The Pardoner's 'Vernycle' and his 'Vera Icon'

Author / Editor
Rhodes, James F.

Title
The Pardoner's 'Vernycle' and his 'Vera Icon'

Published
Modern Language Studies 13:2 (1983): 34-40.

Description
Various legends, iconography, and etymology of Saint Veronica illuminate the "vernycle" emblem on the Pardoner's cap as a clue to his character and motives."

Chaucer Subjects
Pardoner and His Tale.