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Gjermundbu Viking Helm. 10th c. Decorative Arts. NORWAY. Oslo. University Museum of National Antiquities. Proc: NORWAY. BUSKERUD. Ringerike
Pauline Mailhac - Austrian Soprano - Role of BrunhildePauline Mailhac (1858-1946) - Austrian Operatic Soprano. Photograph of her farewell performance in Wagners Gotterdammerung on 15th June 1901 in the role of Brunhilde - Karlsruhe Opera. Date: 1901
A siren seducing a merman knight, 14th centuryA mermaid or siren in German womens costume from the 14th century seducing a merman knight. Scenes below show knights and ladies holding family crests
Gottfried Count of Arensberg, 14th century armourGottfried, Count of Arensberg, Graf von Arensberg, 1370. In suit of armour, leather surcoat with coat of arms, iron arm harness. From a grave effigy in Frankfurt Cathedral
Earl von Orlamunde and Otto VI von Weimar-OrlamundeUnknown Earl von Orlamunde (left) and Otto VI or Otto VII von Weimar-Orlamunde (right), died 1340. From grave effigies in Kloster Himmelkron and a Cistercian monastery
Whaling ship, at the helm
St Mary's parish church, Sompting, near Worthing, SussexSt Mary's parish church at Sompting, near Worthing, Sussex - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J
White Star Line, decorative endpapers, presentation bookWhite Star Line, decorative endpapers of presentation book. Extremely rare T.H. Ismay hardbound volume presented to the managers
Front cover of The Sketch with a photograph of the actress, Brigitte Helm dressed as her character, the Italian spy, the Marchesa Marcella Galdi in Atlantide by Pabst
This derelict sailing vessel is found by the sealer Ariebis ; the captain, lashed to the helm, has frozen to death Date: 1905
Medieval knight in armour with troops outside a castle in the moonlight. Sir Ethelbert searching for an assassin. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson
Medieval knight in armour on horseback arriving at a tournament. Sir Ethelbert arrives at the tourney ground. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from The
The coronation of King Henry IV of England with a huge crown, 1399. The king in sunglasses and cracows is crowned by bishops in Westminster Abbey, while pages hold his coat of arms, helm and sword
King Edward III of England after the Siege of Calais in 1347. Philippa of Hainault on a stool cuddles up to the king, while the burghers of Calais kneel before them with ropes around their necks
Steel plate gauntlets of the late 15th century. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century, Frankfurt, 1889. Illustration by Dr
Costumes of young German noblemen, late 15th century. Both are cleanshaven with long hair, and mi-parti clothes. One in long gold-embroidered doublet, the other in short cape
Bust of a German woman of the late 15th centuryBust of a woman from the late 15th century. She wears German fashion of the era, and a red velvet turban, decorated with a golden angel brooch and tied with white ribbon
Wool tapestry of rural pursuits from the 15th centuryWool tapestry from the 15th century. It shows laborers in farm employment, pruning, ploughing, harvesting, bathing, through the months of the year against a background of colourful flowers
Mens costumes of the mid 15th century. Charles the Bold, Karl I der Kühne, wearing a fur-lined coat over puff sleeved doublet. From a miniature in the titlepage of Froissarts Chronicles
Magdalena Potschner and her seven daughters, 1477Magdalena Potschner kneeling in fur-lined mantle and wimple, with coat of arms of a frog, 1477. Her seven daughters behind her. From the Potschner altar in Saint Peters Church, Munich
Conrad Paumann, German organist, lutenist and composerConrad Paumann, blind Renaissance German organist, lutenist and composer, died 1476. He is shown playing a Schoossorgel or portativ organ, with lute, harp and recorder on the wall
King Henry IV of Castile with coat of armsKing Henry IV of Castile, nicknamed the impotent. He wears a black cape, leather boots and stands over heraldic coat of arms supported by lions. Heinrich IV, Koenig von Spanien, died 1474
Mayor John Holzhausen and wife Guda, late 14th centuryMayor John Holzhausen and wife Guda, Johann von Holtzhausen 1393 and Gudela von Holtzhausen 1371. From a grave effigy in Frankfurt Cathedral
Peter Kreglinger in quilted armour, 14th centuryPeter Kreglinger died 1365. He wears a quilted armour doublet, over chainmail and plate armour. With shield, great helm and lance. From his grave effigy in the Franciscan church at Rothenburg
