A Knight of the Order of the Garter. British order of chivalry. The accompanying plate represents the dress of a Knight of the Garter about the time of Edward IV. or Richard III.
The Garter. Orders of Knighthood.
Category: Fashion History
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 (1844-1923). French actress
Sarah Bernhardt (actually Marie Henriette Rosine Bernardt) was a French actress. She is considered the most famous actress of her time.
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.
The court society of the castle gathers for a ride.
Miniature of the Breviary of Cardinal Grimani, attributed to Marciana Biblioteca of S.Marc, Venice. Fifteenth century.
Proclamation of a tournament in the ages of chivalry.
PROCLAMATION OF A TOURNAMENT.