Tourney Collection

Medieval tournament. The two sides of the contest with the Knight of Honor at the center. Miniature in the Livre des tournois of Rene d Anjou (1465). National Library in Paris. France

John, Duke of Berrys household exchanging New Year gifts. The Duke is seated at the right, in blue. Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry. 15th century. Miniature. Chateau de Chantilly. France

Medieval weapons: Dull swords or kolben for the Kolbenturnier 302, pike 303, halberd 304, partisan 305, wooden battle hammer 306, iron battle hammer 307, lance with crooked spike 308

Medieval knight in armour holding a swooning lady
Medieval knight in suit of armour holding a swooning lady outside a castle. His defeated opponent lies on the ground. Sir Ethelbert holds Adelaide over the prone body of Alan

Medieval knights fighting a duel with swords. Sir Ethelbert fights Alan over the body of Adelaide. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from The Tournament

Charles the Bold (1433-1477). Allegory of the death of Cha
Charles the Bold (1433-1477). Duke of Burgundy (1467-1477). Allegory of the death of Charles the Bold. 15th century. Miniature of Le Chevalier deliberate. Chateau de Chantilly. France

Book of the Tournament. Knight on horseback and armed with spears. Miniature. Fol. 40 v. 15th century Vatican Apostolic Library. Italy

Medieval knight in armour on horseback lost in a forest at night. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from The Tournament, or Days of Chivalry, William Sams

Medieval knights in armour on horseback on a stormy night. Sir Ethelbert becomes separated from Alan on a mountain road. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson

Two knights in armour leave a castle to head to a tournament. Sir Ethelbert and Alan make their farewells to Adelaide and the Baron

Medieval knight in armour introducing his lady to a knight. Sir Ethelbert introduces Adelaide to Alan in front of the Baron

Medieval knight in armour falling to his death from a tower. Alan commits suicide at the loss of Adelaide. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from The

Medieval knight in armour with murdered monk
Medieval knight in armour with monks robes, standing over the dead body of a monk. Evil knight Alan. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from The Tournament

Medieval knights in armour on horseback under a portcullis
Medieval knights in armour on horseback at a castle gate with portcullis watching an unknown knight approach. Sir Ethelbert meets Alan

A spectre rising from the prone body of a knight in armour. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from The Tournament, or Days of Chivalry, William Sams

Medieval knight in suit of armour fighting a monk
Medieval knight in suit of armour punching a monk with a knife. Sir Ethelbert fighting Alan disguised as a monk. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from The

Medieval knight in armour with troop of mounted knights. Sir Ethelbert looking for a horse. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from The Tournament

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 defeating another knight at a joust. Sir Ethelbert breaking a lance as he knocks a knight from his mount in the lists

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

Medieval knight in armour finds a murdered monk on the road. Sir Ethelbert discovers a monk in trouble. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from The

Riders at a donkey post-house, France, 18th century
Men and women flirting at a donkey post-house, France, 18th century. Pleasures of a Poste aux anes. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from Journal of

Stained glass portrait of Abbot Sebastian Hafele
Abbot Sebastian Hafele von Ebersburg, Catholic prelate, 1472-1500. With mitre, crook and coat of arms. From a stained glass window in the church in Haslach, Bavaria

German suit of armour from the late 15th century. Salade or sallet helmet, three-piece breastplate or Harnische-Schmiede Plattner, engraved and jointed arm and leg armour, long crakow sabatons

Dutch peasant woman, late 15th century
Dutch peasant woman in veil, dress, apron and basket, late 15th century, on the road to visit St. Elisabeth. From a figure in a door in Aachen Cathedral

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

Conrad Paumann, German organist, lutenist and composer
Conrad 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 arms
King 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

Tomb of Saxon leader Widukind, died 785
Tomb of Widukind, died 785. Leader of the Saxons and chief opponent of the Frankish king Charlemagne during the Saxon Wars. Sepolcro di Vitichindo

The knights gather for a tournament for King
The knights gather for an enclosed-field tournament or melee for King Rene of Anjou, 15th Century. Knights on horseback face off within an enclosure before royal spectators

Tournament on foot held at Kassel in 1596
Foot tournament held at Kassel in 1596 to celebrate the baptism of Princess Elizabeth of Hessen-Kassel. The knights goal was to break three lances and five swords on their opponents armour

Jousting at a ring. Taken from Antoine de Pluvinels L Instruction du Roy en l exercise de monter a cheval, 1668. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of

A thanksgiving ceremony and show of heraldic arms before a tournament. Knights helmets and shields were checked for their heraldic accuracy

A medieval tourney with cudgel, sword and lance. From an illustration in Georg Ruxners Origins of the Tourney in the German Nation, 1532

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

A carousel parade among teams of knights representing the four elements fire, wind, earth and water. Part of the celebration of the birth of Freiderich, Duke of Wurttemberg, 1616

Medieval jousting armour
Complete 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

Horsemans arms, armour and accoutrements, 17th century. Cask helmet, pouldron and vambrace, gorget, guard de reine, pistol, spanner, saddle, lance. Copperplate engraving by N.C

Knights in armour on horseback jousting in a tournament, 1450. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre and Stanghi from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World

Fancing - The Ladies Cercle d Escrime - the winning team
The Ladies Cercle d Escrime - the winning team of the Martin-Edmunds Inter-Salle Challenge Cup held at Salle Bertrand (Bertrands Academy)

Medieval tournament. Great Chronicles of France. Miniature. Chateau of Chantilly. France

Medieval tournament. Colored engraving. 19th century

Titus Manlius Torquatus decide the fate of Rome in a fight a
History of Gaul. Titus Manlius Torquatus (Consul 347 B.C.) decide the fate of Rome in a fight against a Gallic warrior. Miniature of the 15th century. Chateau de Chantilly. France

Ulrich von Liechtenstein (12001278) on a trip. Codex Manes
Ulrich von Liechtenstein (12001278), medieval nobleman, knight, politician, and minnesanger. Ulrich on a trip. Codex Manesse (ca.1300) by Rudiger Manesse and his son Johannes. Miniature. Folio 237r

Knight with shield and spear. Pula. Croatia
Knight with shield and spear. Detail of the facade of the City of Pula. Croatia

Struggle between two warriors. Mosaic. Italy
Struggle between two warriors. Mosaic. Sant Evasio Cathedral. Casale Monferrato. Piedmont Region. Italy

Robin meets Maid Marian at the Royal Tourney

Tourney challenge etiquette, 15th century.. Handcolored illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries

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