Heinrich Collection (#5)

Bishops mitres showing martyrdoms
Bishops mitres showing the martyrdom of Thomas Becket by three knights and the stoning of St. Stephen. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes

Costume of a prince, 12th century, and sword hilts, etc. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century, Frankfurt, 1889

Chainmail suits of armour and helms, 12th century
Chainmail suits of armour and helms of 12th century German knights. From manuscripts in Hamburg library. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes

Costume of Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor, d. 1190
Costume of Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick Barbarossa or Friedrich der Rothbart, d. 1190. From St. Zeno monastery

Count Sigiboto, wife Hildegard and other 12th century
Count Sigiboto or Siboto of Falkenstein and wife Hildegard from a manuscript in Munich library, and other 12th century figures

Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor, Cunigunde, bishop
Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor, and empress Saint Cunigunde of Luxembourg, bishop, and other courtiers. From a manuscript in Hamburg library

Costumes of priests, women and children from the 12th century. From a painting in Saint Peters Basilica, Rome. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes

St Nicholas in bishops robes and St. George slaying a dragon. St. George in German knights armour of the 14th century, with cape, surcoat, belt, lance, shield and sword

Sir Guy de Bryan, Baron Bryan, died 1391. In suit of armour with chainmail camail attached to helmet. From his grave effigy in Tewkesbury Abbey, England

Wicker Frosch, Weikhard Frosch, died 1378. With ermine-lined cape, suit or armour, great helm, vizored bascinet, coat or arms on escutcheon. From his grave effigy in St. Catherines church, Frankfurt

St. George on horseback slaying the dragon, 14th century
St. George on horseback slaying the dragon in front of a kneeling princess while a king and queen watch from a castle tower

Hennel Landschad and his wife Mia, 14th century
Hennel Landschad von Steinach, died 1377, and his wife Mia von Sickingen. From a grave effigy in a church in Neckarsteinach

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

Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I, 1122-1190. Frederick Barbarossa, Red Beard, Fridericus Aenobarbus, King of Germany, King of Italy

Holy Roman Emperor Conrad I
Holy Roman Emperor Conradus, Conrad I the Younger, king of East Francia. Copperplate engraving from Abraham Bogaerts De Roomsche Monarchy, The Roman Monarchy, Francois Salma, Utrecht, 1697

The Blessed Henry Suso, c. 1636-38 (oil on canvas) (b / w photo)
ALI202743 The Blessed Henry Suso, c.1636-38 (oil on canvas) (b/w photo) by Zurbaran, Francisco de (1598-1664); Museo de Bellas Artes, Seville, Spain; (add.info.: Henry Suso (also called Amandus)

Portrait of Henry VI (1165-97), King of Germany, of Sicily
LRI4650155 Portrait of Henry VI (1165-97), King of Germany, of Sicily and Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. Miniature of the Codex " Manesse", 1300-30 by French School

Roskilde Cathedral, Denmark, 1874 (oil on canvas)
651379 Roskilde Cathedral, Denmark, 1874 (oil on canvas) by Hansen, Heinrich (1821-90); 39.1x50.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Roskilde Cathedral, Denmark. Heinrich Hansen (1821-1890)

Dr Schliemanns Trojan antiquities on view, London 1877
The antiquities found at Hissarlik (Hisarlik, modern Turkey), on the plains of Troy, by Heinrich Schliemann during his remarkable excavations

Tortoise and turtles
Greek tortoise c, Testudo graeca (vulnerable), hawksbill sea turtle b, Eretmochelys imbricata (critically endangered), green sea turtle a, Chelonia mydas (endangered) and European pond turtle d

Ostrich, bustard, cassowary and rhea
Ostrich c, Struthio camelus, great bustard a, Otis tarda, southern cassowary b, Casuarius casuarius, and greater rhea d, Rhea americana

Narwhal and dolphin
Narwhal or narwhale, Monodon monoceros, and short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis. Chromolithograph from Gotthilf Heinrich von Schuberts Natural History (Naturgeschichte), Schreiber, Munich

Bowhead whale and cachelot
Whalers harpooning a bowhead whale a, Balaena mysticetus, and cachelot or pot whale b, Physeter macrocephalus. Chromolithograph from Gotthilf Heinrich von Schuberts Natural History (Naturgeschichte)

Zebra, quagga, donkey and Arabian horse
Zebra c, Equus quagga, extinct quagga d, Equus quagga quagga, donkey b, Equus asinus, and Arabian horse a, Equus ferus caballus

Arabian camel and critically endangered Bactrian camel
Arabian camel, Camelus dromedarius, and critically endangered Bactrian camel, Camelus bactrianus. Chromolithograph from Gotthilf Heinrich von Schuberts Natural History (Naturgeschichte), Schreiber

Anteater, pangolin, armadillo, sloth and platypus
Giant anteater a, Myrmecophaga tridactyla, ground pangolin c, Smutsia temminckii, six-banded armadillo d, Euphractus sexcinctus, pale-throated sloth e, Bradypus tridactylus

Barbary lion, female, Panthera leo barbaricus, extinct
Barbary lion, female, Panthera leo barbaricus (Felis leoena barbarica) extinct. Lithograph by Karl Joseph Brodtmann from Heinrich Rudolf Schinzs Illustrated Natural History of Men and Animals, 1836

Fin whale (endangered) and bowhead whale
Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus (endangered) and bowhead whale, Balaena mysticetus. Lithograph by Karl Joseph Brodtmann from Heinrich Rudolf Schinzs Illustrated Natural History of Men and Animals

Hourglass dolphin, harbour porpoise and short-beaked dolphin
Hourglass dolphin, Lagenorhynchus cruciger, harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena, and short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis

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