Middles Ages Collection

St. Clements Church, Hastings, 1800-65 (Watercolour)
7261305 St. Clements Church, Hastings, 1800-65 (Watercolour) by Pretty, Edward (1792-1865); 22.5x32.5 cm; Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent, UK; (add.info.: St)

Vivien, 1863 (oil on canvas)
MAN62976 Vivien, 1863 (oil on canvas) by Sandys, Anthony Frederick Augustus (1829-1904); 64x52.5 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

Court Jester dressed in red and blue wearing bells, stepping forward

Isolde writing to Tristan, 1892-1894 (engraving)
AIS5356036 Isolde writing to Tristan, 1892-1894 (engraving) by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98); (add.info.: Art Nouveau: Iseult (iseut, Yseut or Isolde) writing to Tristan

The Bishop of Tournai receiving the tithe of beer in tournai, 15th century (engraving)
3781897 The Bishop of Tournai receiving the tithe of beer in tournai, 15th century (engraving) by Unknown Artist, (15th century); (add.info)

Taillefer the Troubadour in Advance of Williams Army (colour litho)
7181631 Taillefer the Troubadour in Advance of Williams Army (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Taillefer the Troubadour in Advance of Williams Army)

Consular diptych of Boethius (ivory relief, 487)
LRI4671276 Consular diptych of Boethius (ivory relief, 487) by Italian School, (5th century); 24x18 cm; Museo di Santa Giulia, Brescia

Gloria in excelsis Deo (chromolitho)
7188643 Gloria in excelsis Deo (chromolitho) by Austrian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gloria in excelsis Deo)

Fourteenth century alphabets (colour litho)
8632944 Fourteenth century alphabets (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fourteenth century alphabets)

Decorations for the timbers of roofs and ceilings (colour litho)
8632941 Decorations for the timbers of roofs and ceilings (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Decorations for the timbers of roofs and ceilings)

Animals and birds conventionally rendered, for the decorations of walls (colour litho)
8632939 Animals and birds conventionally rendered, for the decorations of walls (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bands of elaborate designs in rich colours (colour litho)
8632931 Bands of elaborate designs in rich colours (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bands of elaborate designs in rich colours)

Brocade patterns in gold upon dark grounds (colour litho)
8632922 Brocade patterns in gold upon dark grounds (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Brocade patterns in gold upon dark grounds)

Moorish architecture in the Palace of Sintra, Portugal (colour litho)
8672948 Moorish architecture in the Palace of Sintra, Portugal (colour litho) by Gameiro, Alfredo Roque (1864-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Moorish architecture in the Palace of Sintra)

Alchemist (woodcut)
8672923 Alchemist (woodcut) by Burgkmair, Hans (c.1473-1531) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alchemist. Illustration from Geschichte der Deutschen Kultur)

Portuguese raising a stone pillar at the mouth of the River Congo, 1482 (colour litho)
8672903 Portuguese raising a stone pillar at the mouth of the River Congo, 1482 (colour litho) by Gameiro, Alfredo Roque (1864-1935); Private Collection; (add.info)

Painters (woodcut)
8672863 Painters (woodcut) by German School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Painters. Illustration from Geschichte der Deutschen Kultur)

Vehicles: Palanquin, Middle Ages (colour litho)
8659713 Vehicles: Palanquin, Middle Ages (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Palanquin, Middle Ages)

Fischerstechen / Joust (colour litho)
8666225 Fischerstechen / Joust (colour litho) by Christophe (Colomb, Georges) (1856-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fischerstechen)

Ringelstechen / Ring Riding (colour litho)
8666171 Ringelstechen / Ring Riding (colour litho) by Christophe (Colomb, Georges) (1856-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ringelstechen)

Discovery of the thermal springs of Wildbad Gastein, 680 (engraving)
8625824 Discovery of the thermal springs of Wildbad Gastein, 680 (engraving) by Geiger, Peter Johann Nepomuk (1805-80); Private Collection; (add.info)

