Items taken from Life and Work of the People of England: The Fourteenth Century (1929) (results page 1)

Front CoverLife and Work of the People of England: The Fourteenth Century (1929)

The front cover of the book.

Keywords: book covers, pictures of books, colour

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Added: 2005-07-08

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Reconstructed Interior of Fourteenth-century Hall (Penshurst, Kent).Life and Work of the People of England: The Fourteenth Century (1929)

The lord and lady are dining on the daïs, the retainers grouped round the hearth. Notice the dog and the jester. From a model of the Great Hall at Penshurst. Metropolitan Museum of Fine Arts, New York [...]

Keywords: interiors, windows, halls, manors, people, wallpaper, backgrounds, colour

Places shown: Penshurst; Kent; England

Added: 2005-07-08

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A Display of Manuscripts on Reading Desks.Life and Work of the People of England: The Fourteenth Century (1929)

B. M. Roy. Cott. Tib. A. VII. We see open manuscript (hand-written) books on desks; it is not clear whether the books were for sale or whether this was a library or perhaps a room in a monastery or co [...]

Keywords: pictures of books, books, libraries, medieval, bookshop, people, men, women, costumes, shelves, bookshelves, greyscale

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Added: 2025-01-27

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74.—The Siege of a CastleLife and Work of the People of England: The Fourteenth Century (1929)

“A hand-to-hand fight on a scaling ladder thrown against the battlements; the garrison hurl stones from a catapult. Note primitive cannon. Reconstructional drawing from various sources by George Krug [...]

Keywords: battles, castles, siege engines, weapons, colour

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Added: 2005-06-25

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