8th Century Collection (page 2)

Jade mask of the bat god (Bat), from Monte Alban, Mexico, 6th-8th century (jade)
AIS5377143 Jade mask of the bat god (Bat), from Monte Alban, Mexico, 6th-8th century (jade); Museo Nacional de Antropologia, Mexico City, Mexico; © Iberfoto.

Saxon king in chainmail tunic with double-edged sword and shield, and Anglo-Saxon king of the Heptarchy, 8th century
FLO4623233 Saxon king in chainmail tunic with double-edged sword and shield, and Anglo-Saxon king of the Heptarchy, 8th century

Saint Zechariah, pope from 741 to 752, 1932 (engraving)
DUV4202432 Saint Zechariah, pope from 741 to 752, 1932 (engraving) by Neziere, Raymond de la (1865-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saint Zechariah, pope from 741 to 752)

Map showing the area more or less under Frankish dominion in the time of Charles Martel, 8th century, 1936
7125148 Map showing the area more or less under Frankish dominion in the time of Charles Martel, 8th century, 1936; (add.info)

Castle of the Moors, dating from the 8th or 9th century, Sintra, Portugal (b/w photo)
6436314 Castle of the Moors, dating from the 8th or 9th century, Sintra, Portugal (b/w photo); (add.info.: Sintra, Lisbon Province, Portugal. Castelo dos Mouros)

The bronze statue of Charlemagne, digital improved reproduction of an original print 1880
7278160 The bronze statue of Charlemagne, digital improved reproduction of an original print 1880; Private Collection; (add.info.: The bronze statue of Charlemagne)

Mosaic painting, St. Peter presents the flag of to Leo III
7278130 Mosaic painting, St. Peter presents the flag of to Leo III; Private Collection; (add.info.: Mosaic painting, St. Peter presents the flag of to Leo III)

The Holy Face of Lucca, St. Martin's cathedral, Italy. c. 770-880
7264830 The Holy Face of Lucca, St. Martin's cathedral, Italy. c. 770-880; San Martino Cathedral, Lucca, Italy; (add.info.: The Holy Face of Lucca)

Pendant decorated in cloisonne with a beast, 301-700 (gold, stone)
7310016 Pendant decorated in cloisonne with a beast, 301-700 (gold, stone); 2.6 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: gold, stone, Material: gold)

Charlemagne and the ecclesiastic Alcuin, c.1900 (chromo)
3433708 Charlemagne and the ecclesiastic Alcuin, c.1900 (chromo); (add.info.: History. France. Charlemagne and the ecclesiastic Alcuin (8th cent. ) Imagery, France, ca 1900.); Photo © CCI.

Ring Brooch with linked hoop from Ireland
3330192 Ring Brooch with linked hoop from Ireland; (add.info.: Ring brooch with linked hoop from Ireland. Dated 8th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Pepin king of France, Carolingian dynasty, copperplate engraving from Stahlheim, 1840s (engraving)
UTD4919733 Pepin king of France, Carolingian dynasty, copperplate engraving from Stahlheim, 1840s (engraving); (add.info.: Pepin III dit le Bref (714-768), roi des Francs - Pepin

Anglo-Saxon (recreation) wall hanging showing ships and soldiers
2910994 Anglo-Saxon (recreation) wall hanging showing ships and soldiers; (add.info.: Anglo-Saxon (recreation) wall hanging showing ships and soldiers

Anglo-Saxon (recreation) wall hanging showing soldiers
2910995 Anglo-Saxon (recreation) wall hanging showing soldiers; (add.info.: Anglo-Saxon (recreation) wall hanging showing soldiers, English 8th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Pepin the Short writing to Pope Zachary (coloured engraving)
8672820 Pepin the Short writing to Pope Zachary (coloured engraving) by Robida, Albert (1848-1926); Private Collection; (add.info)

Charlemagne showing his courtiers the value of his sheepskin cloak (engraving)
8626241 Charlemagne showing his courtiers the value of his sheepskin cloak (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Tapestry. Tournai. The battle of Roncevaux (La Bataille de Roncevaux). Wool and silk. Third quart 15th century
7209815 Tapestry. Tournai. The battle of Roncevaux (La Bataille de Roncevaux). Wool and silk. Third quart 15th century. 250x180cm.; 250x180 cm; Musee de la Tapisserie, Tournai

The Pillar of Eliseg
7243376 The Pillar of Eliseg; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pillar of Eliseg, aka Elise's Pillar or Croes Elisedd, near Valle Crucis Abbey, Denbighshire, Wales)

Charlemagne (742-814) crowned by Pope Leo III, 1844 (engraving)
ELD4956852 Charlemagne (742-814) crowned by Pope Leo III, 1844 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charlemagne (742-814) crowned by Pope Leo III (c750-816)

Musicians with different musical instruments, -in "De Musica libri quartet"
GIA5036385 Musicians with different musical instruments, -in "De Musica libri quartet", Irish codex of the VII-VIII centuries, by Torquatus Severinus.; © Giancarlo Costa.

