14th Century Collection (page 7)

Western Doorway of Church at Thann, 14 Century (engraving)
8664863 Western Doorway of Church at Thann, 14 Century (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Western Doorway of Church at Thann, 14 Century)

Tamerlan (1336 - 1405), leader of a Turkish-Mongol clan - SD engraving, 19th century
XEE5027119 Tamerlan (1336 - 1405), leader of a Turkish-Mongol clan - SD engraving, 19th century; Stefano Bianchetti

Medico-astrological treatise of Pedanius Dioscoride (Dioscorides) Anazarebus. 14th century manuscript
GIA5036766 Medico-astrological treatise of Pedanius Dioscoride (Dioscorides) Anazarebus. 14th century manuscript.; © Giancarlo Costa

Pope Clement VI uprchased the sovereignty of Avignon by Guillaume de Malesec (Malosico)
ELD4965258 Pope Clement VI uprchased the sovereignty of Avignon by Guillaume de Malesec (Malosico) from Queen Joan I of Naples in June 6, 1348 for the sum of Naples, 80, 000 crowns

Islamic architecture, Moorish art. View of the Myrtes basin in the courtyard of the Myrtes (patio of los Arrayanes)
JEB4962008 Islamic architecture, Moorish art. View of the Myrtes basin in the courtyard of the Myrtes (patio of los Arrayanes), palace Comares, one of the Nasrid palaces of the Alhambra

Islamic architecture, Moorish art. View of the Myrtes basin in the courtyard of the Myrtes (patio of los Arrayanes)
JEB4962149 Islamic architecture, Moorish art. View of the Myrtes basin in the courtyard of the Myrtes (patio of los Arrayanes), Palace Comares, one of the Nasrid palaces of the Alhambra

Feodalite: peasants (serfs) using a plow drawn by oxen to plow a field. Around 1340
NWI4892860 Feodalite: peasants (serfs) using a plow drawn by oxen to plow a field. Around 1340. Colourful engraving after an illustration of the Middle Ages.; (add.info.: Feodalite)

Procession of flagellants in a city in Europe in the 14th century. They are naked to the belt
NWI4892666 Procession of flagellants in a city in Europe in the 14th century. They are naked to the belt and whipping publicly to atone their sins

Tapestry illustrating Tarquinius Priscus. ca. 1475 (tapestry)
CUL4899025 Tapestry illustrating Tarquinius Priscus. ca. 1475 (tapestry); (add.info.: Tarquinius Priscus. ca. 1475. History of the founder and fifth king of Rome according to the account of Livy)

King Charles VI (1368-1422) in the arms of his mistress Odette de Champdivers (1390-1425)
ELD4898700 King Charles VI (1368-1422) in the arms of his mistress Odette de Champdivers (1390-1425). 19th century (engraving from "Les grandes infortunes" by Changer et Spont)

View of Mont Saint Michel (Mont-Saint-Michel), Normandy, in the Channel in the 14th century
ELD4952930 View of Mont Saint Michel (Mont-Saint-Michel), Normandy, in the Channel in the 14th century. 19th century (engraving from Les Mysteres du Grand Monde" by Fulgence Girard)

Enguerrand de Marigny (1260-1315) condemned by a commission reunited in Vincennes
ELD4952834 Enguerrand de Marigny (1260-1315) condemned by a commission reunited in Vincennes, was hanged in the Montfaucon gibet that he had eriger

Hundred Years War (1337 to 1453): Edward III of England (1312-1377) leading the English army through the Somme in
NWI4945960 Hundred Years War (1337 to 1453): Edward III of England (1312-1377) leading the English army through the Somme in France

Conference of the Duke of Gloucester, Thomas of Woodstock (1355-1397) with Irish Chiefs
NWI4945849 Conference of the Duke of Gloucester, Thomas of Woodstock (1355-1397) with Irish Chiefs, during the campaign of Richard II (1367-1400)

John I - JOHN I of Portugal, called " of Happy Memory" (1357 - 1433)
CUL4868138 John I - JOHN I of Portugal, called " of Happy Memory" (1357 - 1433). King of Portugal and Algarve (1385-1433)

Copy of the sculpture of Jeronimo Sunol (1864) that represents Dante Alighieri
CUL4855496 Copy of the sculpture of Jeronimo Sunol (1864) that represents Dante Alighieri. by Unknown Artist; (add.info.: Copy of the sculpture of Jeronimo Sunol (1864)

