In a Ship All Steereless

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A woman stands in a narrow boat drifting on a stormy sea, surrounded by birds

And in a ship all steereless, God woot,
They han hir set and biddeth hire lerne saille.

Artist

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

Illustration

Subject:: People
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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An anxious-looking woman stands in a narrow boat drifting on a stormy sea, surrounded by birds.

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