Charlemagne, the emperor with a flowery beard - Charlemagne, called the King with the Grizzly Beard in the Song of
NWI4944174 Charlemagne, the emperor with a flowery beard - Charlemagne, called the King with the Grizzly Beard in the Song of Roland

The baptism of Saint Odile (c. 662-720) by his uncle Saint Erhard,1932 (engraving)
DUV4202373 The baptism of Saint Odile (c. 662-720) by his uncle Saint Erhard,1932 (engraving) by Neziere, Raymond de la (1865-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: The baptism of Saint Odile (c)

Representation of Taraise of Constantinople (730-806) refusing to grant annulment of the marriage of Emperor
ELD4911780 Representation of Taraise of Constantinople (730-806) refusing to grant annulment of the marriage of Emperor Constantine VI (771-797) with his wife Mary of Amnia on January 3, 795

Representation of Saint Boniface of Mainz (680-754) destroying Thor's oak (Donar or Jove's oak)
ELD4908955 Representation of Saint Boniface of Mainz (680-754) destroying Thor's oak (Donar or Jove's oak) sacred tree of the Germanic pagans, to convert them to Christianity

Evesham Abbey
5304795 Evesham Abbey.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Evesham Abbey, founded by Saint Egwin at Evesham in Worcestershire. Dated 18th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

rene of Athens, Byzantine empress, copperplate engraving from Strahlheim, 1840s (engraving)
UTD4919751 rene of Athens, Byzantine empress, copperplate engraving from Strahlheim, 1840s (engraving); (add.info.: Irene l'Athenienne (vers 752-803) imperatrice byzantine - Irene of Athens

Emperor Charlemagne (747-814) designating his successor, his son Louis of Aquitaine
ELD4919124 Emperor Charlemagne (747-814) designating his successor, his son Louis of Aquitaine (Louis I the Pious or the Debonnaire, 778-840)

Portrait of Saint Hubert (ca. 655-727), eveque of Liege, also known as Hubert de Liege. 19th century, (engraving)
ELD4916483 Portrait of Saint Hubert (ca. 655-727), eveque of Liege, also known as Hubert de Liege. 19th century, (engraving).; Private Collection; (add.info.: He is represented with a deer)

Representation of Saint Lambert of Maastricht (636-705) (Lambertus of Maastricht). 19th century (engraving)
ELD4914134 Representation of Saint Lambert of Maastricht (636-705) (Lambertus of Maastricht). 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive.

Soldiers' hairstyle: some tied their hair behind their heads, others, the chiefs, over their skull
FLO4707624 Soldiers' hairstyle: some tied their hair behind their heads, others, the chiefs, over their skull, like a feather to make themselves more terrifying (79)

Ring Brooch with linked hoop from Ireland
3330367 Ring Brooch with linked hoop from Ireland; (add.info.: Ring brooch with linked hoop from Ireland. Dated 8th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Ring Brooch with linked hoop from Ireland
3330365 Ring Brooch with linked hoop from Ireland; (add.info.: Ring brooch with linked hoop from Ireland. Dated 8th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Ring Brooch with linked hoop from Ireland
3330229 Ring Brooch with linked hoop from Ireland; (add.info.: Ring brooch with linked hoop from Ireland. Dated 8th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Musical Notation: Lament written on the death of Charlemagne in 814 using Neumes or Meumes notation
528003 Musical Notation: Lament written on the death of Charlemagne in 814 using Neumes or Meumes notation. 7th to 11th centuries (musical manuscript); (add.info)

Anglo-Saxon Jewellery. 8th Century AD (object)
529444 Anglo-Saxon Jewellery. 8th Century AD (object); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Masawaiyh, Mesue the Elder, with Harun al-Rashid, Bagdad, 1869 (Engraving)
7422844 Masawaiyh, Mesue the Elder, with Harun al-Rashid, Bagdad, 1869 (Engraving); (add.info.: Science. Medicine. Persian physician Masawaiyh, Mesue the Elder, with abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid)

Fan of the Fujiwara period, Heian period (794-1185)
AIS5377870 Fan of the Fujiwara period, Heian period (794-1185); Tokyo National Museum, Japan; (add.info.: Japanese decorative arts.); © Iberfoto.