Great outbreak of plague of 1348: flagellants circulating in rural areas and villages by disease
ELD4852458 Great outbreak of plague of 1348: flagellants circulating in rural areas and villages by disease. Late 19th century (chromolithograph); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive

CHARLES VI of France, called " the Well-beloved" (1368-1422). King of France (1380-1422), Valois dynasty
CUL4849235 CHARLES VI of France, called " the Well-beloved" (1368-1422). King of France (1380-1422), Valois dynasty. Engraving

Marco Polo sailing in the Adriatic Sea, 19th century (engraving)
NWI4847313 Marco Polo sailing in the Adriatic Sea, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Marco Polo (1254-1324) sailing aboard Venetian ships in Korcula (Croatia) in the Adriatic Sea

Myths and legends: King Arthur's round table. Colour engraving after a 14th century miniature
NWI4929795 Myths and legends: King Arthur's round table. Colour engraving after a 14th century miniature.; (add.info.: Myths and legends: King Arthur's round table)

Philip the Bold Duke of Burgundy - Portrait of Philippe Le Hardi, Duke of Burgundy (1342-1404)
XEE5033254 Philip the Bold Duke of Burgundy - Portrait of Philippe Le Hardi, Duke of Burgundy (1342-1404). engraving of the 17th century; (add.info)

Tryptic of Santa Chiara, 1320 (painting on wood)
VEN5033999 Tryptic of Santa Chiara, 1320 (painting on wood); Museo di Storia e Arte e Orto Lapidario (Art And History Museum And Botanic Garden), Trieste, Italy; (add.info.: Tryptic of St)

Portraits of Marco Polo and Khubilai Khan, 19th century (engraving)
NWI4903617 Portraits of Marco Polo and Khubilai Khan, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Portrait of Marco Polo (1254-1324) and Khubilai Khan (1215-1294).); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Production of medals and coins in the Hotel de la Monnaie (Paris mint) and view on the right of the sovereign court of
ELD4890313 Production of medals and coins in the Hotel de la Monnaie (Paris mint) and view on the right of the sovereign court of Chambre des Monnaie, in the Palais de la Cite, Paris, 1360

The Dauphin Charles reenters Paris with 2, 000 men-at-arms, and addresses the crowd at Les Halles
3480280 The Dauphin Charles reenters Paris with 2, 000 men-at-arms, and addresses the crowd at Les Halles; Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Charles Quint, 16th century (engraving)
3733338 Charles Quint, 16th century (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Parish church Wroxton, England
3524090 Parish church Wroxton, England.; (add.info.: All Saints church of England, Parish church, Wroxton Oxfordshire, England)

Parish church Wroxton, England
3524054 Parish church Wroxton, England.; (add.info.: All Saints church of England, Parish church, Wroxton Oxfordshire, England)

Parish church Wroxton, England
3524052 Parish church Wroxton, England.; (add.info.: All Saints church of England, Parish church, Wroxton Oxfordshire, England)

Peter I King of Portugal, published in 1915 (print)
3533875 Peter I King of Portugal, published in 1915 (print); (add.info.: Peter I, 1320 - 1367, called the Just or the Cruel. King of Portugal and of the Algarves)

Parish church Wroxton, England
3524089 Parish church Wroxton, England.; (add.info.: All Saints church of England, Parish church, Wroxton Oxfordshire, England)

Parish church Wroxton, England
3524007 Parish church Wroxton, England.; (add.info.: All Saints church of England, Parish church, Wroxton Oxfordshire, England)

Literature. The Hell. Miniature in: De Casibus Virorum Illustrium, by Giovanni Boccaccio. Manuscript, Italy, XVth cent
3434373 Literature. The Hell. Miniature in: De Casibus Virorum Illustrium, by Giovanni Boccaccio. Manuscript, Italy, XVth cent. Bibl. Mazarine, Paris.; (add.info.: Litterature)

Literature. The Triumph of Love. Miniature in: The Triumphs of Petrarch. Manuscript, Italy, c.1470 Bibl
3434371 Literature. The Triumph of Love. Miniature in: The Triumphs of Petrarch. Manuscript, Italy, c.1470 Bibl. Jacquemart Andre, Paris.; (add.info.: Litterature. Bibl. Jacquemart Andre, Paris)

