Medieval fable plumage: dark, glossy, and strutting through a Gothic farmyard.
Chanticleer is a deep red, close to maroon.
It can be described as deep, rich, dark and dim.
Set in white, because white reads best on it.
Reynard the Fox is a literary cycle of medieval allegorical Dutch, English, French and German fables. The first extant versions of the cycle date from the second half of the 12th century. The genre was popular throughout the Late Middle Ages, as well as in chapbook form throughout the Early Modern period.
Read on Wikipedia"The Nun's Priest's Tale of the Cock and Hen, Chauntecleer and Pertelote" is a narrative poem and one of The Canterbury Tales by Middle English poet Geoffrey Chaucer. Composed in the 1390s, it is a beast fable and mock epic based on an incident in the Reynard cycle. The story of Chanticleer and the Fox became further popularised in Britain through this means.
Read on WikipediaChanticleer is an American male classical vocal ensemble based in San Francisco, California, founded in 1978. It is known for its interpretations of Renaissance music, for which they were founded, but also a wide repertoire of jazz, gospel and contemporary classical music. Its name is derived from the "clear singing rooster" in Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales. The ensemble has made award-winning recordings.
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