Foundation of Melk Abbey, 1089 (engraving)
8625791 Foundation of Melk Abbey, 1089 (engraving) by Geiger, Peter Johann Nepomuk (1805-80); Private Collection; (add.info.: Foundation of Melk Abbey, Lower Austria, 1089)

Leopold V of Austria presenting the monks of Heiligenkreuz Abbey with a relic of the True Cross, 1188 (engraving)
8625853 Leopold V of Austria presenting the monks of Heiligenkreuz Abbey with a relic of the True Cross, 1188 (engraving) by Geiger

Scene from Petrarch's I Trionfi (colour litho)
8626248 Scene from Petrarch's I Trionfi (colour litho) by Italian School, (15th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Triumph of Time)

Seer presenting Attila the Hun with the sword of the god of war (engraving)
8626233 Seer presenting Attila the Hun with the sword of the god of war (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Henry the Lion, Duke of Bavaria and Saxony
7278136 Henry the Lion, Duke of Bavaria and Saxony; Private Collection; (add.info.: Henry the Lion, Duke of Bavaria and Saxony)

Fashion, eer older Spanish costume, after a painting by Titian 1533, and eer feer Spanier 1550
7278109 Fashion, eer older Spanish costume, after a painting by Titian 1533, and eer feer Spanier 1550; Private Collection; (add.info.: Fashion, eer older Spanish costume)

King Chilperic II, ca 1900 (illustration)
7422797 King Chilperic II, ca 1900 (illustration); (add.info.: History. France. Chilperic II (670-721), king of Francks. Imagery, France, ca 1900.); © Archives Charmet.

King Chilperic III, ca 1900 (illustration)
7422795 King Chilperic III, ca 1900 (illustration); (add.info.: History. France. King of francks Chilperic III (743-751). Imagery, France, ca 1900.); © Archives Charmet.

Map of the Mongol States c. 1280 AD and Marco Polo's travels. (print)
7420050 Map of the Mongol States c. 1280 AD and Marco Polo's travels. (print); (add.info.: Map of the Mongol States c. 1280 AD and Marco Polo's travels)

Woman with unicorn, 1491 (engraving)
8723998 Woman with unicorn, 1491 (engraving) by German School, (15th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman with Unicorn (Lady with Unicorn) engraving after Hortus Sanitatis

Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy (1265-1321): Dante facing the entrance of Hell
AIS5349558 Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy (1265-1321): Dante facing the entrance of Hell, from a 14th century manuscript (miniature); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; © Iberfoto.

View of the Gothic cloister of the Monastery of Santa Maria de Pedralbe founded at the beginning of the 14th century by
AIS5342024 View of the Gothic cloister of the Monastery of Santa Maria de Pedralbe founded at the beginning of the 14th century by Elisenda de Montcada in Barcelona (drawing); © Iberfoto.

Saint Peter in prison, 15th century (miniature)
AIS5340635 Saint Peter in prison, 15th century (miniature); Archivo de la Corona de Aragon, Barcelona, Spain; (add.info.: Miniature from " Misal de San Cugat del Valles "); © Iberfoto.

The Nativity, detail of an altarpiece of Saint Mary, 1420 (low relief)
AIS5340570 The Nativity, detail of an altarpiece of Saint Mary, 1420 (low relief); (add.info.: Low relief by Pere Oller Cathedral of Vic, Spain); © Iberfoto.

The harvest of ripe dates, useful against cold stomach, in "Tacuinum sanitatis" by Abu I Hasan al Mujtar Ibn
AIS5378755 The harvest of ripe dates, useful against cold stomach, in "Tacuinum sanitatis" by Abu I Hasan al Mujtar Ibn Butlan ()

"Triumph of Renown" Allegory on the frontispiece of a manuscript by Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) (1304-1374)
AIS5386913 "Triumph of Renown" Allegory on the frontispiece of a manuscript by Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) (1304-1374) 15th century.

