Twelfth Century Collection (#4)

Kit?b-I ?aj?y?b al-makhl?q?t va ghar??ib al-mawj?d?t
2626710 Kit?b-I ?aj?y?b al-makhl?q?t va ghar??ib al-mawj?d?t; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a Sea monster, from 1538 edition, of Kit?b-I ?aj?y?b al-makhl?q?t va ghar??ib al-mawj?d?t')

Kit?b-I ?aj?y?b al-makhl?q?t va ghar??ib al-mawj?d?t
2626702 Kit?b-I ?aj?y?b al-makhl?q?t va ghar??ib al-mawj?d?t; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Scorpio and Sagittarius, from 1538 edition, of Kit?b-I ?aj?y?b al-makhl?q?t va ghar??ib al-mawj?d)

Kit?b-I ?aj?y?b al-makhl?q?t va ghar??ib al-mawj?d?t
2626699 Kit?b-I ?aj?y?b al-makhl?q?t va ghar??ib al-mawj?d?t; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Ursa Major and Ursa Minor, from 1538 edition, of Kit?b-I ?aj?y?b al-makhl?q?t va ghar??ib al-mawj?d)

Kit?b-I ?aj?y?b al-makhl?q?t va ghar??ib al-mawj?d?t
2626689 Kit?b-I ?aj?y?b al-makhl?q?t va ghar??ib al-mawj?d?t; (add.info.: Illustration depicting animals from 1538 edition, of Kit?b-I ?aj?y?b al-makhl?q?t va ghar??ib al-mawj?d?t')

The Dresden Codex (Codex Dresdensis) Pre-Columbian Mayan book of the 11th or 12th century
529131 The Dresden Codex (Codex Dresdensis) Pre-Columbian Mayan book of the 11th or 12th century, of the Yucatecan Maya in Chichen Itza; Universal History Archive/UIG

Blood letting: physician bleeding a patient from the arm. 1596 (woodcut from a translation by Sir John Harrington of a)
527531 Blood letting: physician bleeding a patient from the arm. 1596 (woodcut from a translation by Sir John Harrington of a 12th or 13th century poem based on the Salernian Rule of Health)

Line drawing of St Benedict
1578257 Line drawing of St Benedict; (add.info.: Line drawing of St Benedict handing his book (the Rule) to a group of monks symbolising the foundation of Western monasticism

St. Stephen's Cathedral floor plan
1578269 St. Stephen's Cathedral floor plan; (add.info.: St. Stephen's Cathedral floor plan. St. Stephen's Cathedral is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vienna)

Manuscript depicting Hugh of St-Victor teaching
1578261 Manuscript depicting Hugh of St-Victor teaching; (add.info.: Manuscript depicting Hugh of St Victor (1096-1141) teaching

Mediaeval line drawing of Alexander the Great descending to the bottom of the sea in a glass barrel
1578291 Mediaeval line drawing of Alexander the Great descending to the bottom of the sea in a glass barrel; (add.info.: Mediaeval line drawing of Alexander the Great descending to the bottom of)

Illustrations from Boethius's De Musical
1578286 Illustrations from Boethius's De Musical'; (add.info.: Illustrations from Boethius's De Musical'. Top left image is of Boethius himself; the other figures are philosophers who)

Head of a guardian, from the gate of Angkor Thom, Siem Reap, angkorian period, Bayon style, 12th century, sandstone
930464 Head of a guardian, from the gate of Angkor Thom, Siem Reap, angkorian period, Bayon style, 12th century, sandstone, national museum of Cambodia, Phnom Penh

Head of guardian, from the gate of Angkor Thom, Siem Reap, angkorian period, Bayon style, late 12th century, sandstone
930462 Head of guardian, from the gate of Angkor Thom, Siem Reap, angkorian period, Bayon style, late 12th century, sandstone, national museum of Cambodia, Phnom Penh

Guardian's head, from the gate of Angkor Thom, Siem Reap, angkorian period, Bayon style, late 12th century
930461 Guardian's head, from the gate of Angkor Thom, Siem Reap, angkorian period, Bayon style, late 12th century, sandstone, national museum of Cambodia, Phnom Penh

Head of Yaksa, from the gate of Angkor Thom, angkorian period, Bayon style, late 12th century
930455 Head of Yaksa, from the gate of Angkor Thom, angkorian period, Bayon style, late 12th century, national museum of Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Le roi Alphonse II d'Aragon ordonne la realisation d'un cartulaire
AIS5367355 Le roi Alphonse II d'Aragon ordonne la realisation d'un cartulaire (inventaire ou registre qui contients les antiquites, les droits et les titres de l'Eglise)

Christ on the cross. The Majesty Batllo, from Garrotxa, 12th century (polychrome woodcarving)
AIS5376350 Christ on the cross. The Majesty Batllo, from Garrotxa, 12th century (polychrome woodcarving); Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain ; © Iberfoto

