Geoffrey Chaucer, English author and poet, writer of The Canterbury Tales, first book publshed by printing press in England, 1328-1400. Copperplate engraving by Charles Knight from Samuel Woodburns Gallery of Rare Portraits Consisting of Original Plates, George Jones, 102 St Martins Lane, London, 1816.
Geoffrey Chaucer, English author and poet, writer of The Canterbury Tales, first book publshed by printing press in England, 1328-1400. Copperplate engraving by Charles Knight from Samuel Woodburns Gallery of Rare Portraits Consisting of Original Plates, George Jones, 102 St Martins Lane, London, 1816.