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A BanquetA Short History of the English People (1902)

A medieval feast! Two people are seated behind a table laden with food; at either side a person (a servant or slave perhaps) kneels and hands food to one of the seated figures. Between the two seat [...]

Keywords: colour, food, people, thanksgiving, feasts, servants, tables

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Added: 2006-08-26

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51.—Serving at a BanquetLa Vita Nuova (The New Life) (1910)

Two men, servants, wearing mediæval outfits with hose (tights) and hats, proceed presumably to a banquet, one with a flask and one with a pie. Overhead, cherubs play musical instruments. In the backgr [...]

Keywords: people, mediaeval, castles, battlements, food, servantspeople, christmas, colour

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Added: 2012-12-25

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Servant with FoodLa Vita Nuova (The New Life) (1910)

A young man wearing hose, a doublet and a helmet or tall hat is carrying a plate, perhaps with a pie or even a roast chicken. He is gong to serve at a mediæval banquet.

This is a detail from Fig. 51.

Keywords: people, food, servants, costumes, greyscale

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Added: 2012-12-25

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The Butler.A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy (1885)

The butler holds out a piece of paper or a small book. He is drssed in Eighteenth-century costume.

Keywords: people, costumes, butlers, servants, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2013-02-13

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Rudolph von Habsburg.Illustrirtes Familienbuch zur Unterhaltung & Belehrung häuslicher Kreise, V Band (1858)

This engraving by Schultheiss is based on an oil painting by Moitz von Schwind, and depicts a scene about Rudolf von Habsburg (1218 – 1291), King of Germany. The story is that Rudolf, when he was stil [...]

Keywords: kings, royalty, servants, bare feet, forests, woods, trees, nighttime, priests, sacrament, the host, christianity, piety, bowing, kneeling, tobes, costumes, horses, people, knights, soldiers, greyscale

Places shown: Germany

Added: 2021-04-01

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stock block: Young male servant carrying a boar’s headTypographic Ornaments (1850)

This young man carries a platter of food: a roasted pig’s head with fruit or vegetables around it, on a platter. He wears a ruff round his neck, a tunic over a long-sleeved shirt, and simple shoes; pr [...]

Keywords: servants, food, service, waiters, youths, boys, men, people, animal heads, pork, feasting, feat, holiday, christmas, xmas, costumes, medieval costume, stock blocks, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2019-04-10

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Costumes, A.D. 1380.The National and Domestic History of England (Vol 1) (1878)

The coloured plate apears to be showing a queen, in blue satin with gold, accompanied by a young man who might be her consort and who is holding her hand, but who is on her left-hand side. Behind the [...]

Keywords: costumes, royalty, servants, people, medieval scenes, wallpaper, backgrounds, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2015-06-30

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