Items matching monks taken from Hone’s Everyday Book (1826)

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Pictures from The Everyday Book and Table Book, by William Hone, 1826, London.

The illustrations are probably by George Cruikshank.

There is also an entry in the Nuttall Encyclopædia for William Hone and another for George Cruikshank.

The book has been scanned entirely and low-resolution page images of the full book are online hosted by Google.

December

Hone’s Everyday Book (1826)

(page 1543)An old tonsured man wearing a monk’s robe and a gown is supping lustily from a giant bowl of liquid. He rides a goat, representing the lasciviousness of the festivals at December.A poem un [...]

Keywords: people, bowls, winter, animals, goats, monks, calendars, months, december, christmas

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Added: 2006-01-09

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Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

November

Hone’s Everyday Book (1826)

A portly man sits astride a bearded centaur. The centaur is wearing a helmet and carrying a spear. The mean wears a monk’s tunic and is mopping his tonsured brow. A poem underneath the image: NOVEMBER [...]

Keywords: people, centaurs, spears, monks, calendars, months, november

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Added: 2006-01-09

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Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

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