Syria during the period of the crusades, 1096-1291. The crusades. The county of Edessa. The principality of Antioch. The county of Tripoli.
The kingdom of Jerusalem. List of places and names.
Historical atlas of the principality of Antioch.
Category: Fashion History
Carolingian 768 – 814. The Frankish power.
The Frankish power. The Byzantine Empire. The Scandinavian kingdoms. The Norwegian coast-lands. The Caliphate of the Omayads.
Renaissance helmets of the 15th century.
Museum Armeria real de Madrid, Spain. Capeline – Morion, Casque à visière et autres’ (Capeline Helmet, Morion Helmet, Visor Helmets).
Charles I and The English Civil War 1642-1649.
The English Civil War was fought 1642-1649 between supporters of King Charles I of England (“Cavaliers”) and those of the English Parliament (“Roundheads”).
Open, low-cut little dress, 1780.
Open, low-cut little dress. Relaxation in the Bois de Boulogne.
Edmund Spenser. The Fairy Queen. Florimel and the Witch.
The Faerie Queene is his most important contribution to English poetry which is linked here with the Arthurian legend.
Man in a chenille. Cabinet des modes, ou Les modes nouvelles.
Homme en chenille. Cabinet des Modes 1785.
Antonio Tebaldeo. Italian poet of the renaissance. 16th century.
Antonio Tebaldeo (1463–1537) was born in Ferrara, where he was an educator of Isabella d’Este and then secretary of Lucretia Borgia later. Successor of Francesco Petrarch.
Isabella d’Este. La donna del mondo prima.
Isabella d’Este known as The First Lady of the Renaissance with a balzo, the famous Capigliari headdress.
Guard of the king. The Corps of the 200 Gentlemen. France 1570.
Garde du Roi, Corps des 200 Gentilshommes. Guard of the king. The Corps of the 200 Gentlemen. France Military 1570.