Biblioteca Collection (#7)

Crusades. Pope Honorius II confirms the Knights Templar Order at the Council of Troyes. Engraving. SPAIN. Barcelona. Biblioteca de Catalunya (National Library of Catalonia)

Programme and repertoire of the first performance
" Programme and repertoire of the first performance of " La vida breve" (Life is Short) by Manuel Falla, the 7th January 1914 at the National Theatre of the Comic Opera in Paris

Grimani Breviary. 16th c. Scene of a wedding in April, 16th century. Renaissance art. Miniature Painting. ITALY. Venice. Biblioteca nazionale marciana (St. Marks Library)

Buenos Aires (1828). Litography. SPAIN. Madrid. Biblioteca del Instituto de Cultura Hispᮩ ca (Library of the Institute of Hispanic Culture)

DUMAS, Alexandre (1802-1870). French writer. Portrait od Alexandre Dumas. Litography. SPAIN. Barcelona. Biblioteca de Catalunya (National Library of Catalonia)

Codex of the Privileges (15th c. ). Scene of a
Codex of the Privileges (15th c.). Scene of a judges corruption. Miniature Painting. ITALY. Brescia. Biblioteca Queriniana (Queriniana library)

NECKER, Jacques (1732-1804). Swiss financier and statesman at Frances service. Engraving (1883). Litography. SPAIN. Barcelona. Biblioteca de Catalunya (National Library of Catalonia)

Europe (15th c. ). Merchants stipulating a contract
Europe (15th c.). Merchants stipulating a contract. The notary registers the presents counting the money. Miniature Painting. ITALY. Venice. Biblioteca nazionale marciana (St. Marks Library)

SMITH, Adam (1723-1790). Cpver of the first volume
" SMITH, Adam (1723-1790). Cpver of the first volume of Adam Smiths work " Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations", the first great treatise on capitalism

Spain (1852). Peninsular War (1808-1814). Joachim Murat arrives in Madrid (24th March 1808). Engraving. SPAIN. Barcelona. Biblioteca de Catalunya (National Library of Catalonia)

Spain. Second Republic (1931-1936). 16th February 1936. Poster on the victory of the Popular Front. Edited by the Comissariate of Propaganda of the Generalitat of Catalonia. SPAIN. Barcelona

PEREZ VILLaMIL, Jenaro (1807-1854). Espa񡠡rt�ica
PEREZ VILLaMIL, Jenaro (1807-1854). Espa񡠡 rt� ica y monumental. 1842 - 1850. San Pablo church in Zaragoza, Spain. Gothic-Mud骡 r building, 13th-14th century. Romanticism

Cuba. War of independence (1868-1898). Fire and plunder at Baracoa outskirts. Etching. SPAIN. Madrid. Biblioteca del Instituto de Cultura Hispᮩ ca (Library of the Institute of Hispanic Culture)

Entrance hall with Geraniums. 1st half 20th c. Illustration of chapter 47, first part. Etching. SPAIN. Barcelona. Biblioteca de Catalunya (National Library of Catalonia)

Battle of the Paladins in Spain. Illustration
" Battle of the Paladins in Spain. Illustration of the epic poem " L entr饠 d Espagne" of the 14th C. that narrates Charlemagnes expedition to Spain. Gothic art

Spain (1919-1921). Poster about the repression

Banquet scene. Illustration of the epic poem
" Banquet scene. Illustration of the epic poem " L entr饠 d Espagne" of the 14th C. that narrates Charlemagnes expedition to Spain. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. ITALY. Venice

THACKERAY, William Makepeace (1811-1863). English victorian novelist. Engraving. SPAIN. Barcelona. Biblioteca de Catalunya (National Library of Catalonia)

Book of the Moghul. Ms. 8300. 17th c. Horse market. Hindu art. Miniature Painting. ITALY. Venice. Biblioteca nazionale marciana (St. Marks Library)

Grimani Breviary. 16th c. Month of October. Representation

Londes. Thames in 19th c. Engraving. SPAIN. Barcelona. Biblioteca de Catalunya (National Library of Catalonia)

The calvary leaving the castle. Illustration
" The calvary leaving the castle. Illustration of the epic poem " L entr饠 d Espagne" of the 14th C. that narrates Charlemagnes expedition to Spain. Gothic art

COLLINS, William Wilkie (1824-1889). British
" COLLINS, William Wilkie (1824-1889). British writer. Portrait of Collins from an English edition of " My Miscellanies" (London, 1875). Litography. SPAIN. Barcelona

EASTLAKE, Sir Charles Lock (1793-1865). English painter.; NAPOLEON I Bonaparte (1769-1821). French military man and politician, Emperor of France (1804-1815)

The return of the calvary to the castle. Illustration
" The return of the calvary to the castle. Illustration of the epic poem " L entr饠 d Espagne" of the 14th C. that narrates Charlemagnes expedition to Spain. Gothic art

