Twelfth Century Collection (#5)

Italian women's costumes from the mid 15th century, 1889 (chromolithograph)
5912597 Italian women's costumes from the mid 15th century, 1889 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: Italian women's costumes from the mid 15th century)

German costumes of the early 13th century, 1889 (chromolithograph)
5912586 German costumes of the early 13th century, 1889 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: German costumes of the early 13th century)

Costume of an English knight, early 13th century, 1889 (chromolithograph)
5912585 Costume of an English knight, early 13th century, 1889 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: Costume of an English knight, early 13th century)

Costume of a German bishop, early 13th century, 1889 (chromolithograph)
5912583 Costume of a German bishop, early 13th century, 1889 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: Costume of a German bishop, early 13th century, from Worms Cathedral)

Chainmail suits of armour and helms, 12th century, 1889 (chromolithograph)
5912580 Chainmail suits of armour and helms, 12th century, 1889 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: Chainmail suits of armour and helms of 12th century German knights)

Costume of Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor, d. 1190, 1889 (chromolithograph)
5912578 Costume of Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor, d. 1190, 1889 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: Costume of Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick Barbarossa or Friedrich der Rothbart, d. 1190)

Cathedral at Troyes, in France, 12th century. By Baron Isidore Taylor (1789 - 1879), French traveller and author
5669423 Cathedral at Troyes, in France, 12th century. By Baron Isidore Taylor (1789 - 1879), French traveller and author, 1857 (drawing); Universal History Archive/UIG

L'eglise de Conde-sur-Marne, in Champagne-Ardenne, France. 12th century
5669422 L'eglise de Conde-sur-Marne, in Champagne-Ardenne, France. 12th century. By Baron Isidore Taylor (1789 - 1879), French traveller and author, 1857 (drawing); Universal History Archive/UIG

12th century Cosmological manuscript showing the four ages of man
5669349 12th century Cosmological manuscript showing the four ages of man; (add.info.: 12th century Cosmological manuscript showing the four ages of man. English.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Greeting the Righteous Man on the Way to the Pure Land of Amitabha (Thangka), 12th century (pigment painting on silk)
FIA5634387 Greeting the Righteous Man on the Way to the Pure Land of Amitabha (Thangka), 12th century (pigment painting on silk); 113x61.5 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St

Mosteiro de Santa Maria, Alcobaca, Portugal (photo)
6436254 Mosteiro de Santa Maria, Alcobaca, Portugal (photo); (add.info.: Alcobaca, Leiria District, Portugal. Folkloric dancing group performing in front of Mosteiro de Santa Maria)

Mosteiro de Santa Maria, Alcobaca, Portugal (photo)
6436214 Mosteiro de Santa Maria, Alcobaca, Portugal (photo); (add.info.: Alcobaca, Leiria District, Portugal. Mosteiro de Santa Maria. Santa Maria Monastery)

Thoronet Abbey. Ruins in front of the lay brother's building
7125794 Thoronet Abbey. Ruins in front of the lay brother's building; (add.info.: The Thoronet abbey. Ruins in front of the lay brother's building)

Thoronet Abbey. The Abbey church
7125791 Thoronet Abbey. The Abbey church; (add.info.: The Thoronet abbey. The Abbey church. Bell tower, apse and cemetery. Cistercian abbey built in the late twelfth and early thirteenth century)

Thoronet Abbey. The cloister with the Pavillion of the lavabo
7125784 Thoronet Abbey. The cloister with the Pavillion of the lavabo; (add.info.: The Thoronet Abbey. The cloister with the Pavillion of the lavabo)

Thoronet Abbey. Pillar openings of the cloister
7125780 Thoronet Abbey. Pillar openings of the cloister; (add.info.: The Thoronet abbey. Pillar openings of the cloister. Cistercian abbey built in the late twelfth and early thirteenth century)

Thoronet Abbey. The cloister with the Pavillion of the lavabo
7125773 Thoronet Abbey. The cloister with the Pavillion of the lavabo; (add.info.: The Thoronet Abbey. The cloister with the Pavillion of the lavabo)

