National Library Collection

National Library of Belarus in Minsk, Belarus, Europe

Meeting between Pope Adrian I and Charlemagne, miniature in the incunabula Chronicles of France, printed by A. Verard, Paris, 1493

Marciana National Library, Venice, Italy, wood engraving, published in 1884
The Marciana National Library, Venice, Italy. Wood engraving, published in 1884

Siege of Antioch (Turkey) by the troops of Godfrey of Bouillon during the first crusade (1097), Miniature in From the creation of the world to the conquest of the Holy Land, manuscript, 1200

Spain (1833). Provincial Militia. Litography. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library
CUL4879165 Spain (1833). Provincial Militia. Litography. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library; Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: Spain (1833)

DE SOTTO, Serafin Maria, Earl of Clonard (1793 - 1862). Memoirs for the history of the troops of the Royal House of
CUL4878594 DE SOTTO, Serafin Maria, Earl of Clonard (1793 - 1862). Memoirs for the history of the troops of the Royal House of Spain. 1828. Cuirassier Regiment. Guard Cavalry (1815). Etching. SPAIN

Spain (1853). Infantry soldiers. Litography. FRANCE. ILE-DE-FRANCE. Paris. National Library
CUL4879949 Spain (1853). Infantry soldiers. Litography. FRANCE. ILE-DE-FRANCE. Paris. National Library; (add.info.: Spain (1853). Infantry soldiers. Litography. FRANCE. ILE-DE-FRANCE. Paris

Spain (19th c.). Spanish soldier of the colonial army. Etching. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid
CUL4879058 Spain (19th c.). Spanish soldier of the colonial army. Etching. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library; Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid

Spain (19th c.). Cavalry of the Nacional Militia. Litography. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid
CUL4878965 Spain (19th c.). Cavalry of the Nacional Militia. Litography. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library; Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid

Spain (19th c.). Cuirassiers of the Royal Guard. Picture of the " Coleccion de uniforms del Ejercito
CUL4878854 Spain (19th c.). Cuirassiers of the Royal Guard. Picture of the " Coleccion de uniforms del Ejercito Espanol", by Marquis of Zambrano. Litography. SPAIN

La Granja de San Ildefonso, Royal Palace, 19th century (engraving)
CUL4863202 La Granja de San Ildefonso, Royal Palace, 19th century (engraving); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: La Granja de San Ildefonso (19th c.). Royal Palace. Madrid

Seriman, Zaccaria (1708-1794). Italian author. The Travels of Henry Wanton to the Terra Australis. Engraving. SPAIN
CUL4863823 Seriman, Zaccaria (1708-1794). Italian author. The Travels of Henry Wanton to the Terra Australis. Engraving. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid

PETRONIUS Arbiter, Gaius (1st century) (engraving)
CUL4863327 PETRONIUS Arbiter, Gaius (1st century) (engraving); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: PETRONIUS Arbiter, Gaius (1st century). Latin satirical writer

Portrait of Lope de Vega (engraving)
CUL4857909 Portrait of Lope de Vega (engraving) by Unknown Artist; Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: VEGA CARPIO, Felix Lope de (1562-1635) Spanish Novelist and Poet Madrid

Numa Pompilius (6th CenturyII A.c -s. VII BC). (engraving)
CUL4861981 Numa Pompilius (6th CenturyII A.c -s. VII BC). (engraving); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: Numa Pompilius (6th CenturyII A.c -s. VII BC). King of Rome between 715-673 BC

ARRAZOLA Y GARCIA, Lorenzo (1793-1873) (engraving)
CUL4847626 ARRAZOLA Y GARCIA, Lorenzo (1793-1873) (engraving); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: ARRAZOLA Y GARCIA, Lorenzo (1793-1873)

MONTPENSIER, Antonio Maria Luis de Orleans, Duke of (1824-1890 (engraving)
CUL4847603 MONTPENSIER, Antonio Maria Luis de Orleans, Duke of (1824-1890 (engraving); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: MONTPENSIER, Antonio Maria Luis de Orleans, Duke of (1824-1890)

