January 16, 2025 at 10:19 PM
3. Birth of Venus through Time
"Venus sortant de l'Onde", Gustave Moreau, 1866
"Venus sortant de l'Onde", Gustave Moreau, 1866
2. Birth of Venus through Time
"The Birth of Venus", by Sandro Botticelli, c. 1484–1486
"The Birth of Venus", by Sandro Botticelli, c. 1484–1486
January 16, 2025 at 10:19 PM
2. Birth of Venus through Time
"The Birth of Venus", by Sandro Botticelli, c. 1484–1486
"The Birth of Venus", by Sandro Botticelli, c. 1484–1486
1. Birth of Venus through Time
Roman Fresco of the Birth of Venus from Pompeii, 1st Century A.D.
Roman Fresco of the Birth of Venus from Pompeii, 1st Century A.D.
January 16, 2025 at 10:19 PM
1. Birth of Venus through Time
Roman Fresco of the Birth of Venus from Pompeii, 1st Century A.D.
Roman Fresco of the Birth of Venus from Pompeii, 1st Century A.D.
Nothing can contrast the difference better between our ancestors appreciation for beauty than the Bodlian Library a mix of various buildings from various times, Palladian to English Gothic, and the brutalist modern architecture of the British National Library Library.
January 16, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Nothing can contrast the difference better between our ancestors appreciation for beauty than the Bodlian Library a mix of various buildings from various times, Palladian to English Gothic, and the brutalist modern architecture of the British National Library Library.
One of my favorite quotes from Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales (The Merchant's Tale). #Chaucer #CanterburyTales
December 14, 2023 at 1:39 PM
One of my favorite quotes from Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales (The Merchant's Tale). #Chaucer #CanterburyTales
The Progenie of Gefrey Chaucer. A Renaissance depiction shows Chaucer resting between his descendants ending in the last Yorkist claimants of the de la Poole family, murdered by the Tudors, and his brother-in-law John of Gaunt's descendants that were to become known as the House of Lancaster.
December 14, 2023 at 3:58 AM
The Progenie of Gefrey Chaucer. A Renaissance depiction shows Chaucer resting between his descendants ending in the last Yorkist claimants of the de la Poole family, murdered by the Tudors, and his brother-in-law John of Gaunt's descendants that were to become known as the House of Lancaster.