Mediaeval Collection

Monnow Bridge and Gate over the River Monnow, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Medieval Musicians, Restormel Castle, Lanlivery Parish, Cornwall. September 1990
Hautbois, musicians Rick and Helen (Nellie) Heavisides, demonstrate and play medieval music on period instruments during a four day stay at Restormel Castle

Michael Servetus, Also Known As Miguel Servet Or Miguel Serveto, 1511

Trim Castle And The River Boyne, Trim, Co Meath, Ireland

Medieval urine wheel. Labelled in Latin, this 15th century diagram shows some of the possible colours of urine (outer edge of circle) to help doctors diagnose urine-related diseases

Al-Idrisis world map, 1154
Al-Idrisis world map. This world map, known as the Tabula Rogeriana, dates from 1154, and is orientated with North at bottom

Celestial mechanics, medieval artwork
Celestial mechanics. Coloured historical artwork depicting a medieval pilgrim looking out from the sky (blue) to see the mechanics of the heavens (upper left)

Oronce Fines world map, 1531
Oronce Fines world map. Map of the worlds northern and southern hemispheres by the French mathematician and cartographer Oronce Fine (1494-1555)

Hever Castle (1270-1470), childhood home of Anne Boleyn, Edenbridge, Kent, England, UK, Europe

Saint Michael Arcangel. Byzantine icon. XIV century. Greece
BYZANTINE ART. GREECE. ICON with Saint Michael Archangel by workshop Constantinople. Dated at XIV century. Byzantine Museum. Athens

Ladislaus I of Hungary or St. Ladislaus (Laszlo) (1040-1095). King of Hungary between 1077-1095. Portrait by Ignac Roskovics (1854-1916). Hungarian National Gallery. Budapest. Hungary

Catalan Atlas, 14th century. The 6-page Catalan Atlas (1375) was produced on vellum by the Jewish cartographer Abraham Cresques

Barga, Italy
Barga. View from the mediaeval Tuscan town of Barga across the Serchio river valley, towards the summit of Pania Secca (1171 metres) in the Apuan Alps, Italy

Trepanation, 14th century artwork
Trepanation. 14th century artwork of a doctor using a hammer and scalpel to perform a surgical operation known as trepanation

Byzantine silk textiles dating from 10th century, Treasury of Ste. Foy, Conques, Midi-Pyrenees, France, Europe

Warwick Castle 1760
The finest mediaeval castle in England. The present stone castle beig built in the 12th century. Ceasars Tower, Guys Tower & the Gatehouse are all depicted

Ashford Castle, County Mayo, Ireland; Exterior Of A 13Th Century Castle

Saint George. Byzantine icon. XIV century. Greece
BYZANTINE ART. GREECE. Icon with Saint George made by the workshop of Constantinople. Dated at XIV century. Byzantine Museum. Athens

Goitre, 15th century artwork C018 / 1849
Goitre. 15th century artwork of a man with an enlarged thyroid gland (goitre)

The medieval city of Carcassonne, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France, Europe

La Cite, Medieval fortified town, Carcassone, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France, Europe

Medieval tiles, Cleeve Abbey, property of English Heritage, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Louis Ix King Of France 1214 To 1270 Has Pot Of Urine Poured On Him By A Student As He Rides To Church In Paris. After 15Th Century Miniature

Ancient English oak (Quercus rober) tree. This ancient oak tree, called the Silton oak or Wyndhams oak, is believed to be around 1000 years old

Elevated view of the medieval Rab Bell Towers and town, Rab Town, Rab Island, Dalmatia, Dalmatian coast, Croatia, Europe

Carrickfergus Castle & Harbour, Co Antrim, Ireland

Typical half timbered houses, old town, Rennes, Brittany, France, Europe

Knole / Green Court West
Imposing mediaeval, Kentish ragstone house, home of the Sackville family from the 16th century. This view shows the Green Court with its magnificent gatehouse

Old Town Square at Christmas time and Tyn Cathedral, Prague, Czech Republic, Europe

Kilgraston School, Bridge of Earn, 19th century, from Modern Athens by Th. H. Shepherd

Moses leading the Children of Israel through the Red Sea, 15th century.Moses leading the Children of Israel through the Red Sea, 15th century. Illustration from a German Bible

Dantes Inferno, suicides and the Harpies
Dantes Inferno. Canto XIII, line 11: Here [suicide tree] the brute Harpies make their nest (at right: Dante and Virgil)