ALCALA GALIANO, Antonio (1789-1865). Politician, military man and writer (engraving)
CUL4939978 ALCALA GALIANO, Antonio (1789-1865). Politician, military man and writer (engraving); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: Album by Retratos Historicos)

2nd of May in Madrid (1808) (engraving)
CUL4930626 2nd of May in Madrid (1808) (engraving); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: Spain. Peninsular War (1808-1814). 2nd of May in Madrid (1808)

Elizabeth I of England (lithograph)
CUL4930454 Elizabeth I of England (lithograph); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: Elizabeth I of England, called " the Virgin Queen" (1533-1603)

CHARLES II of Spain (engraving)
CUL4930303 CHARLES II of Spain (engraving); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: CHARLES II of Spain (1661-1700). King of Spain (1665-1701).); Photo © GaPel/AIC.

DE SOTTO, Serafin Maria, Earl of Clonard (1793 - 1862). FERDINAND VII of Spain (1784-1833). King of Spain (1808-1833)
CUL4878341 DE SOTTO, Serafin Maria, Earl of Clonard (1793 - 1862). FERDINAND VII of Spain (1784-1833). King of Spain (1808-1833)

DE SOTTO, Serafin Maria, Earl of Clonard (1793 - 1862). Memoirs for the history of the troops of the Royal House of
CUL4878205 DE SOTTO, Serafin Maria, Earl of Clonard (1793 - 1862). Memoirs for the history of the troops of the Royal House of Spain. 1828. Grenadier (1815). Engraving. SPAIN

Spain. First Carlist War. Castellon de la Plana in time to be attacked by the Royal Expedition under the commandment of
CUL4878073 Spain. First Carlist War. Castellon de la Plana in time to be attacked by the Royal Expedition under the commandment of Cabrera (1837). Litography. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY)

SPENSER, Edmund (1552-1599). English poet. Engraving. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library
CUL4876681 SPENSER, Edmund (1552-1599). English poet. Engraving. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library; Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: SPENSER)

Spain. War of Africa (1860). Tent of Muley-Abbas, guns and two banners. War booty captured by the Spanish army in
CUL4875327 Spain. War of Africa (1860). Tent of Muley-Abbas, guns and two banners. War booty captured by the Spanish army in Tetouan during the military campaign of Morocco (4th February)

NAPOLEON I Bonaparte (1769-1821). French military man and politician, Emperor of France (1804-1815). Spain
CUL4875939 NAPOLEON I Bonaparte (1769-1821). French military man and politician, Emperor of France (1804-1815). Spain. War of Independence (1808-1814). Napoleon crosses the Guadarrama. Litography

MONTES, Maria Dolores Elisa Gilbert, called Lola (1818-1861). Irish dancer
CUL4875145 MONTES, Maria Dolores Elisa Gilbert, called Lola (1818-1861). Irish dancer and actress who became famous as a " Spanish dancer"

MAROTO, Rafael (1783-1847). English military man who fought in the First Carlist War. Spain. First Carlist War
CUL4874698 MAROTO, Rafael (1783-1847). English military man who fought in the First Carlist War. Spain. First Carlist War. Rafael Maroto. Engraving. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid

Badajoz (1812). Litography. SPAIN. MADRID (AUtonomous community). Madrid. National Library
CUL4871319 Badajoz (1812). Litography. SPAIN. MADRID (AUtonomous community). Madrid. National Library; Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: Badajoz (1812). Litography. SPAIN

Madrid (18th c.). Park del Buen Retiro (Good Retiro Park). Illustration of the work " La Galerie Agreable du
CUL4871253 Madrid (18th c.). Park del Buen Retiro (Good Retiro Park). Illustration of the work " La Galerie Agreable du Monde" (1700-1730). Etching. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY)

Spain. First Carlist War. Place where the Bergara Agreement was signed (March 29, 1839)
CUL4871104 Spain. First Carlist War. Place where the Bergara Agreement was signed (March 29, 1839). Illustration eo "El Museo Universal" (1857). Litography. SPAIN

ALEXANDER VI (1431-1503). Pope from 1492 to 1503, nephew of Pope Callixtus III. Xylography. SPAIN
CUL4870985 ALEXANDER VI (1431-1503). Pope from 1492 to 1503, nephew of Pope Callixtus III. Xylography. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid

