Middle Ages Medieval Collection

Vivien, 1863 (oil on canvas)
MAN62976 Vivien, 1863 (oil on canvas) by Sandys, Anthony Frederick Augustus (1829-1904); 64x52.5 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

Isolde writing to Tristan, 1892-1894 (engraving)
AIS5356036 Isolde writing to Tristan, 1892-1894 (engraving) by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98); (add.info.: Art Nouveau: Iseult (iseut, Yseut or Isolde) writing to Tristan

The Bishop of Tournai receiving the tithe of beer in tournai, 15th century (engraving)
3781897 The Bishop of Tournai receiving the tithe of beer in tournai, 15th century (engraving) by Unknown Artist, (15th century); (add.info)

Fourteenth century alphabets (colour litho)
8632944 Fourteenth century alphabets (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fourteenth century alphabets)

Decorations for the timbers of roofs and ceilings (colour litho)
8632941 Decorations for the timbers of roofs and ceilings (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Decorations for the timbers of roofs and ceilings)

Animals and birds conventionally rendered, for the decorations of walls (colour litho)
8632939 Animals and birds conventionally rendered, for the decorations of walls (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bands of elaborate designs in rich colours (colour litho)
8632931 Bands of elaborate designs in rich colours (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bands of elaborate designs in rich colours)

Brocade patterns in gold upon dark grounds (colour litho)
8632922 Brocade patterns in gold upon dark grounds (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Brocade patterns in gold upon dark grounds)

Moorish architecture in the Palace of Sintra, Portugal (colour litho)
8672948 Moorish architecture in the Palace of Sintra, Portugal (colour litho) by Gameiro, Alfredo Roque (1864-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Moorish architecture in the Palace of Sintra)

Alchemist (woodcut)
8672923 Alchemist (woodcut) by Burgkmair, Hans (c.1473-1531) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alchemist. Illustration from Geschichte der Deutschen Kultur)

Portuguese raising a stone pillar at the mouth of the River Congo, 1482 (colour litho)
8672903 Portuguese raising a stone pillar at the mouth of the River Congo, 1482 (colour litho) by Gameiro, Alfredo Roque (1864-1935); Private Collection; (add.info)

Painters (woodcut)
8672863 Painters (woodcut) by German School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Painters. Illustration from Geschichte der Deutschen Kultur)

Vehicles: Palanquin, Middle Ages (colour litho)
8659713 Vehicles: Palanquin, Middle Ages (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Palanquin, Middle Ages)

Fischerstechen / Joust (colour litho)
8666225 Fischerstechen / Joust (colour litho) by Christophe (Colomb, Georges) (1856-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fischerstechen)

Ringelstechen / Ring Riding (colour litho)
8666171 Ringelstechen / Ring Riding (colour litho) by Christophe (Colomb, Georges) (1856-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ringelstechen)

Discovery of the thermal springs of Wildbad Gastein, 680 (engraving)
8625824 Discovery of the thermal springs of Wildbad Gastein, 680 (engraving) by Geiger, Peter Johann Nepomuk (1805-80); Private Collection; (add.info)

Foundation of Melk Abbey, 1089 (engraving)
8625791 Foundation of Melk Abbey, 1089 (engraving) by Geiger, Peter Johann Nepomuk (1805-80); Private Collection; (add.info.: Foundation of Melk Abbey, Lower Austria, 1089)

Leopold V of Austria presenting the monks of Heiligenkreuz Abbey with a relic of the True Cross, 1188 (engraving)
8625853 Leopold V of Austria presenting the monks of Heiligenkreuz Abbey with a relic of the True Cross, 1188 (engraving) by Geiger

Scene from Petrarch's I Trionfi (colour litho)
8626248 Scene from Petrarch's I Trionfi (colour litho) by Italian School, (15th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Triumph of Time)

Seer presenting Attila the Hun with the sword of the god of war (engraving)
8626233 Seer presenting Attila the Hun with the sword of the god of war (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Henry the Lion, Duke of Bavaria and Saxony
7278136 Henry the Lion, Duke of Bavaria and Saxony; Private Collection; (add.info.: Henry the Lion, Duke of Bavaria and Saxony)