The servant girls, painting, 706
AIS5386889 The servant girls, painting, 706; (add.info.: The servant girls. Detail of a wall painting, dated 706, located in the tomb of Li Xian Hui (684-701), Princess Yongtai, in Xian (China)

Art chinois, periode Han : Tombe de la Princesse Yongtai, detail montrant les servantes de la princesse
AIS5335885 Art chinois, periode Han : Tombe de la Princesse Yongtai, detail montrant les servantes de la princesse. Fresque, 706Chine, Xian, Tombe de Li Xian Hui .; © Iberfoto.

8th century, Romanesque L' eglise de Betheny, in the village of Betheny, France 1857
5616823 8th century, Romanesque L' eglise de Betheny, in the village of Betheny, France 1857, Illustrated in 'Voyages pittoresques et romantiques'

Miniature representant des iconoclastes jetant des livres au feu. Manuscrit
GIA5036565 Miniature representant des iconoclastes jetant des livres au feu. Manuscrit.; (add.info.: Miniature representant des iconoclastes jetant des livres au feu)

Middle Ages: Saint Mathieu. Reproduction from a manuscript from the 8th - 9th century
NWI4891655 Middle Ages: Saint Mathieu. Reproduction from a manuscript from the 8th - 9th century.; (add.info.: Middle Ages: Saint Mathieu)

CHARLEMAGNE or CHARLES I (742-814). King of the Franks and the Lombards (768-814) and Holy Roman Emperor (800-814)
CUL4859071 CHARLEMAGNE or CHARLES I (742-814). King of the Franks and the Lombards (768-814) and Holy Roman Emperor (800-814). Coronation of Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor (800). Engraving

Sacred (Coronation) of Charlemagne (742 - 814) in 800 by Pope Leon III, 19th century (chromolithograph)
ELD4848619 Sacred (Coronation) of Charlemagne (742 - 814) in 800 by Pope Leon III, 19th century (chromolithograph); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive.

Representation of Wilfrid (wilfrith) of York (633-709). 19th century (engraving)
ELD4913612 Representation of Wilfrid (wilfrith) of York (633-709). 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive.

Charlemagne (742-814) crowned by Pope Leo III (c 750-816), 1840 (engraving)
ELD4886897 Charlemagne (742-814) crowned by Pope Leo III (c 750-816), 1840 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charlemagne (742-814) crowned by Pope Leo III (c 750-816)

Saint Boniface (Wynfrid of Wessex or Boniface of Mainz, 680-754), English missionary in Germany baptizing the Germanic
NWI4940588 Saint Boniface (Wynfrid of Wessex or Boniface of Mainz, 680-754), English missionary in Germany baptizing the Germanic people.; (add.info)

The Coronation of Charlemagne as Roman Emperor in 800 by Pope Leo III on Christmas Day
3506128 The Coronation of Charlemagne as Roman Emperor in 800 by Pope Leo III on Christmas Day, from 'Hutchinson's History of the Nations', pub

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The 8th century was a time of great artistic and cultural achievements, as seen in the intricate illustrations found in the Book of Kells and Lindisfarne Gospels. These masterpieces showcase the skill and dedication of medieval scribes who meticulously crafted each page with vibrant colors and detailed designs. In the Arab empire, during the mid-700s, a flourishing civilization emerged, leaving behind magnificent illuminated texts like the Gospel of St Luke. The delicate brushstrokes and gold leaf accents bring to life sacred scriptures for all to admire. As snow gently falls on the small red pagoda at Kiyomizu-dera Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, one can't help but be captivated by its serene beauty. This image reminds us that even in ancient times, architectural wonders were created with precision and grace. A map dating back to c1060 centers around Jerusalem, providing insight into how people perceived their world centuries ago. Crafted by Spanish manuscript illuminators under Beatus' guidance, this map showcases their knowledge and imagination. Historical events are also depicted through artistry; such as Pope Adrian I's meeting with Charlemagne captured in a miniature from Chronicles incunabula. These visual records allow us to glimpse into significant moments that shaped history. The opening words of St Luke's Gospel "Quoniam" from the Book of Kells (c800) demonstrate not only religious devotion but also exquisite calligraphy skills passed down through generations. Each stroke is carefully executed with reverence for these holy texts. Traveling across continents brings us to Tikal: Mayan Inscription where an intricately carved canoe scene adorns an animal bone burial artifact. This testament to Mayan culture reveals their connection with nature and waterways as essential elements in their lives. Moving forward in time to c1960s Japan captures an enchanting photograph showcasing Kongo Rikishi (guardian) within the Todai-ji Temple at Nara.