A Medieval manuscript
3359940 A Medieval manuscript; (add.info.: Woodcut after a Medieval manuscript. Dated 14th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Shi si jing fa hui
2626560 Shi si jing fa hui; (add.info.: Illustration from the Japanese & Chinese edition (1716) of Shi si jing fa hui, (Routes of the Fourteen Meridians and their Functions)

Shi si jing fa hui
2626556 Shi si jing fa hui; (add.info.: Illustration from the Japanese & Chinese edition (1716) of Shi si jing fa hui, (Routes of the Fourteen Meridians and their Functions)

Shi si jing fa hui
2626541 Shi si jing fa hui; (add.info.: Illustration from the Japanese & Chinese edition (1716) of Shi si jing fa hui, (Routes of the Fourteen Meridians and their Functions)

The central door and Facade of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame
3078104 The central door and Facade of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame; (add.info.: Photographic print of the central door and facade of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame)

Photographic print of the Gargoyles on the west front of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame
3077790 Photographic print of the Gargoyles on the west front of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame; (add.info.: Photographic print of the Gargoyles on the west front of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame)

Photographic print of the Gargoyles on the west front of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame
3077789 Photographic print of the Gargoyles on the west front of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame; (add.info.: Photographic print of the Gargoyles on the west front of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame)

Print of Etienne Marcel by Lucien Stephen Melingue
3077781 Print of Etienne Marcel by Lucien Stephen Melingue; (add.info.: Print of Etienne Marcel by Lucien Stephen Melingue (1841-1889) history painter French belonging to the movement academic

Robin Hood (c1250-c1350) legendary English folk hero and outlaw, champion of the poor. Early 19th century (woodcut)
536282 Robin Hood (c1250-c1350) legendary English folk hero and outlaw, champion of the poor. Early 19th century (woodcut); (add.info.: Expert with longbow and quarter-staff. Robin drawing his bow)

Portrait of Charles V Wise (1338-80) (engraving)
863587 Portrait of Charles V Wise (1338-80) (engraving); (add.info.: Charles V, the Wise (1338-80) king of France from 1364

Aristotle (384-322 BC) Ancient Greek philosopher and scientist: Allegorical illustration of Dame Justice ruling all
531075 Aristotle (384-322 BC) Ancient Greek philosopher and scientist: Allegorical illustration of Dame Justice ruling all aspects from legal justice down to personal justice and obedience

Jean Froissart (engraving)
1577050 Jean Froissart (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving of Jean Froissart (1337-1405) medieval French author. Dated 14th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

King John of Bohemia
1579455 King John of Bohemia; (add.info.: Engraving depicting King John of Bohemia (1296-1346), with the crest of vultures wings borne by him at the Battle of Crecy

Illustration of a leper with a begging bowl and rattle
1578328 Illustration of a leper with a begging bowl and rattle; (add.info.: Illustration of a leper with a begging bowl and rattle. Dated 14th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG

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The 14th century was a time of great exploration and artistic innovation. As Marco Polo embarked on his journey from Venice, the world awaited the discoveries he would make in far-off lands. The Catalan Atlas, created during this period, provided a glimpse into the medieval kingdoms of Spain and Portugal. Meanwhile, in Asia, Phra Mae Thorani's twisting hair unleashed torrents of water, symbolizing the power and unpredictability of nature. This tumultuous scene mirrored the changing political landscape as Angevin kings held territories both in France and Britain. In Europe, artists like Sandro Botticelli captured the essence of springtime in their paintings such as "Primavera. " These masterpieces transported viewers to idyllic landscapes filled with vibrant colors and blooming flowers. Closer to home in England's Derbyshire county stood the iconic Crooked Spire Church overlooking a charming town. Its unique architecture served as a reminder of centuries-old traditions that endured through time. Literature also flourished during this era with tales like "Gawain and the Green Knight" captivating audiences. Sir Gawain faced temptation from Lady Bercilak but ultimately triumphed by beheading his adversary—a testament to chivalry and honor prevailing over darkness. Even religious texts were beautifully illustrated during this period; an exquisite manuscript leaf depicting Nehemias' book showcased French craftsmanship at its finest. As we reflect on these diverse aspects of 14th-century life—exploration, artistry, literature—we gain insight into a world that laid foundations for our modern society while cherishing its rich cultural heritage.