Ali Baba and the forty thieves by Walter Crane. In the Arabic version of Thousand and One Nights this story was not yet contained.
Category: Fashion History
Accessoires of the 15th century
Head-dress, Clasp for a Cloak, Rosary and Alms-box, from a painting by Van Eyck
The Garter. Orders of Knighthood.
A KNIGHT OF THE GARTER.
13th century duchess costume. Middle ages.
The picture is one of the most precious ornaments of the Academy of Fine Arts at Pisa.
Sarah Bernhardt. French actress
Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) Sarah Bernhardt (actually Marie Henriette Rosine Bernardt) was a French actress. She is considered the most famous actress of her time and was one of the first… Read More
An elegant English lady in 15th century fashion.
This costume belongs to the close of the fifteenth century, and is one of the most elegant of this epoch.
A German Falconer in the time of Frederic II, Emperor of Germany
A German Falconer in the time ofFrederic II, Emperor of Germany
Painted glass. Gilbert de Clare, 5th Earl of Gloucester
Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester of the name, was one of the principal barons who took up arms against King John. The royal line of the Plantagenets.
English kings Henry I and King John. 12th century costumes.
English kings Henry I and King John. IN one of the Cottonian manuscripts (Julius, E. IV.), a brief metrical chronicle of the kings of England, which has been attributed to… Read More
A German noble costume in the 15th century.
A GERMAN NOBLE COSTUME.