Anne Dauphine of Auvergne
Anne Dauphine of Auvergne in armorial robe.
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EDWARD III. king of England and Wales, 14th century.
EDWARD III. king of England and Wales Edward III. (13 November 1312 – 21 June 1377) from the Anjou Plantagenet dynasty, was king of England and Wales from 1327 to 1377… Read More
French lady of rank. 15th century nobility costume.
A FRENCH LADY OF RANK. 15th century.
Courtiers of the time of Richard II. Anjou-Plantagenêt ruling dynasty.
ABOVE all other periods in the history of England, that of the weak Richard II. was remarkable for the variety and gaiety of its fashions. The satirists and reformers of the day were zealous and loud in their outcries against the extravagance of the higher classes.
Ladies fashion of the 12th century. Virgin Mary. Anglo-Norman servants.
These figures present interesting examples of the female costume among our ancestors in the first half of the twelfth century. Illuminations of the Cottonian Manuscript Nero C. IV.
Coronation spoon of English monarchs. 12th century.
Coronation spoon of English monarchs.
Ecclesiastics of the 12th century. Bishop, monks costumes.
ECCLESIASTICS OF THE TWELFTH CENTURY. NO class of figures occurs so frequently in the illuminations of our earlier manuscripts, as those of ecclesiastics of different grades; and as the older… Read More
Ecclesiastics of the cathedral of Chartres
FIGURES OF ECCLESIASTICS. FROM THE SCULPTURES OF THE CATHEDRAL OF CHARTRES. CHARTRES is one of the most ancient and interesting towns in France. Popular traditions carry the date of the… Read More
Spanish warriors, jongleurs, minstrels in the 11th century.
The figures which form our plate represent Spanish warriors of the latter part of the eleventh century, and are interesting on account of their remarkable resemblance to the Anglo-Norman soldiers on the celebrated Bayeaux Tapestry.
Cross from Mount Athos. Monastery of Caracalla.
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