Estonia, Tallinn, Pikk Hermann Tower, part of Toompea Castle, and Estonian Parliament building

Syria. Krak des Chevaliers. Castle built in the twelfth century by the Knights Hospitaller during the Crusades to the Holy Land

Palace of the Normans. Byzantine mosaics at the Palatine Cha
Italy. Sicily. Palerm. Palace of the Normans. Byzantine mosaics at the Palatine Chapel. Christ with Saint Peter and Paul above the throne stage. 12 th century

Tacuinum Sanitatis. Late XIV century. Women making a crown w
Tacuinum Sanitatis. Medieval Health Handbook, dated before 1400, based on observations of medical order detailing the most important aspects of food, beverages and clothing

Barber-surgeons, satirical artwork
Barber-surgeons. Satirical artwork depicting barber-surgeons and their patients as monkeys. At bottom, the barber role is being performed, while at top the surgical and medical roles are shown

Hever Castle, Kent
ENGLAND Kent Edenbridge Hever Castle

South American cannibals, 16th century
South American cannibals. 16th-century artwork of indigenous people of South American dismembering and roasting their slain enemies

Medical zodiac, 15th century diagram
Medical zodiac. 15th century diagram with Latin text illustrating how the human body relates to the zodiac signs. Such information was used in medical practices, such as bloodletting

17th century engraving. Engraved plate depicting Rosicrucians from the publication Vitus del capo de la bona speranza, published in 1677

Medical prescription, satirical artwork
Medical prescription. Satirical artwork titled Of Prescribing Foolishly, showing a patient in bed with a doctor in a fools hat (right) holding aloft a proposed treatment

King Alfred the Great of England
Statue of King Alfred the Great of England (born 849, ruled 871-899)

Mediaeval Headdresses
Medieval ladies in their fancy headdress

Medieval bridge in Bujaruelo. Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, Pyrenees, Spain

Doonagore Castle, Co Clare, Ireland, 16Th Century Tower House Overlooking The Atlantic Ocean

Ballindoon Abbey, Lough Arrow, County Sligo, Ireland; Lakefront Historic Abbey

Sancho IV of Castile (1258-1295). King of Castille, Leon and Galicia from 1284-1295. Portrait. Engraving

Feast from Book of Esther, 1430 artwork
Feast from Book of Esther. Illuminated manuscript miniature from the 15th-century Alba Bible, depicting the feast given by Queen Vashti and King Ahasuerus of Persia (The Book of Esther)

Medieval frolics: wine, women and song
An alfresco medieval social gathering, with mixed bathing and music making. Date: c.1430

Black Death rat flea, artwork
Oriental rat flea (Xenopsylla cheopis), artwork. This flea was the primary vector of the bacterium Yersinia pestis, which caused the Black Death

The four humours, 16th century artwork
The four humours, coloured historical artwork. Here, the head of Christ is surrounded by four male figures, who are personifications of the four humours

Injured Vitruvian Man, conceptual image

Cardiff Castle, Bute Park, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Medieval bridge and aqueduct, Ponte delle Torri, Spoleto, Umbria, Italy, Europe

Ancient Cathar city, medieval town of Puy-l Eveque, Vallee du Lot (Lot Valley), Midi-Pyrenees, France, Europe

Talbot Botanic Gardens, Malahide Castle, Co Dublin, Ireland

Chapel Of Saint Kevin At Glendalough And Round Tower, Glendalough, Co. Wicklow, Ireland

The Death Of Simon De Montfort After Being Struck On The Head By A Stone At The Siege Of Toulouse

Harvesting honey, 15th century
Harvesting honey. 15th-century artwork showing the collection and use of honey, as part of a section describing honeys medicinal and therapeutic properties

Medieval Travellers
A toll is exacted from a group of medieval travellers by armed guards to allow them to be taken by boat across the river to the city

The Temple Church, London, England, seen here in the 19th century. The church was built by the Knights Templar as their English headquarters

Ota Darvoza, the western gate to the old town of Khiva. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Uzbekistan

Facsimile of a 15th century engraving
Boat sailing in the midst of the dangers of the sea. A sailor is trapped with his boat at sea during a storm. The devil threatens his life

Medieval monks playing the game of bob apple or swinging apple. The apple was hung on a rope and the players had to bite them without using their arms or hands

Peasant dances of the May Feasts. Facsimile of an engraving from a miniature in a 15th-century book of hours