Konrad von Seinsheim, 14th century armourKonrad von Seinsheim, Conrad von Sauwensheim d. 1369. In suit of armour with great helm, sword and dagger hanging from chains on breastplate. From his grave effigy in St. Johns church, Schweinfurt
Costumes of 14th century German knightsUlrich V von Landschaden von Steinach (left) died 1369, from his grave effigy in Neckarsteinach church. In tunic, helmet, chainmail suit, with great helm, shield and angels at his pillow
Spanish costumes from the 14th century. Men hunting lions with spear and sword, ladies with a knight. From ceiling fresco paintings in the Alhambra Palace, Granada
Laura de Noves, Donna Laura, 1310-1348, subject of Francesco Petrarchs sonnets. From a painting by Wittmer after a church wall fresco now in the Uffizi Gallery
Scenes from an illuminated manuscript of Les Voeux du PaonKnights in battle watched by ladies in a castle, and a lady bringing a roasted peacock to a banquet table, and a helm, 14th century
French knights and ladies in front of a castle, 14th century. From an illuminated manuscript of the epic poem Les Voeux du Paon by Jacques de Longuyon
Decorated casket, probably for bridal goods 13th centuryDecorated wooden casket, probably for bridal goods 13th century. Knights with heraldic shields climbing ladders to storm a castle defended by women
Mounted knights in armour in a procession, 15thC tournamentMounted knights in armour in a procession during a tournament for Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I at the Castle of Luxembourg, 15th century
Armorial of the region of Pfalz Bavaria, Pfalzbayer Wappen. Arms of Bavaria, fusele en bande d argent et d azur, and Palatine lion. With the escutcheon of the city of Munich (a monk holding a bible)
Knights jousting, 14th centuryTwo knights jousting with lances in suits of armour, helm, and heraldic colours, 14th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England
Jousting knights toys, 14th centuryJousting toys: knights on horseback with helmet, shield and lance, 14th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England, Chatto and Windus
Helmet show before a tournament. Knights helmets and shields were checked for their heraldic accuracy. From an illustration in Georg Ruxners Origins of the Tourney in the German Nation, 1532
Medieval jousting armourComplete suit of armour with helm and lance 296, helm 297, breatplate 298, shoulder armour 299, armoured glove 300 and pole and ring for the ring joust 301
Medieval helmets and shieldsKnights helms 287-9, chainmail hood worn under the helm 290, shields for knights on horseback 291-293, and shields for knights on foot 294, 295
Norman crowns, hats and helmetsNorman crowns 188-197, Norman womans bonnet 198, Norman hats 199-201, helmet with nose protector 202, Norman flat helm 203, and Norman cylindrical helm 204
King of Scotland, roi des Ecossais, with lion rampant standard and crest on helm. Chromolithograph from Loredan Larcheys Ancien Armorial Equestre de la Toison d Or et de l Europe au 15e siecle
King of Poland, roi de Pologne. Chromolithograph from Loredan Larcheys Ancien Armorial Equestre de la Toison d Or et de l Europe au 15e siecle
King of Aragon, roi d Aragon. Chromolithograph from Loredan Larcheys Ancien Armorial Equestre de la Toison d Or et de l Europe au 15e siecle
Duke of Brittany, Duc de Bretagne. Chromolithograph from Loredan Larcheys Ancien Armorial Equestre de la Toison d Or et de l Europe au 15e siecle
Jean de Luxembourg, comte de Lyons, John II of Luxembourg, Count of Ligny, 1392-1441. Chromolithograph from Loredan Larcheys Ancien Armorial Equestre de la Toison d Or et de l Europe au 15e siecle
Italian soldiers and helmet, late 16th centuryItalian soldier in day wear with sword and dagger A, Italian soldier in battle dress with matchlock musket, wheellock pistol, sword, helm and breastplate B, and Italian helmet C
Melchior von Graenroth, Vicedom of Aschaffenburg, 1573Melchior von Graenroth, Vicedom of Aschaffenburg, kneeling in full armour on his gauntlets, died 1573. After a sculpture by caster Hieronymus Hack
Helm called Beckehnaube or Bassinet, late 16th century, with engraved decoration. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century
Flemish helmets from the armory at Breda. Copperplate engraving from Francis Groses Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English Army, Stockdale, London, 1812