CROSS FROM MOUNT ATHOS. BEFORE the Christian era, Mount Athos was celebrated for the length of its shadow (ingenti tellurem proximus umbra vestit. Stat.), which was said to reach as… Read More
Category: Byzantine
Clovis first king of the Franks. Founder of the Merovingian dynasty.
History of the Frankish kingdom. Dynasty of Clovis founder of the Merovingian dynasty. The Puppet Kings, Charles Martel.
Byzantine silk fabric made in tapestry art. 11th century.
Byzantine silk fabric made in tapestry art. 11th century. Silk fabric, non-woven. Made in tapestry art. Basic and trim of the large grave cloth of the Bishop Gunther (who died… Read More
Ploughman family – Noble family (5th century)
Famille de laboureurs – Famille noble (Ve siècle). Gallic inhabitants. Merovingian
Merovingian Warrior, Bishop, King, Queen.
Merovingian. Guerrier, Evêque, Roi et Reine. 6ème siècle.
Merovingian. A lazy king’s chariot with guardians.
Char d’un roi fainéant – Au fond, char de paysan. Merovingian. A lazy king’s chariot with guardians – In the background, a peasant’s chariot.
Statue of Roman Emperor Julian in 360
Statue of Roman Emperor Julian in 360. Julian in 360 proclaims at the Palais des Thermes. Was found in 1850. Statue de l’empereur Julien, proclame en 360 au palais des Thermes.… Read More
Noble woman dress of the Carolingian period.
Noble woman dress of the Carolingian Period about 890 to 900.
Merovingian queen costume from the 5th to the 8th century.
Merovingian queen costume from the fifth to the eighth century.
Young Gallic Woman 5th to 7th century
Young Gallic Woman 5th to 7th century.