1340 Collection

Battle of Cluys / Froissar
At the battle of SLUYS, the English fleet of 200 totally defeats the French fleet of 70, capturing or destroying virtually every vessel

Chaucer Reads at Court
GEOFFREY CHAUCER Chaucer reads one of his Canterbury Tales to Edward III and his court, at Sheen Castle in Surrey

John of Gaunt / Oval Eng
JOHN OF GAUNT Duke of Lancaster Fourth son of Edward III and brother of the Black Prince

John of Nepomuk
SAINT JOHN OF NEPOMUK Bohemian priest who quarrelled with king Wenzel IV, who had him tortured then murdered and thrown into the Moldau

Chaucer / Old England / Col
GEOFFREY CHAUCER English poet

John of Gaunt
JOHN OF GAUNT English Prince, 4th son of Edward III and brother of the Black Prince

Queen's College Chapel, Oxford, founded 1340 Date: circa 1920s

Aerospatiale SE. 3130 Alouette II 75+38
Heeresflieger - Aerospatiale SE.3130 Alouette II 75+38 (msn 1340), at Castle Ashby for the World Helicopter Championships, on 26 June 1986, with competition number 7'

Aerospatials SA. 316A Alouette III V-210
Swiss Air Force - Aerospatials SA.316A Alouette III V-210 (msn 1340), at Middle Wallop on 20 July 1990. (German: Schweizer Luftwaffe; French: Forces aeriennes suisses; italian)

Battle of River Salado (30 october 1340)
History of Spain. Battle of River Salado (30 october 1340). Engraving, 19th century. Date:

History of Spain. Battle of river Salado (30 october 1340). The King Afonso IV of Portugal and King Alfonso XI of Castile against sultan Abu al-Hasan Ali of the Marinid dynasty of Morocco

Battle of Sluys
English and French warships locked in combat at Sluys (LEcluse) : almost the entire French fleet is destroyed Date: 24 June 1340

Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp radial, rear view

Berthold Schwarz / Larmess
BERTHOLD SCHWARZ German monk and alchemist, possibly legendary Date: FL 1340 - 1384

Lippo Memmi (1291-1356). Italian painter. The Assumption of
Lippo Memmi (1291-1356). Italian painter from Siena. The Assumption of the Virgin, 1340. Alte Pinakothek. Munich. Germany

Gerard Groot
GERARD GROOT (or GERARDUS MAGNUS) Flemish churchman, founder of a monastic establishment, depicted writing from a celestial revelation. Date: 1340 - 1384

Medieval Spinster. Manuscript c. 1340
Medieval Spinster. Miniature in The Smithfield Decretals. Compendium c. 1340 of the decretals of Pope Gregory IX. Manuscript Ms Royal 10 E. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. UNITED KINGDOM. ENGLAND

Casket on wood depicting... Egyptian art
Painted chest depicting a king on his chariot attacking an enemy. ca. 1340 BC. Found at the Treasure of Tutankhamun. Painted wood. Small chest for sandals. Egyptian art. New Kingdom. Furniture

Chaucer / Horse / Canterbury
GEOFFREY CHAUCER English poet as a Canterbury pilgrim

Medieval costume, 10th to 14th century
Medieval costume, showing various European rulers and others. From left to right: Kaiser Heinrich der Heilige, Kaiser Friedrich I, Queen Berengaria of England, man and woman in 13th century costume

John V, Duke of Brittany (ca. 1340-1399) called the Conqueror
John V, Duke of Brittany (ca.1340-1399) called the Conqueror. Chronicles of Jean Froissart. Engraving, 1881. Colored

Chaucer / Tomb
GEOFFREY CHAUCER English poets tomb in Westminster Abbey. Date: 1340 - 1400

Chaucer / Phillips
GEOFFREY CHAUCER English poet, writer of The Canterbury Tales, also employed as a diplomat and customs officer Date: 1340 - 1400

Geoffrey Chaucer / Collyer
GEOFFREY CHAUCER English poet, author of The Canterbury Tales and other works Date: 1340 - 1400

Chaucer / Robinson
GEOFFREY CHAUCER English poet, writer of The Canterbury Tales, with a scene from the pilgrimage below Date: 1340 - 1400

Chaucer / Freeman
GEOFFREY CHAUCER English poet, writer of The Canterbury Tales Date: 1340 - 1400

Geoffrey Chaucer, English poet
Geoffrey Chaucer (1340-1400), English poet, best known for his long narrative poem, The Canterbury Tales. Date: 1340 - 1400

Schwarz Monument
A statue of BERTHOLD SCHWARZ is erected in the market-place of Freiburg, in Baden. Date: FL 1340

Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp radial, side view

Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp radial, front port quarter

Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp radial, rear quarter

SLUTER, Claus (1340-1406). The Well of Moses or The Well of the Prophets. Detail of Moses figure. FRANCE. Dijon. Charterhouse

Chaucer / Holl / Houbraken
GEOFFREY CHAUCER English poet, writer of The Canterbury Tales Date: 1340 - 1400

John of Gaunt / Ogbourne
JOHN OF GAUNT Duke of Lancaster Fourth son of Edward III and brother of the Black Prince

John of Gaunt / Goldar
JOHN OF GAUNT Duke of Lancaster Fourth son of Edward III and brother of the Black Prince

Istanbul 14th Century
Imperial Byzantium before the Turkish conquest : the artist had evidently never been there and didn t know anyone who had, so he depicted it as an English fortified town

Laura De Noves / Green Dre
LAURA DE NOVES or DE SADE celebrated by Petrarch - seen here in a green dress

Chaucer / Thomson
GEOFFREY CHAUCER English poet, writer of The Canterbury Tales

Chaucer / Darton
GEOFFREY CHAUCER English poet, writer of The Canterbury Tales

Geoffrey Chaucer
GEOFFREY CHAUCER English poet

Johannes Hadlaub, poet and minnesinger, citizen of Zurich, died in 1340

C14 Archery at Butts
Archers practise at Butts

Sluys / Sluis 1739
View of Sluys, scene of the famous sea battle of 1340, as it was four hundred years after the event. A map of the towns fortifications is visible in the foreground

Battle of Sluys
At the battle of SLUYS, the English fleet of 200 totally defeats the French fleet of 70, capturing or destroying virtually every vessel

14th Century Windmill
Carrying corn to a windmill in 14th century England

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