1440 Collection

Gutenbergs printing press
Gutenberg inspects the first sheet of his Bible, which has just come off the press

Gutenbergs press, with books
Gutenbergs press, reconstructed from what was left of it, and housed in the Deutsche Buchgewerbehaus at Leipzig, Germany

Gilles De Rais
GILLES DE RAIS Marshal of France, and alleged magician

St. Machars Cathedral. Old Aberdeen, Scotland. These, the two Western towers, were completed by Bishop Henry de Lichtoun between 1423 and 1440. Date: 14th - 16th century

Charter (Fragments)
Charter recording a mortgage for a house, cut into two pieces for use as book binding material. On parchment. Text in dark brown-black ink in a gothic cursive hand

Gilles de Rais(1404-1440) is accused of evoking the Devil by sacrificing small children, for this and other wickedness he is condemned to death. Date: circa 1440

Guild-hall Chapel, rebuilt in 1440, part of the 12th century Guildhall in London. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of the Society of Antiquaries from his

Kitchen of Leathersellers Hall, London. Demolished in 1799. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of the Society of Antiquaries from his J.T

Bernhard von Breidenbach, politician in Mainz, 1440-1497
Bernhard von Breidenbach, politician in the Electorate of Mainz and author of Peregrinatio in terram sanctum, 1440-1497. From the grave effigy in Mainz Cathedral

Laurens Jansen Coster
LAURENS JANSEN COSTER or KOSTER Dutch town official of Haarlem, credited by some with the invention of movable type

Matthias Corvinus Hunyad
MATTHIAS CORVINUS HUNYADI Ruler of Hungary (1458-90) Date: 1440 - 1490

Roberto Malatesta
ROBERTO MALATESTA Italian nobleman, member of the ruling house of Rimini. Date: 1440 - 1482

Eton College Clock Tower
Eton College, Berkshire, England, founded by King Henry VI (whose statue is in the foreground) in 1440. Clock tower and buildings built by Prevost Lupton in 1517. Date: early 16th century

Hubert & Jan Van Eyck
HUBERT & JAN VAN EYCK Flemish artists and brothers

Emperor Itzcoatl
EMPEROR ITZCOATL son of Acamapichtli Ruler of Tenochtitlan, by his conquests he effectively created the Aztec Empire

Tombstone of Abd al- Aziz. 2 november 1440 AD. al-Ma la cem
Tombstone of Abd al- Aziz, son of Yusuf, son of Abd al- Aziz al-Sultani. 6 jumada Ii 844 AH/2 november 1440 AD. Basalt; 94x38x10 cm. al-Ma la cementery, Mecca. Qasr Khizam Museum, Jedda

Laurens Coster, Child
LAURENS JANSZOON COSTER Dutch printer : as a child, he writes in the earth, demonstrating a precocious proclivity for the printers profession. Date: 1370 - 1440

Laurens Coster, Printer
LAURENS JANSZOON COSTER Dutch printer, with a hand- press and early typescript. Date: 1370 - 1440

Englishman 1440
His tunic is cut full and loose; that thing on the floor is his roundlet, a kind of cap with frills Date: circa 1440

Laurens Koster
LAURENS KOSTER Dutch printer Date: 1370 - 1440

Amadeus VIII of Savoy
AMADEUS VIII count of Savoy he was also FELIX V, the last anti- pope : (reigned 1440-1449) Date: 1383 - 1451

St Colette in Ecstasy
SAINTE COLETTE French nun Nicolette Boylet (1381-1447) falls into ecstasy while travelling between Besancon and Auxonne Date: circa 1440

Matteo Bandello
MATTEO BANDELLO (1485 - 1561) Italian writer, monk and soldier Date: circa 1440

ANGELICO, Fra (1387-1455). Descent from the Cross. 1440-1441. ITALY. Florence. St. Marks Convent. Renaissance art. Quattrocento. Fresco

Campin, Robert, called Master of Fl魡lle (1378-1444)
Campin, Robert, called Master of Fl魡 lle (1378-1444). Barth鬥 my Alatruye. ca. 1415-1440. Portrait of a secretary belonging to the court of Philip the Good. Oil on wood. BELGIUM

MANRIQUE, Jorge (1440-1479). Spanish poet. Sculpture. SPAIN. Paredes de Nava

Greece. Rhodes
Knights Hospital. 1440-1489. GREECE. DODECANESE. Rhodes. Courtyard arches, now Archaeological Museum. Gothic art. Architecture

Israel Van Mechenem
ISRAEL VAN MECHENEM (variously spelt) Flemish artist Date: 1440 - 1503

GALLEGO, Fernando (1440-1507). Christ Giving his Blessing. Christ seated in a throne, surrounded by the Tetramorph

Goes, Hugo van der, also called Hugues de Gand (1440-1482). Diptych: The Fall of Man and The Lamentation. The original sin

Eton College, Berkshire, England, founded by King Henry VI (whose statue is in the foreground) in 1440. Clock tower and buildings built by Prevost Lupton in 1517. Date: early 16th century

LA Praguerie
The Dauphin conspires with other discontented nobles to dethrone Charles VII - the conspiracy is termed the praguerie in allusion to the Hussite uprising in Prague

Jacques Coeur and King
The wealthy merchant Jacques Coeur welcomes Charles VII at Bourges

Jan Van Eyck / Old Print
JAN VAN EYCK Flemish artist

Jan Van Eyck / Circular
JAN VAN EYCK Flemish artist

Wiraqocha Inka
WIRAQOCHA INKA (or Viracocha, or Huira Ccocha) INCA EMPEROR OF PERU deposed, fought civil war against his son

Gian Giac. Trivulzio
GIAN GIACOMO TRIVULZIO Italian soldier in French service

Jan Van Eyck / Boulonois
JAN VAN EYCK Flemish Artist

Elisabeth V. Brandenburg
ELISABETH VON BRANDENBURG wife of Friedrich I, archduke and elector

Man and Woman 1440
The costume of the mid 15th century

Page from Gutenbergs first Bible
A page from Gutenbergs first Bible, which contained 42 pages

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