
Prester John

by Duncan1890
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Prester John
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Duncan1890
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Drawing - Illustration
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"Vintage engraving from 1876 from an original. Showing Prester John. The legends of Prester John (also Presbyter Johannes) were popular in Europe from the 12th through the 17th centuries, and told of a Christian patriarch and king said to rule over a Christian nation lost amidst the Muslims and pagans in the Orient."
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October 16th, 2020
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