Thoronet Abbey. The cloister with the Pavillion of the lavabo
7125771 Thoronet Abbey. The cloister with the Pavillion of the lavabo; (add.info.: The Thoronet Abbey. The cloister with the Pavillion of the lavabo)

Thoronet Abbey.The cloister
7125770 Thoronet Abbey.The cloister; (add.info.: The Thoronet Abbey. The cloister. Cistercian abbey built in the late twelfth and early thirteenth century)

Garden of the Thoronet Abbey
7125763 Garden of the Thoronet Abbey; (add.info.: Garden of the Thoronet Abbey. Cistercian abbey built in the late twelfth and early thirteenth century)

Thoronet Abbey. Ruins in front of the lay brother's building
7125799 Thoronet Abbey. Ruins in front of the lay brother's building; (add.info.: The Thoronet abbey. Ruins in front of the lay brother's building)

holy chassis XII-13th century (wood, ivory and champleved enamels on golden copper)
7110418 holy chassis XII-13th century (wood, ivory and champleved enamels on golden copper); Cathedral of St. Etienne, Sens, France; (add.info.: holy chassis XII-XIII wood)

Trieste Cathedral. Mosaic of the Madonna between Archangels fills the dome above the main altar
7136959 Trieste Cathedral. Mosaic of the Madonna between Archangels fills the dome above the main altar.; Cattedrale di San Giusto, Trieste, Italy; © Pascal Deloche/Godong

Trieste Cathedral. Mosaic of Christ Pantocrator. Italy
7136957 Trieste Cathedral. Mosaic of Christ Pantocrator. Italy.; Cattedrale di San Giusto, Trieste, Italy; © Pascal Deloche/Godong

Trieste Cathedral. Mosaic of Saint Justus. Italy
7136954 Trieste Cathedral. Mosaic of Saint Justus. Italy.; Cattedrale di San Giusto, Trieste, Italy; © Pascal Deloche/Godong

POPE ALEXANDER III, 1903 (postcard)
7272490 POPE ALEXANDER III, 1903 (postcard); (add.info.: POPE ALEXANDER III (circa 1100 - 30 August 1181), aka Rolando Bandinelli was born in Siena, elected in 1159

St. Martin's cathedral, Lucca, Italy. 12th-14th century
7264846 St. Martin's cathedral, Lucca, Italy. 12th-14th century; San Martino Cathedral, Lucca, Italy; (add.info.: Duomo San Martino. St. Martin's cathedral)

Labyrinth on Duomo San Martino, Lucca, Italy. 12th-13th century
7264823 Labyrinth on Duomo San Martino, Lucca, Italy. 12th-13th century; San Martino Cathedral, Lucca, Italy; (add.info.: Labyrinth on cathedral portico)

Baptismal font, 12th century
7242795 Baptismal font, 12th century; Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium; (add.info.: Parish church (Blaugies, eglise Saint-Aubin), Interior Baptismal font, 12th century Blaugies, eglise Saint-Aubin, Dour

Baptismal font, 12th century
7242793 Baptismal font, 12th century; Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium; (add.info.: Parish church (Blaugies, eglise Saint-Aubin), Interior Baptismal font, 12th century Blaugies, eglise Saint-Aubin, Dour

Baptismal font, 12th century
7242790 Baptismal font, 12th century; Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium; (add.info.: Parish church (Blaugies, eglise Saint-Aubin), Interior Baptismal font, 12th century Blaugies, eglise Saint-Aubin, Dour

Schloss Vaduz castle, 12th century, autumn, residence of the Principality of Liechtenstein, Europe
IMB4844149 Schloss Vaduz castle, 12th century, autumn, residence of the Principality of Liechtenstein, Europe; (add.info.: Schloss Vaduz castle, 12th century, autumn)

Mosaics of the apse of the Church of San Clemente al Laterano (Basilica of St. Clment of Lateran) 12th century Rome
IMB4841941 Mosaics of the apse of the Church of San Clemente al Laterano (Basilica of St. Clment of Lateran) 12th century Rome