Fashion, eer older Spanish costume, after a painting by Titian 1533, and eer feer Spanier 1550
7278109 Fashion, eer older Spanish costume, after a painting by Titian 1533, and eer feer Spanier 1550; Private Collection; (add.info.: Fashion, eer older Spanish costume)

King Chilperic II, ca 1900 (illustration)
7422797 King Chilperic II, ca 1900 (illustration); (add.info.: History. France. Chilperic II (670-721), king of Francks. Imagery, France, ca 1900.); © Archives Charmet

King Chilperic III, ca 1900 (illustration)
7422795 King Chilperic III, ca 1900 (illustration); (add.info.: History. France. King of francks Chilperic III (743-751). Imagery, France, ca 1900.); © Archives Charmet

Map of the Mongol States c. 1280 AD and Marco Polo's travels. (print)
7420050 Map of the Mongol States c. 1280 AD and Marco Polo's travels. (print); (add.info.: Map of the Mongol States c. 1280 AD and Marco Polo's travels)

Woman with unicorn, 1491 (engraving)
8723998 Woman with unicorn, 1491 (engraving) by German School, (15th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman with Unicorn (Lady with Unicorn) engraving after Hortus Sanitatis

Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy (1265-1321): Dante facing the entrance of Hell
AIS5349558 Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy (1265-1321): Dante facing the entrance of Hell, from a 14th century manuscript (miniature); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; © Iberfoto

View of the Gothic cloister of the Monastery of Santa Maria de Pedralbe founded at the beginning of the 14th century by
AIS5342024 View of the Gothic cloister of the Monastery of Santa Maria de Pedralbe founded at the beginning of the 14th century by Elisenda de Montcada in Barcelona (drawing); © Iberfoto

Saint Peter in prison, 15th century (miniature)
AIS5340635 Saint Peter in prison, 15th century (miniature); Archivo de la Corona de Aragon, Barcelona, Spain; (add.info.: Miniature from " Misal de San Cugat del Valles "); © Iberfoto

The Nativity, detail of an altarpiece of Saint Mary, 1420 (low relief)
AIS5340570 The Nativity, detail of an altarpiece of Saint Mary, 1420 (low relief); (add.info.: Low relief by Pere Oller Cathedral of Vic, Spain); © Iberfoto

The harvest of ripe dates, useful against cold stomach, in "Tacuinum sanitatis" by Abu I Hasan al Mujtar Ibn
AIS5378755 The harvest of ripe dates, useful against cold stomach, in "Tacuinum sanitatis" by Abu I Hasan al Mujtar Ibn Butlan ()

"Triumph of Renown" Allegory on the frontispiece of a manuscript by Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) (1304-1374)
AIS5386913 "Triumph of Renown" Allegory on the frontispiece of a manuscript by Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) (1304-1374) 15th century

"The Moon", 15th century illustration
AIS5386903 "The Moon", 15th century illustration; Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: The Moon. Two astronomers observe the sky)

Production of honey, illumination from "Tacuinum sanitatis"
AIS5390307 Production of honey, illumination from "Tacuinum sanitatis"; Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Production of honey)

Arcades of Notre Dame de Chartres cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France, 1194-1290 (photo)
AIS5361663 Arcades of Notre Dame de Chartres cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France, 1194-1290 (photo); Chartres Cathedral, Chartres, France; (add.info.: Gothic architecture.); © Iberfoto

Peter I of Castile (Pedro di Castilla) (1334-1369), known as Peter the Just or the Cruel, King of Castile and Leon
AIS5380079 Peter I of Castile (Pedro di Castilla) (1334-1369), known as Peter the Just or the Cruel, King of Castile and Leon, consults his astrologer, 1864 (painting); Museo de Cadiz

"Saint John the Evangelist", miniature, 9th century
AIS5389288 "Saint John the Evangelist", miniature, 9th century; San Paolo Fuori Le Mura, Rome, Italy; (add.info)

