Prudentius is the most important Christian poet of late antiquity. Prudentius was very popular in the Middle Ages. There are more than 300 manuscripts, the oldest one from the 6th century.
A Mountaineer. Traditional Norway costume in 1896.
The portrait was probably made about the time of the battle of Poitiers
A Lapp boy. Norway 1896.
The son of King Henry II. by his celebrated mistress, Fair Rosamond. Much of romantic interest is attached to the name of Longuespee.
Head-dresses of the ladies of the 15th century. Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages by Henry Shaw
The warlike machines. Our wood-cuts represent some of the instruments used, during the middle ages, in carrying on sieges.
Richard II (Richard Plantagenet, also known as Richard of Bordeaux 1367-1400), King of England from 1377 to 1399.
King and Knight. The regal costume during the 12th and 13th centuries
Hardanger costume. Norway 1896.
