Miniature of the Breviary of Cardinal Grimani, attributed to Marciana Biblioteca of S.Marc, Venice. Fifteenth century.
Life in a medieval castle. The court society of the castle gathers for a ride.
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A Tibetan Fortune Teller in 19th century.
A Tibetan Fortune Teller
Proclamation of a tournament in the ages of chivalry.
PROCLAMATION OF A TOURNAMENT.
Royal Sappers and Miners. Working Dress 1854.
Royal Sappers and Miners. Working Dress 1854.
Anne Dauphine of Auvergne in armorial robe.
Anne Dauphine of Auvergne
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.