The Council of Nicea in 325, from the Codex Albeldense, 976 (illuminated miniature)
AIS5336703 The Council of Nicea in 325, from the Codex Albeldense, 976 (illuminated miniature); Biblioteca Monasterio del Escorial, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: The Council of Nicea in 325)

Meeting between Frederic Barberossa (Federico Barbarossa) and Pope Alexander III (Alexander)
AIS5336026 Meeting between Frederic Barberossa (Federico Barbarossa) and Pope Alexander III (Alexander, Alessandro III) (1105-1181) at the Doge's Palace in Venice in 1177

Details of the portal of the cathedral St Lawrence (photo)
8766836 Details of the portal of the cathedral St Lawrence (photo) by Radovan (fl.1240); (add.info.: Details of the relief of the West portal of the cathedral of St)

The Seven Liberal Arts
3507809 The Seven Liberal Arts; (add.info.: Late 15 the century, Florentine miniature, depicting the Seven Liberal Arts.); Universal History Archive

Characters of the old testament (low relief)
8617830 Characters of the old testament (low relief); Cite de l'architecture et du patrimoine, Paris, France; (add.info.: Characters of the old testament)

Characters of the old testament (low relief)
8617829 Characters of the old testament (low relief); Cite de l'architecture et du patrimoine, Paris, France; (add.info.: Characters of the old testament)

Characters of the old testament (low relief)
8617827 Characters of the old testament (low relief); Cite de l'architecture et du patrimoine, Paris, France; (add.info.: Characters of the old testament)

Statue of Saint James the Great, 14th century (sculpture)
8617790 Statue of Saint James the Great, 14th century (sculpture); Cite de l'architecture et du patrimoine, Paris, France; (add.info.: Statue of Saint James the Great)

The Coronation of the Virgin, 19th century (low relief)
8617784 The Coronation of the Virgin, 19th century (low relief); Cite de l'architecture et du patrimoine, Paris, France; (add.info)

Joan of Arc on horseback brandishing a sword (engraving)
8723996 Joan of Arc on horseback brandishing a sword (engraving) by Spanish School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The maiden on horseback)

Alfred the Great and the pilgrim, 1871 (engraving)
8766933 Alfred the Great and the pilgrim, 1871 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alfred the Great and the pilgrim, Fac-simile of a painting by Benjamin West)

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Step back in time and immerse yourself in the enchanting world of the Middle Ages. From grand castles to intricate artwork, this captivating era comes to life through a collection of historical snapshots. Witness the Bishop of Tournai as he receives his tithe of beer, a testament to the importance of this beloved beverage even in medieval times. The 15th-century engraving transports us to a bustling town where trade and tradition intertwine. Sudeley Castle stands proudly amidst the picturesque Cotswolds, its ancient walls echoing with tales from centuries past. Explore its majestic interiors, like the long panelled library that whispers secrets held within countless volumes. Marvel at the East Range, an architectural masterpiece that showcases medieval craftsmanship at its finest. Journey into Westminster Abbey's Henry VII's Lady Chapel through a black-and-white photograph that captures both its grandeur and serenity. This sacred space exudes reverence and invites contemplation amidst stunning Gothic architecture. Delve into artistry with Schermkunst, a mesmerizing gouache painting from 1595. Its vibrant colors depict skilled swordsmen engaged in combat, showcasing not only their physical prowess but also their dedication to mastering this noble craft. Leaf through pages filled with history as you explore Treasury Book - an exquisite handwritten manuscript from the 14th century. Each stroke of ink tells stories of wealth and power that shaped medieval society. The Adoration of the Lamb enchants us with its delicate engravings dating back to 1498. This religious masterpiece evokes awe as we witness devotion unfold on paper; it serves as a reminder of faith's enduring influence during these times. Anthony Woodville emerges from history's shadows, depicted alongside Caxton himself - an iconic moment when literature met nobility. Their collaboration brought forth knowledge and enlightenment for generations to come. Lastly, lose yourself in miniature artistry found within On the Praise and Virtue by Boccaccio.