Hefner Collection (#3)

Mayor John Holzhausen and wife Guda, late 14th century
Mayor John Holzhausen and wife Guda, Johann von Holtzhausen 1393 and Gudela von Holtzhausen 1371. From a grave effigy in Frankfurt Cathedral

Figure of St. George slaying a dragon from the Dijon
Figure of St. George slaying a dragon. In the costume of a French knight of the 14th century. In jupon with coat of arms, shield and bouche, bascinet helmet, belt and sword

Great helms and shields with heraldic crests, 14th century
Great helms and shields with heraldic family crests, 14th century. From tomb effigies. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes

Rudolph von Sachsenhausen in 14th century armour
Rudolph von Sachsenhausen, Rudolf II von Praunheim, died 1370. In surcoat with coat of arms, suit of armour, holding great helm and escutcheon. From a grave effigy in Frankfurt Cathedral

Peter Kreglinger in quilted armour, 14th century
Peter Kreglinger died 1365. He wears a quilted armour doublet, over chainmail and plate armour. With shield, great helm and lance. From his grave effigy in the Franciscan church at Rothenburg

Konrad von Seinsheim, 14th century armour
Konrad von Seinsheim, Conrad von Sauwensheim d. 1369. In suit of armour with great helm, sword and dagger hanging from chains on breastplate. From his grave effigy in St. Johns church, Schweinfurt

Costumes of 14th century German knights
Ulrich V von Landschaden von Steinach (left) died 1369, from his grave effigy in Neckarsteinach church. In tunic, helmet, chainmail suit, with great helm, shield and angels at his pillow

Spanish costumes from the 14th century. Men hunting lions with spear and sword, ladies with a knight. From ceiling fresco paintings in the Alhambra Palace, Granada

Walther von Bopfinger, died 1359
Walther Bopfinger, died 1359, in chainmail and plate armour, leather tunic, with coat of arms on shield with bouche. From a grave effigy in St. Blasius church in Bopfingen

Conrad III or Konrad III von Bickenbach, 1298-1354. With great helm and coat of arms on an escutcheon. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes

Laura de Noves, Donna Laura, 1310-1348, subject of Francesco Petrarchs sonnets. From a painting by Wittmer after a church wall fresco now in the Uffizi Gallery

Louis IV, the Bavarian, Holy Roman Emperor, 1282-1347
Louis IV, the Bavarian, Holy Roman Emperor, Ludwig der Bayer, 1282-1347. From a stone effigy in Mainz Museum. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes

Scenes from an illuminated manuscript of Les Voeux du Paon
Knights in battle watched by ladies in a castle, and a lady bringing a roasted peacock to a banquet table, and a helm, 14th century

French knights and ladies in front of a castle, 14th century. From an illuminated manuscript of the epic poem Les Voeux du Paon by Jacques de Longuyon

Maidens defending a castle from invading knights, 13th C
Maidens defending a crenellated castle from invading knights by throwing flowers, from a carved ivory mirror. Women combing their hair and making floral wreath from a parchment drawing 13th century

Costume of Albrecht von Hohenlohe, died 1319. In suit of chain mail armour, tunic, great helm, with shield and sword. From the grave effigy in Schloss Neuenstein

Decorated casket, probably for bridal goods 13th century
Decorated wooden casket, probably for bridal goods 13th century. Knights with heraldic shields climbing ladders to storm a castle defended by women

Walther von Klingen jousting in a tournament watched by five noble women. German knight, poet and minstrel or Minnesanger, d. 1286. From a miniature in the Codex Manesse

Costumes and armour of German knights, 13th century
Costumes of German knights in battle A, B, and allegorical illustration of Venus ordering blacksmith Vulcan to make a helmet for Aeneas C, 1260-1300. Helmets with heraldic crests D-G

Rainbow lorikeet, Trichoglossus moluccanus. Blue-bellied parrot. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of an illustration by William Hayes from Portraits of Rare

Noblemen of the late 17th century, with King Louis XIV of France, center.. The man in the middle is King Louis XIV of France, the Sun King, from an oil painting on alabaster in Heidelberg

Knight in battle armor from 1401 Thomas Knebel
Knight in battle armor from 1401. Thomas Knebel von Katzenelnbogen.. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks

14th century helmets from suits of armour in the Paris Museum of Artillery.. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes

Elegant Parisian man in the 1792 style and a young German woman in cape and bonnet.. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 18th Century

Citizens of Augsburg of the early 18th century from a copperplate engraving of a dolls house.. A hunter with game, housekeeper, servant girls with plates and account books, a cook with ham

Military equipment and weapons from the 17th century.. Lancers and arquebusier in the center. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes

Suits of armor from the early 17th century, with gloves, breastplates, and helmets.. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century

Weavers and embroiderers from the 17th century, and pattern.. Pattern from Joh. Sibmachers patternbook, 1604. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes

Pikes, halberds and pole arms from the mid 15th century owned by G. Wittemann, Geisenheim.. Example E is a Lucerne hammer

Men in mid-17th century costume.. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century, Frankfurt, 1889. Illustration by Dr

Reliquary in gold-plated silver from the first half of the 15th century.. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes

Tombstone of Agnes Bernauer, 1410-1436, mistress
Knight in armor from the 15th century with shield and helmet.. Gravestone of Martin Leinsheim, died 1434, a Furspanger, member of the Order of the Buckle founded by Emperor Karl IV in 1355

Initials from illuminated manuscripts of the early 15th century.. From libraries in Paris, Heidelberg and Munich. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes

Carved wooden cupboard from the late 14th century.. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the early Middle Ages to the end of the 18th Century, Frankfurt

Knight in battle armor from the 14th century
Bourgeoise fashion from a gravestone in St. Catherines Church, Frankfurt, 1468.. Bourgeoise fashion from the late 15th century from a gravestone in St. Catherines Church, Frankfurt, 1468

Knight in armor from the 15th century with heraldic shield and helmet.. Gravestone of Kunz Haberkorn, died 1421. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes

Tournament saddles from the 15th century.. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the early Middle Ages to the end of the 18th Century, Frankfurt, 1883

Carpet from the early 15th century depicting men and women riding horses outside a castle.. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes

Reliquary in the form of a bust of a young woman from the 14th century.. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks

Knight in suit of armor with his wives from the 14th century.. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the early Middle Ages to the end of the 18th Century

Gold-plated silver cross decorated with rubies, amethysts, and precious stones, 14th century.. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes

14th century ecclesiastical gold-plated silverware from the parish church in Wurzburg.. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes

Carpet from the Signaringen Museum depicting events from the French epic poem William of Orleans.. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes

German carved comb from the 14th century.. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the early Middle Ages to the end of the 18th Century, Frankfurt, 1883

Battle armor of Conrad von Bickenbach, died 1393, from the 14th century.. From a gravestone in Munich National Museum. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes

14th century gravestone with heraldic coat of arms.. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the early Middle Ages to the end of the 18th Century

Fashion from 1785 to 1795 Latest men s
Fashion from 1785 to 1795. Latest mens and womens modes from Paris based on fashion plates.. A porcelain flagon by Wedgwood

Woman in house clothes playing the piano, 1793. Maria Anna Thecla Rottmaennin with her long hair.. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes

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