Sarcophagus of Charlemagne (742-814), Palatine Chapel of the Cathedral of Aachen, Germany, 1165-1215 (sculpture)
AIS5353302 Sarcophagus of Charlemagne (742-814), Palatine Chapel of the Cathedral of Aachen, Germany, 1165-1215 (sculpture); Aachen Cathedral, Aachen

Gothic art: view of the choir of the Cathedrale Saint Caprais, 12th century Agen, Lot et Garonne
JEB4931885 Gothic art: view of the choir of the Cathedrale Saint Caprais, 12th century Agen, Lot et Garonne; (add.info.: Gothic art: view of the choir of the Cathedrale Saint Caprais)

Gothic art: view of the choir of the Cathedrale Saint Caprais, 12th century Agen, Lot et Garonne
JEB4931832 Gothic art: view of the choir of the Cathedrale Saint Caprais, 12th century Agen, Lot et Garonne; (add.info.: Gothic art: view of the choir of the Cathedrale Saint Caprais)

View of an exterior tent of the church of Saint Martin (Saint Martin) in Layrac, Lot et Garonne
JEB4931801 View of an exterior tent of the church of Saint Martin (Saint Martin) in Layrac, Lot et Garonne; (add.info.: View of an exterior tent of the church of Saint Martin (Saint Martin)

Romanesque Art: Episode of the Life of Christ: " The Prayer in the Garden of Olives" Fresco of the 12th
JEB4931347 Romanesque Art: Episode of the Life of Christ: " The Prayer in the Garden of Olives" Fresco of the 12th century

Romanesque Art: Episode of the Life of Christ: "The carrying of the cross" Fresco of the 12th century
JEB4931189 Romanesque Art: Episode of the Life of Christ: "The carrying of the cross" Fresco of the 12th century

Romanesque Art: Episode of the Life of Christ: " The Tomb" Fresco of the 12th century
JEB4931123 Romanesque Art: Episode of the Life of Christ: " The Tomb" Fresco of the 12th century. Church of Saint Quitterie

Romanesque Art: Episode of the Life of Christ: " The Tomb" Fresco of the 12th century
JEB4931047 Romanesque Art: Episode of the Life of Christ: " The Tomb" Fresco of the 12th century. Church of Saint Quitterie

Romanesque Art: Episode of the Life of Christ: " The descent to limbo" Fresco of the 12th century
JEB4931030 Romanesque Art: Episode of the Life of Christ: " The descent to limbo" Fresco of the 12th century. Church of Saint Quitterie

Romanesque Art: Episode of the Life of Christ (fresco)
JEB4930981 Romanesque Art: Episode of the Life of Christ (fresco); (add.info.: Romanesque Art: Episode of the Life of Christ)

Mar Behnam Monastery, Iraq, detail of decoration, 12th century (stone)
AIS5338573 Mar Behnam Monastery, Iraq, detail of decoration, 12th century (stone); Mosul, Iraq; (add.info.: Chretian art: Convent of Saint Behnam (12th century), Iraq

The Witches Cloth, altar frontal, from the Monestir de Sant Joan de les Abadeses, 12th century (silk tapestry)
AIS5343410 The Witches Cloth, altar frontal, from the Monestir de Sant Joan de les Abadeses, 12th century (silk tapestry); Museo Episcopal de Vic, Osona, Catalonia

Romanesque: Month of December. Detail of the calendar painted in the Pantheon. Fresco of the 12th century
AIS5341931 Romanesque: Month of December. Detail of the calendar painted in the Pantheon. Fresco of the 12th century. The Royal Collegiate of Saint Isidore

Dress (Dress) of the reign of King Stephen, 1135-1141. Long veil and full wimple
FLO4594509 Dress (Dress) of the reign of King Stephen, 1135-1141. Long veil and full wimple, full dress with long sleeves and apron, holding a garland of flowers

Fourth bas-relief of a 12th century sarcophagus. The princess and her falconer watch knights
FLO4623422 Fourth bas-relief of a 12th century sarcophagus. The princess and her falconer watch knights and ladies capture wild men in bearskins under the battlements

Hildegard von Bingen's first scheme of the universe
3732387 Hildegard von Bingen's first scheme of the universe; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Hildegard von Bingen's first scheme of the universe)

France, Midi-Pyrenees, Haute-Garonne (31), Toulouse: Outside of the church Saint Sernin (12th century), 1860
LUX4705024 France, Midi-Pyrenees, Haute-Garonne (31), Toulouse: Outside of the church Saint Sernin (12th century), 1860; (add.info.: France, Midi-Pyrenees, Haute-Garonne (31)

France, Auvergne, Haute-Loire (43), Le Puy en Velay: Cloitre of the Cathedrale du Puy en Velay (11th-12th century)
LUX4704409 France, Auvergne, Haute-Loire (43), Le Puy en Velay: Cloitre of the Cathedrale du Puy en Velay (11th-12th century) after restoration, 1870; (add.info.: France, Auvergne, Haute-Loire (43)

