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1147x1188, 193x200, 860x891 | 1146.—Chair (Royal M.S. 14 E, iii.)Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845) “The square-backed chair (Fig. 1146) was frequent in the mansions of the thirteenth century. In the fourteenth, they, and other articles combining household utility and elegance, were modified by the [...] Keywords: furniture, chairs, people, writing, royalty, monks, scholars, christmas, greyscale Places shown: England Added: 2006-01-19 + S K L |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 1091x1264, 173x200, 614x711, 818x948 | 1147.—Hand Organ or Dulcimer, and ViolinOld England: A Pictorial Museum (1845) Two men are shown with curly hair and mediæval clothing; the violinist wears a hat, a knee-length tunic split to the hip at the side, tight silk stockings and shoes with buckles. The dulcimer player w [...] Keywords: musical instruments, music, people, christmas, greyscale Places shown: England Added: 2005-12-20 + S K L |
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1253x1239, 202x200, 704x696, 939x929 | 1148.—Circular Chess Board (Cotton MS. and Strutt.)Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845) “Draughts (Fig. 1145) and chess were amusements of the higher ranks. The circular board (Fig. 1148) is peculiar; the chess-men differed somewhat in form and name from the ordinary chess-men.” (p. 334) [...] Keywords: games, chess, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2006-05-17 + S K L |
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1244x875, 2487x1750, 284x200, 996x701 | Coronation of Henry IV (Harleian MS. No, 4679)Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845) The image is taken, I think, from Harly MS. 4380, folio 186, verso; this is the second volums of Froissart’s Chromicles Vol IV part 2 (1470), and was drawn some three hundred years after the event. Th [...] Keywords: coronations, royalty, kings, costumes, mediæval, kings, greyscale Places shown: England Added: 2018-06-09 + S K L |
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1005x1247, 1340x1663, 161x200, 565x701, 754x936 | 1153.—Henry IV.Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845) A portrait of Henry IV showing his face, and of course his kingly crown. Keywords: people, royalty, beards, crowns, portraits, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2006-11-02 + S K L |
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1024x768, 1600x1200, 267x200, 640x480, 800x600 | 1250.—Archers. (From various MSS. of the 14th Century.)Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845) Three archers, or bowmen, pose for us: the leftmost carries a bow and a shield, or possibly a quiver, slung around his waist and hanging at his right hip; the middle archer has a sword and a bow; the [...] Keywords: costumes, weapons, archery, people, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2010-08-22 + S K L |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 1600x1393, 230x200, 800x697, 882x768 | 1251.—Storming a Fort. (Haeleian M.S. 4379.)Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845) A few words by way of appendage to this part of our subject may here be devoted to the subject of our engravings, representing the storming of a fort (Fig. 1251), the siege of a town (Fig. 1252), and [...] Keywords: castles, battles, people, towers, weapons, crossbows, spears, cannon, tents, soldiers, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2010-08-24 + S K L |
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1024x768, 1600x1200, 2048x1536, 267x200, 640x480, 800x600 | 1252.—Siege of a Town.Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845) A few words by way of appendage to this part of our subject may here be devoted to the subject of our engravings, representing the storming of a fort (Fig. 1251), the siege of a town (Fig. 1252), and [...] Keywords: battles, people, towers, weapons, crossbows, cannon, tents, soldiers, warfare, battelements, walls, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2013-08-20 + S K L |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 1076x1104, 1435x1472, 195x200, 807x828 | 1253.—Breaching Tower; Archers behind their Pavison; Canon, Crossbow-men, &c.Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845) A few words by way of appendage to this part of our subject may here be devoted to the subject of our engravings, representing the storming of a fort (Fig. 1251), the siege of a town (Fig. 1252), and [...] Keywords: battles, castles, weapons, siege engines, archery, soldiers, warfare, battlments, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2012-09-21 + S K L |
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1280x1024, 1436x1196, 1440x1280, 1481x1200, 2048x1536, 247x200, 790x640, 948x768 | 1254.—Jousting Tournament. Harleian MS. 4379Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845) This wood engraving shows two knights on their horses, charging towards one another with their lances pointed. In the background are great tents or marquees and a watching audience. The heraldic arms [...] Keywords: jousting, sports, chivalry, knights, tents, people, contests, riding, weapons, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2013-01-04 + S K L |
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1169x1071, 1280x1024, 1559x1428, 2078x1904, 218x200, 727x667, 876x803 | 1274.—Moveable Towers of Archers, Cannon, etc.Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845) (Royal MS. 14 Edw. IV) “A few words by way of appendage to this part of our subject may here be devoted to the subject of our engravings, representing the storming of a fort (Fig. 1251), the siege of [...] Keywords: battles, castles, weapons, siege engines, archery, soldiers, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2007-05-18 + S K L |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 1017x1212, 1355x1616, 168x200, 587x700, 763x910 | 1275.—Tomb of Sir John Crosby.Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845) A tomb lies in a quiet corner of a church, partly in deep shadow. [...] This is the church of St. Helen’s in Bishopsgate (Fig. 1285), formerly the remains of a priory of Benedictine nuns, whose long r [...] Keywords: tombs, interiors, churches, spooky, death, statuary, carving, gothic architecture, greyscale Places shown: Bishopsgate; London; England Added: 2012-09-19 + S K L R N |
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