Chaucer The Pardoner

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3082 x 4019 px | 26.1 x 34 cm | 10.3 x 13.4 inches | 300dpi

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The Pardoner was a medieval cleric licensed to preach and collect money in exchange for letters of indulgence such letters were denounced by Chaucer among others

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