Mosaics of the apse of the Church of San Clemente al Laterano (Basilica of St. Clment of Lateran) 12th century Rome
IMB4841933 Mosaics of the apse of the Church of San Clemente al Laterano (Basilica of St. Clment of Lateran) 12th century Rome

Mosaics of the apse of the Church of San Clemente al Laterano (Basilica of St. Clment of Lateran) 12th century Rome
IMB4841905 Mosaics of the apse of the Church of San Clemente al Laterano (Basilica of St. Clment of Lateran) 12th century Rome

Pope Innocent II taken prisoner by King Roger II of Sicily (1095-1154) who supported Anaclet II during the schism
ELD4946246 Pope Innocent II taken prisoner by King Roger II of Sicily (1095-1154) who supported Anaclet II during the schism

Romanesque art: detail of capitals decorated with animals, church Saint Jacques de Conzac
JEB4932743 Romanesque art: detail of capitals decorated with animals, church Saint Jacques de Conzac, Saint Aulais la Chapelle (Saint-Aulais-la-Chapelle)

An archer hunter, followed by his mount - Mosaic of the choir built at the instigation of the eveque Guy de Lons
JEB4940130 An archer hunter, followed by his mount - Mosaic of the choir built at the instigation of the eveque Guy de Lons (died 1141)

An archer hunter, followed by a horse - Mosaic of the choir built at the instigation of the eveque Guy de Lons
JEB4940112 An archer hunter, followed by a horse - Mosaic of the choir built at the instigation of the eveque Guy de Lons (died 1141)

Judas and an unknown saint, surmounted by a musician angel - Painted wooden ceiling from the chapel of Saint Cyprien
JEB4940397 Judas and an unknown saint, surmounted by a musician angel - Painted wooden ceiling from the chapel of Saint Cyprien (12th century) in Ascombeguy (Pyrenees Atlantiques)

King Henry II of England (1133-1189) as judge in medieval England. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4945278 King Henry II of England (1133-1189) as judge in medieval England. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: King Henry II of England (1133-1189) as judge in medieval England

View porch in the narthex of the church of Notre Dame (Notre-Dame), royal abbey of Celles sur Belle (les-sur-belle)
JEB4943446 View porch in the narthex of the church of Notre Dame (Notre-Dame), royal abbey of Celles sur Belle (les-sur-belle) (79370)

Italy Tuscany Pisa - The tower of Pisa and the Duomo - Cathedrale - The bell tower of the Duomo
JEB4948744 Italy Tuscany Pisa - The tower of Pisa and the Duomo - Cathedrale - The bell tower of the Duomo, height of 68m in Carrara marble 1173 - Leaning following a subsidence of the ground;

Kit?b-I ?aj?y?b al-makhl?q?t va ghar??ib al-mawj?d?t
2626714 Kit?b-I ?aj?y?b al-makhl?q?t va ghar??ib al-mawj?d?t; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Pisces, Cetus, and Orion, 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
2626709 Kit?b-I ?aj?y?b al-makhl?q?t va ghar??ib al-mawj?d?t; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Coconut and palm trees, 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
2626706 Kit?b-I ?aj?y?b al-makhl?q?t va ghar??ib al-mawj?d?t; (add.info.: Illustration depicting The Shiab tree and the Shahbalout tree, from 1538 edition, of Kit?b-I ?aj?y?b al-makhl?q?t va ghar?)

Kit?b-I ?aj?y?b al-makhl?q?t va ghar??ib al-mawj?d?t
2626688 Kit?b-I ?aj?y?b al-makhl?q?t va ghar??ib al-mawj?d?t; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Indian Elephant, 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
2626686 Kit?b-I ?aj?y?b al-makhl?q?t va ghar??ib al-mawj?d?t; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Indian Elephant, from 1538 edition, of Kit?b-I ?aj?y?b al-makhl?q?t va ghar??ib al-mawj?d?t')

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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.