Crimean War. The bombardment of Odessa. On April 10th, 1854 thirty-two French and British ships opened fire on Odessa. Litography. SPAIN. Barcelona

COURT, Joseph D鳩r頨1797-1865). Portrait of
" COURT, Joseph D鳩 r頨 1797-1865). Portrait of Balzac. mid. 19th c. Portrait of Honor頂 alzac with the writers signature, published in " Balzac" by Rene Benjamin

The Divine Comedy. s. XIV. The Purgatory. Dante
The Divine Comedy. s.XIV. The Purgatory. Dante and Virgil before the lustful who walk through the flames. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. ITALY. Venice. Biblioteca nazionale marciana (St)

Flight to Egypt, episode from the New Testament, 13th century. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. ITALY. Venice. Biblioteca nazionale marciana (St. Marks Library)

Miniature of Petrarcas songbook depicting Laura de Noves crowning the poet (15th c.). Renaissance art. Quattrocento. Florentine school. Miniature Painting. ITALY. Florence

SAND, Aurora Dupin, called George (1804-1876). French writer. Litography. SPAIN. Barcelona. Biblioteca de Catalunya (National Library of Catalonia)

Crusades. Guillaume de Clermont defending Ptolemais (Acre) in 1291. After an original painting by Dominique Papety (1845). Engraving. SPAIN. Barcelona

Fleet sheltered in a castle with the drawbridge
" Fleet sheltered in a castle with the drawbridge closed. Illustration of the epic poem " L entr饠 d Espagne" of the 14th C. that narrates Charlemagnes expedition to Spain

VALDES, Juan de (1500-1541). Divine Considerations
" VALDES, Juan de (1500-1541). Divine Considerations", cover of the English translation edited in London in 19th c. SPAIN. Barcelona

Portrait of Francesco Sforza belonging to the
" Portrait of Francesco Sforza belonging to the work by Giovanni Simonetta " Comentarii Rerum Gestarum Francisco Gonzaga". Renaissance art. Quattrocento. Miniature Painting. ITALY

Book of the Moghul. Ms. 8300. 17th c. Brahman priest sacrificing a goat to the fire. Hindu art. Miniature Painting. ITALY. Venice. Biblioteca nazionale marciana (St. Marks Library)

Book of the Moghul. Ms. 8300. 17th c. Yoga position. Hindu art. Miniature Painting. ITALY. Venice. Biblioteca nazionale marciana (St. Marks Library)

III Crusade. Marguerite of France leading the Hungarians to the Crusade, 1196. Copy of the painting by Edouard Pingret (1838). Engraving. SPAIN. Barcelona

Sforza, Francesco (1401-1466). Duke of Milan (1450-1466), Count of Ariano and Tricarico 1417 and Mont Alto 1418, Count of Pavia 1447. Lombardian school. Renaissance art. Quattrocento. Oil on wood

VALVERDE DE AMUSCO, Juan (1525-1588). Anatome Corporis Humani. 1589. Edition printed in Venice. Frontispiece. Engraving. SPAIN. Barcelona. Biblioteca de Catalunya (National Library of Catalonia)

King Arthur on his throne with his councillors
" King Arthur on his throne with his councillors. Ilustration of the anonymous manuscript " Meliadus, fr貥 de Tristan" (14th c.). Gothic art. Miniature Painting. ITALY. Venice

Third Crusade (1189-1192). Surrender of Ptolemaide to Philipe II August and Richard the Lionhearted (July 13, 1191). After an original painting by Merry Joseph Blondel (1840). Engraving. SPAIN

Court of the Great Knight. Illustration from
" Court of the Great Knight. Illustration from " Codice dei privielegi" (" Codex of privilege" ). 15th century. Mss. H-V5. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. ITALY. Brescia

Cart filled with supplies and boots. Illustration
" Cart filled with supplies and boots. Illustration of the epic poem " L entr饠 d Espagne" of the 14th C. that narrates Charlemagnes expedition to Spain. Gothic art

London. Admirals House in 19th c. Engraving. SPAIN. Barcelona. Biblioteca de Catalunya (National Library of Catalonia)

Cynegetica: treatise on hunting and fishing by Oppianus. Greek school (11th c.). Farming works: beating olives, picking honey and killing a lamb. Romanesque art. Miniature Painting. ITALY. Venice

Maximiliano Sforza at school, picture of an Italian edition of the Grammar by Elio Donato (16th c.). Renaissance art. Miniature Painting. ITALY. Milan. Biblioteca Trivulziana (Trivulziana library)

EMERSON, Ralph Waldo (1803-1882). US philosopher and essayist. Engraving. SPAIN. Barcelona. Biblioteca de Catalunya (National Library of Catalonia)

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