JUNE. To June different names were given: "Weyd-monath," according to some, "because then the cattle began to weyd", that is, feed in the meadows, which at that time were usually marshes. According to others, it was called "Midsummer month." This was the time of the year at which the English commenced their long voyages, and they are represented in the woodcut in the act of cutting down and dressing trees, in order to fit out their ships.
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JUNE. To June different names were given: "Weyd-monath," according to some, "because then the cattle began to weyd", that is, feed in the meadows, which at that time were usually marshes. According to others, it was called "Midsummer month." This was the time of the year at which the English commenced their long voyages, and they are represented in the woodcut in the act of cutting down and dressing trees, in order to fit out their ships.

Date

27 sept. 2012

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection/Quint Lox Limited

Notre référence

LZT13A21_293

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

32,2Mo (1,2Mo) / 45,9cm x 17,5cm / 5424 x 2072 (300dpi)

Mots clés

June Weyd-monath cattle weyd feed meadows marshes Midsummer English commenced voyages woodcut act cutting dressing trees order ships nineteenth century engraving

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