DURING near three centuries, scarcely any single literary production enjoyed so great a popularity as the French poem called the Roman de la Rose.
Old Age and Poverty from famous The Romance of the Rose.
Category: 15th Century
Costumes and Fashion during the 15th century. Fashion of the late Gothic, Italian Renaissance.
Heyday of the Burgundian fashion.
A princely gathering. Middle Ages France 14th and 15th century.
A doctor of rights. Women’s costumes. A princely gathering. At that time, people looked less at wealth than at the number of costumes.
War costumes in the Middle Ages. Flags, banners, standards.
War costumes of the Middle ages. France 12th, 13th and 14th centuries. Weapons from the 12th to 15th centuries. Armor, weapons, flags, banners, standards.
The Venetian gondola and gondolier in the 15th century.
Costumes historiques des XIIIe, XIVe et XVe siècles. Gondole Vénitienne. The Venetian gondola and gondolier in the 15th century.
The Book of Kings. Page from the Shahnameh. Persian art, 15th century.
The Shahnameh is the longest epic poem in the world written by a single poet. It is considered as a literary masterpiece.
Odette de Champdivers called La Petite Reine and Charles VI.
In the days of the Capetian Kings. Odette de Champdivers called La Petite Reine, was mistress of the mad French king Charles VI.
Accessoires of the 15th century
Head-dress, Clasp for a Cloak, Rosary and Alms-box, from a painting by Van Eyck
An English lady in 15th century fashion. Tudor costume.
AN ENGLISH LADY. Late medieval, Renaissance, Tudor, Burgundy
A German noble costume in the 15th century.
A GERMAN NOBLE COSTUME.
Proclamation of a tournament in the ages of chivalry.
PROCLAMATION OF A TOURNAMENT.