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An illustration depicting the old husband and his young bride from Chaucer's 'The Merchant's Tale...
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An illustration depicting the old husband and his young bride from Chaucer's 'The Merchant's Tale, aka January and May, 1782 (colour litho)
The keys refer to a key which May gave to her secret lover. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart by Eduard Fuchs, published 1909.
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Print and/or digital / eBook, including for use in on-line academic databases. Single use inside book. Any size. Academic, trade or self-published book. Single language only. Single territory for trade; global for academic. Print run of 1500. 5 years
