Biblioteca Collection (#8)

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)

Charlemagne meeting with an ambassador. Illustration

SPENCER, Herbert (1820-1903). Portrait of Herbert Spencer. Litography. SPAIN. Barcelona. Biblioteca de Catalunya (National Library of Catalonia)

Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, 1st baron (1809-1892). Photo-engraving after a photo by Elliot. SPAIN. Barcelona. Biblioteca de Catalunya (National Library of Catalonia)

CASALS, Pau (1876-1973). Spanish cellist, composer

DOYLE, Arthur Conan (1859-1930). British writer
" DOYLE, Arthur Conan (1859-1930). British writer, author of Sherlock Holmes. " The Great Boer War" (London, 1901). SPAIN. Barcelona

EUCLID (c. 300 BC). Greek mathematician and geometrician

BAYLE, Pierre (1647-1706). French critic and
" BAYLE, Pierre (1647-1706). French critic and philosopher. " Dictionnaire historique et critique" (Berl� 1765). Portrait of Pierre Bayle. Engraving. SPAIN. Barcelona

BACON, Francis (1561-1626). English politician
" BACON, Francis (1561-1626). English politician and empiric philosopher. " Opera Omnia" by Francis Bacon. Cover. Published in Leipzig (1694). SPAIN. Barcelona

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

Book of the Moghul. Ms. 8300. 17th c. Wedding ceremony. The groom gives the bride a gold necklace. Hindu art. Miniature Painting. ITALY. Venice. Biblioteca nazionale marciana (St. Marks Library)

Arabic treatise on astronomy (Al-Andalus). Manuscript. Hispano-Moresque art. SPAIN. Barcelona. Biblioteca de Catalunya (National Library of Catalonia)

Hevelius, Johannes (1611-1687). German astronomer

Andrea Biancos Atlas, 1436. Page 10. Map of the
Andrea Biancos Atlas, 1436. Page 10.Map of the Ptolemaic World from a conic view. Miniature Painting. ITALY. Venice. Biblioteca nazionale marciana (St. Marks Library)

Crusades. Disembark of crusaders. Miniature Painting. ITALY. Venice. Biblioteca nazionale marciana (St. Marks Library)

First Crusade. Taking of Jerusalem, 14th July 1099. Gottfried of Bouillon under control. Copy of a paintinb by Victor Schnetz (1841). Engraving. SPAIN. Barcelona

First Crusade. The conquest of Edessa (February 1098). Baldwin I, appealed by the Armenian prince Thoros, enters into Edessa where hes received by the Armenian clergyman

First Crusade (1095-1099). Battle of Nicaea (20th June 1097), begun by the sultan Kilij-Arslan against the Crusaders besieging the city of Nicaea. Copy of a painting by Henry Serrur (1839). SPAIN

GIBERGA, Pere (16th century). Catalan poet. Cobles
" GIBERGA, Pere (16th century). Catalan poet. " Cobles "

ROJAS, Fernando de (1465-1541). Spanish writer
" ROJAS, Fernando de (1465-1541). Spanish writer, author of " La Celestina". Title page of " La Celestina", aka " Tragicomedy of Calisto and Melibea". SPAIN

FERNANDEZ DE OVIEDO Y VALDES, Gonzalo (1478-1557)
" FERNANDEZ DE OVIEDO Y VALDES, Gonzalo (1478-1557). Soldier, administrator and chronicler of the Indies. " Cr󮩣 a de las Indias" (Chronicle of the Indies)

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