Miniature of the Breviary of Cardinal Grimani, attributed to Marciana Biblioteca of S.Marc, Venice. Fifteenth century.
The court society of the castle gathers for a ride.
Tibet. Mo divination with bones, also called Sho-mo.
Mo is a form of foresight (also known as divination) that is part of Tibetan culture and religion.
A Vanishing Figure. An Argentine Gaucho 1915.
A Gaucho wearing the chiripá, or loose over-trousers, and carrying the bolas around his waist.
Proclamation of a tournament in the ages of chivalry.
PROCLAMATION OF A TOURNAMENT.
The Society of La Calza. Association of young Venetian noblemen, 14th c.
The Society of La Calza was an association of young Venetian noblemen and a few strangers of high rank.
Musicians of the time of Edward III. England 14th century.
The plate which we give represents a group of simple musicians of the time of Edward III, and the singularity of their costume proves that a taste for the grotesque in dress had already made sensible progress at this period.
Royal Sappers and Miners. Working Dress 1854.
Royal Sappers and Miners. Working Dress 1854.
Anne Dauphine of Auvergne in armorial robe.
Anna Dauphine d’Auvergne (1358 – 1417) Countess of Forez, Comtesse de Montpensier
EDWARD III, King of England and Wales. Anjou Plantagenet dynasty.
Edward III. from the Anjou Plantagenet dynasty, is considered one of the most important English rulers of the Medieval times.
French lady of rank. 15th century nobility costume.
A noble French lady, is decked the sugar-loaf (hennin) head-dress so commonly adopted during all of the 15th century.