Dore, Paul Gustave (1832-1883). Don Quixote reading chivalresque novels. 1863
CUL4870559 Dore, Paul Gustave (1832-1883). Don Quixote reading chivalresque novels. 1863. CERVANTES SAAVEDRA, Miguel de (1547-1616). Spanish writer

Missal with scene of the Crucifixion. School of Avignon (1409). Gothic art. Miniature Painting. SPAIN
CUL4868275 Missal with scene of the Crucifixion. School of Avignon (1409). Gothic art. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid

John I - JOHN I of Portugal, called " of Happy Memory" (1357 - 1433)
CUL4868138 John I - JOHN I of Portugal, called " of Happy Memory" (1357 - 1433). King of Portugal and Algarve (1385-1433)

Spain (19th c.). Royal Palace of Aranjuez, eastern side. Litography. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid
CUL4873548 Spain (19th c.). Royal Palace of Aranjuez, eastern side. Litography. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid

NARVAEZ, Ramon Maria de (1800-1868). Spanish military man and politician, seven times President of the Council of
CUL4874108 NARVAEZ, Ramon Maria de (1800-1868). Spanish military man and politician, seven times President of the Council of Ministers during the reign of Isabella II. Engraving. SPAIN

NAPOLEON I Bonaparte (1769-1821). French military man and politician, Emperor of France (1804-1815). Spain (1808-1814)
CUL4872927 NAPOLEON I Bonaparte (1769-1821). French military man and politician, Emperor of France (1804-1815). Spain (1808-1814). Peninsular war. Allegory of Napoleon's invasion of Spain

Spain. Kingdom of Fernando VII. Satire about the Constitution of 1812. Engraving. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY)
CUL4872025 Spain. Kingdom of Fernando VII. Satire about the Constitution of 1812. Engraving. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid

The good mother. English engraving. Litography. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library
CUL4872008 The good mother. English engraving. Litography. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library; Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: The good mother)

LARDIZABAL Y URIBE, Miguel de (1744-1824). Spanish political (engraving)
CUL4859969 LARDIZABAL Y URIBE, Miguel de (1744-1824). Spanish political (engraving); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: LARDIZABAL Y URIBE, Miguel de (1744-1824). Spanish political

Alphonse III, known as the Boulonnais - AFONSO (Alfonso) III of Portugal, called " the Bolognian"
CUL4868020 Alphonse III, known as the Boulonnais - AFONSO (Alfonso) III of Portugal, called " the Bolognian" (1210 - 1279). King of Portugal and Algarve (1248-1279)

PARE, Ambroise (1509-1590). French surgeon. Xylography. FRANCE. ILE-DE-FRANCE. Paris. National Library
CUL4847688 PARE, Ambroise (1509-1590). French surgeon. Xylography. FRANCE. ILE-DE-FRANCE. Paris. National Library by Unknown Artist; (add.info.: PARE, Ambroise (1509-1590). French surgeon

NAVARRO VILLOSLADA, Francisco (1815-1895) (engraving)
CUL4847534 NAVARRO VILLOSLADA, Francisco (1815-1895) (engraving); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: NAVARRO VILLOSLADA, Francisco (1815-1895). Spanish novelist. Madrid

Polignac, Auguste-Jules-Armand-Marie de (1780 - 1847). English statesman. He was an ultra-royalist politician after
CUL4874336 Polignac, Auguste-Jules-Armand-Marie de (1780 - 1847). English statesman. He was an ultra-royalist politician after the Revolution

PEREZ VILLAAMIL, Jenaro (1807-1854). Espana artistica y monumental. 1842 - 1850. "El viatico" (viatium)
CUL4873419 PEREZ VILLAAMIL, Jenaro (1807-1854). Espana artistica y monumental. 1842 - 1850. "El viatico" (viatium). Romanticism. Litography. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid

Cordoba (19th c.). Guadalquivir river. Etching. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library
CUL4873827 Cordoba (19th c.). Guadalquivir river. Etching. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library; Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: Cordoba (19th c.)

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