Bird hunter trying to catch a woodcock. Engraving
Bird hunter trying to catch a woodcock, disguised and a noose on a stick to slip it around its neck. Engraving after a miniature from the book of the Roi Modus (King Modus), 14th century

Heron hunting. Engraving after a miniature from the book of the Roi Modus (King Modus), 14th century. Moeurs, usages et costumes au moyen-age et a l'epoque de la Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix

Lady setting out hunting. Engraving after a miniature from the book of the Roi Modus (King Modus), 14th century

How to make your new falcon fly. Engraving after a miniature from the book of the Roi Modus (King Modus), 14th century

Medieval falconers hunting ducks. Engraving after a miniature from the book of the Roi Modus (King Modus), 14th century

A 15th century noble of Provence. Engraving
A fifteenth century noble of Provence. Engraving after Costumes historiques by Bonnard. Moeurs, usages et costumes au moyen-age et a l'epoque de la Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix. Paris, 1878.

Grand ceremonial banquet at the French Court in the 14th century, with entremets (dishes that were served after roasts, vegetables and sweets)

Ladies hunting, 15th century. 19th century chromolithography
Ladies hunting, 15th century. Chromolithography based on a miniature from Ovid's Heroides (20-15 BC). Customs of the 15th century

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Ladies hunting, 15th century. Chromolithography based on a miniature from Ovid's Heroides (20-15 BC). Detail. Customs of the 15th century

How to shout and blow horns. Facsimile of an engraving
How to shout and blow horns. 19th century facsimile after a miniature in the manuscript of Gaston Phoebus, published in Paris, early 15th century

How to allure the hare. Facsimile of an engraving
How to allure the hare. 19th century facsimile after a miniature in the manuscript of Gaston Phoebus, published in Paris, early 15th century

Interior of a kitchen. Facsimile from an engraving
Interior of a kitchen. Butcher eviscerating a pig and people preparing the meat. Facsimile from an engraving in Calendarium Romanum, by Jean Staeffler, published in Tubingen, Germany, 1518

State banquet. Serving the peacok. 19th century facsimile after a woodcut from an edition of Virgil's works published in Lyon in 1517

Cultivation of grain for use of the peasants, and making barley and oat bread. 19th century facsimile after a woodcut from an edition of Virgil's works published in Lyon in 1517

Life in the countryside. A woman with a distaff stirring food in a pot. 19th century facsimile after a woodcut from an edition of Virgil's works published in Lyon in 1517

The selfish and envious villain. Engraving from a miniature of Proverbes et Adages that showed the legend: Qui trop embrasse mal etreint (who embraces a lot little will squeeze)

The bedroom of a parturient. Facsimile of an engraving
The bedroom of a parturient. Midwives tend to a newborn baby while the mother rests in bed. Another child lies in a cradle beside her

Bourgeois of Ghent in ceremonial costume, kneeling at the church. Engraving based on a stained glass window of a chapel in the city, 15th century

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Step back in time to the enchanting world of the medieval era, where history comes alive through captivating artifacts and stunning artwork. Explore Al-Idrisi's intricate world map from 1154, a testament to the incredible knowledge and curiosity of that time. Marvel at the ingenuity of medieval scientists with their urine wheel, an early attempt at understanding bodily fluids. Transport yourself to Hever Castle in Edenbridge, Kent, where Anne Boleyn spent her childhood amidst grandeur and intrigue. Immerse yourself in celestial mechanics as you admire mesmerizing medieval artwork depicting heavenly bodies and their movements. Discover the Catalan Atlas from the 14th century, a masterpiece that showcases both geographical accuracy and artistic finesse. Cross Monnow Bridge over River Monnow in Wales; its sturdy structure has stood strong since medieval times. Journey to Barga, Italy, where echoes of medieval architecture still resonate through its charming streets. Admire Oronce Fine's remarkable world map from 1531; it offers a glimpse into how people perceived our planet during those times. Learn about Ladislaus I of Hungary or St. Ladislaus (Laszlo), whose reign left an indelible mark on history between 1040-1095. Feel like royalty as you explore Ashford Castle in County Mayo, Ireland – a majestic fortress dating back to the 13th century. Gaze upon Saint Michael Arcangel's Byzantine icon from Greece; its exquisite craftsmanship reflects devotion and spirituality prevalent during this period. Lastly, delve into trepanation through awe-inspiring artworks from the 14th century – witness ancient medical practices unfold before your eyes. The mediaeval era beckons us with tales of exploration, artistry beyond compare, architectural wonders that have stood against time itself.