I am trying to find the title/author of a strange book I had as a child sometime around 1988. It was somewhat dark, about a man with a black cloak wandering through (I think) the middle ages. The only name in the book I can remember was a "Madame Spatula," it may have been his wife. It was wonderfully illustrated, again, very depressing in mood and tone. It may have involved the black plague. I believe the main character died in the desert alone, his black cloak tattered and ripped from age. Between the story and the illustrations, it left quite an impression on my young mind. I'd appreciate any help on this, I don't know where else to look! Stanley