"The Moon", 15th century illustration
AIS5386903 "The Moon", 15th century illustration; Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: The Moon. Two astronomers observe the sky)

Production of honey, illumination from "Tacuinum sanitatis"
AIS5390307 Production of honey, illumination from "Tacuinum sanitatis"; Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Production of honey)

Arcades of Notre Dame de Chartres cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France, 1194-1290 (photo)
AIS5361663 Arcades of Notre Dame de Chartres cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France, 1194-1290 (photo); Chartres Cathedral, Chartres, France; (add.info.: Gothic architecture.); © Iberfoto.

Peter I of Castile (Pedro di Castilla) (1334-1369), known as Peter the Just or the Cruel, King of Castile and Leon
AIS5380079 Peter I of Castile (Pedro di Castilla) (1334-1369), known as Peter the Just or the Cruel, King of Castile and Leon, consults his astrologer, 1864 (painting); Museo de Cadiz

"Saint John the Evangelist", miniature, 9th century
AIS5389288 "Saint John the Evangelist", miniature, 9th century; San Paolo Fuori Le Mura, Rome, Italy; (add.info)

The Council of Nicea in 325, from the Codex Albeldense, 976 (illuminated miniature)
AIS5336703 The Council of Nicea in 325, from the Codex Albeldense, 976 (illuminated miniature); Biblioteca Monasterio del Escorial, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: The Council of Nicea in 325)

Meeting between Frederic Barberossa (Federico Barbarossa) and Pope Alexander III (Alexander)
AIS5336026 Meeting between Frederic Barberossa (Federico Barbarossa) and Pope Alexander III (Alexander, Alessandro III) (1105-1181) at the Doge's Palace in Venice in 1177

Details of the portal of the cathedral St Lawrence (photo)
8766836 Details of the portal of the cathedral St Lawrence (photo) by Radovan (fl.1240); (add.info.: Details of the relief of the West portal of the cathedral of St)

The Seven Liberal Arts
3507809 The Seven Liberal Arts; (add.info.: Late 15 the century, Florentine miniature, depicting the Seven Liberal Arts.); Universal History Archive.

Characters of the old testament (low relief)
8617830 Characters of the old testament (low relief); Cite de l'architecture et du patrimoine, Paris, France; (add.info.: Characters of the old testament)

Characters of the old testament (low relief)
8617829 Characters of the old testament (low relief); Cite de l'architecture et du patrimoine, Paris, France; (add.info.: Characters of the old testament)

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Step back in time to the captivating world of the Middle Ages, where history comes alive through enchanting images and fascinating tales. In Tournai, the Bishop eagerly receives his tithe of beer, a testament to the importance of this beloved beverage even in those ancient times. Meanwhile, Taillefer the Troubadour fearlessly leads William's Army with his melodious voice echoing through the land. Amidst all the grandeur and seriousness, a Court Jester dressed in vibrant red and blue steals the show as he steps forward with mischievous glee, bells jingling merrily. The joyous sound resonates alongside "Gloria in excelsis Deo, " reminding us that amidst battles and politics, there was still room for celebration and spiritual devotion. The Consular diptych of Boethius stands as an exquisite ivory relief from 487 AD, showcasing intricate craftsmanship that has stood the test of time. Sudeley Castle emerges majestically from its surroundings; its timeless beauty captured forever in black-and-white photographs that transport us straight into its long panelled library or within its east range. As we delve deeper into this era's rich tapestry, we encounter Schermkunst - an art form combining martial skill and grace - depicted vividly in gouache paintings from 1595. These illustrations offer glimpses into a world where combat became an elegant dance. Turning pages on handwritten treasures like Treasury Book from the 14th century reveals secrets held within their delicate parchment bindings – records of wealth and power meticulously recorded by scribes' hands. Finally, our journey takes us inside Henry VII's Lady Chapel at Westminster Abbey; a solemn sanctuary filled with hallowed whispers echoing throughout centuries past. The Middle Ages beckon us to explore their complexities: knights clad in armor fighting for honor; troubadours serenading love-struck hearts; jesters bringing laughter to the court.