Saint Michael defeating the dragon. From the eardrum of the western facade of the chapel of Saint-Michel
ETI4397267 Saint Michael defeating the dragon. From the eardrum of the western facade of the chapel of Saint-Michel (dependency of the abbey of Saint-Michel in Nevers) 12th century

Cathedral. Interior. The chapel Capella de la Mare de Deu del Claustre. The altar. A statue
6269269 Cathedral. Interior. The chapel Capella de la Mare de Deu del Claustre. The altar. A statue. Madonna with Child (Imatge de la mare de Deu del Claustre). Romanesque

German costumes of the late 15th century, 1889 (chromolithograph)
5912642 German costumes of the late 15th century, 1889 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: German costumes of the late 15th century)

German women's costumes of the late 15th century, 1889 (chromolithograph)
5912639 German women's costumes of the late 15th century, 1889 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: German women's costumes of the late 15th century)

French costumes of the 15th century, 1889 (chromolithograph)
5912636 French costumes of the 15th century, 1889 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: French costumes of the late 15th century)

Sir Guy de Bryan, Baron Bryan, died 1391, 1889 (chromolithograph)
5912632 Sir Guy de Bryan, Baron Bryan, died 1391, 1889 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: Sir Guy de Bryan, Baron Bryan, died 1391. In suit of armour with chainmail camail attached to helmet)

St. George on horseback slaying the dragon, 14th century, 1889 (chromolithograph)
5912628 St. George on horseback slaying the dragon, 14th century, 1889 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: St. George on horseback slaying the dragon in front of a kneeling princess while a king)

Konrad von Seinsheim, 14th century armour, 1889 (chromolithograph)
5912621 Konrad von Seinsheim, 14th century armour, 1889 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: Konrad von Seinsheim, Conrad von Sauwensheim d. 1369)

Peter Kreglinger in quilted armour, 14th century, 1889 (chromolithograph)
5912620 Peter Kreglinger in quilted armour, 14th century, 1889 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: Peter Kreglinger died 1365. He wears a quilted armour doublet, over chainmail and plate armour)

Conrad III or Konrad III von Bickenbach, 1298-1354, 1889 (chromolithograph)
5912616 Conrad III or Konrad III von Bickenbach, 1298-1354, 1889 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: Conrad III or Konrad III von Bickenbach, 1298-1354. With great helm and coat of arms on an escutcheon)

Laura de Noves, Donna Laura, 1310-1348, 1889 (chromolithograph)
5912611 Laura de Noves, Donna Laura, 1310-1348, 1889 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: Laura de Noves, Donna Laura, 1310-1348, subject of Francesco Petrarch's sonnets)

French knights and ladies in front of a castle, 14th century, 1889 (chromolithograph)
5912609 French knights and ladies in front of a castle, 14th century, 1889 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: French knights and ladies in front of a castle, 14th century)

Costumes and armour of German knights, 13th century, 1889 (chromolithograph)
5912603 Costumes and armour of German knights, 13th century, 1889 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: Costumes of German knights in battle A, B)

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The twelfth century was a time of great historical significance, filled with remarkable events and influential figures. From the reign of St Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury, to the majestic Forteresse Royale de Chinon overlooking the Vienne River in Chinon, Indre-et-Loire, this era left an indelible mark on history. In Germany's Baden-Wurttemberg region lies Maulbronn Monastery (Kloster Maulbronn), a UNESCO World Heritage site that stands as a testament to the architectural brilliance of the twelfth century. Its grandeur transports visitors back in time, allowing them to experience the rich cultural heritage of this period. The military campaigns led by Byzantine Emperor Leon VI "The Wise" against the Bulgarians showcased both strategic prowess and political ambition. A miniature from "Synopsis historiarum, " an illuminated manuscript dating back to c. 1126-1150, captures these intense battles and serves as a visual reminder of their significance. Richard the Lionheart emerges as one of history's most iconic figures during this era. His vibrant lithograph portrait showcases his regal demeanor and highlights his role in shaping medieval Europe. Meanwhile, Hunain ibn Ishaq (also known as Johannitius) contributed greatly to medical knowledge during this period. The eye diagram attributed to him provides insight into ancient Baghdad physicians' understanding of ocular anatomy—an invaluable contribution that continues to influence modern medicine today. Slovakia's Spis Castle (Spissky Hrad) stands tall amidst picturesque surroundings within Presov Region. This magnificent fortress offers glimpses into medieval life while serving as a reminder of Slovakia's rich cultural heritage. Traquair House's Bear Gates gate lodges offer an enchanting glimpse into Scottish architecture from this era—a perfect example among 100 Favourite Houses captured beautifully in black and white photography. Berkeley Castle is another gem showcasing Cotswolds' country houses.