1474 Collection

Town Hall and Fountain, Amberg, Germany
View of the gothic style Town Hall and Wedding Fountain in the town of Amberg, Bavaria, Germany

Caxton / Knight
A KNIGHT

Reign of Henry IV of Castile (1454-1474). Farce of Avila

Womens costumes of the mid 15th century. From the Duke of Saxonys friendship book in Dresden State Archive. Stammbuches

William Caxtons Printing Office in Westminster Abbey, London. 1474

Chess in the Fifteenth century
A chess player, inspired by Boke of Chesse, in 1474. Date: 15th century

Italian Nun and Educator Saint Angela De Merici
Saint Angela De Merici Italian nun and educator; canonised in 1807 Date: circa 1500s

CATHERINE of Aragon (1485-1536). Queen of England (1509-1536), first wife of Henry VIII (1509).; Isabella I the Catholic (1451-1504)

Isabella I the Catholic (1451-1504). Queen of Castilla y Leon (1474-1504). Reproduction of the sword of the queen Isabella. Middle Age. SPAIN. CASTILE-LA MANCHA. Toledo. Army Museum

Etienne Chevalier
ETIENNE CHEVALIER French statesman in the service of Charles VII and Louis XI, ambassador to England and Italy. Date: 1410 - 1474

Las Casas and natives
BARTOLOME DE LAS CASAS Spanish historian and missionary, visited on his deathbed by Native Americans who valued his sympathy for them, unlike most Spanish. Date: 1474 - 1566

Caxton Reads 1st Proofs
Caxton reads his first proof- sheet while a group of fellow printers look on anxiously Date: March 1474

Lodovico Ariosto / Cook
LODOVICO ARIOSTO Italian writer, famous for his epic poem Orlando Furioso Date: 1474 - 1533

Lodovico Ariosto / Titian
LODOVICO ARIOSTO Italian writer, surrounded by events from his epic poem Orlando Furioso Date: 1474 - 1533

Lodovico Ariosto / Maffeis
LODOVICO ARIOSTO Italian writer, famous for his epic poem Orlando Furioso Date: 1474 - 1533

Chastelain and his Book
Georges Chastelain, Flemish soldier of fortune, presents his book to Charles le Temeraire, duc de Bourgogne Date: circa 1470

FOGOLINO, Marcello (1483-1553). ITALY. Bergamo. Malpaga Castle. Reception of King Christian I of Denmark by the condottiere, Bartolomeo Colleoni, at the Castle of Malpaga in 1474. Renaissance art

Cuthbert Tunstall
CUTHBERT TUNSTALL English churchman, bishop of London 1522 Date: 1474 - 1558/9

Isabella I the Catholic (1451-1504). Queen of Castilla y Leon (1474-1504). Sculpture of Isabel the Catholic. Decoration of the

FERDINAND II the Catholic (1452-1516). King of Aragon (1479-1516) and Castile (1474-1504). Illustration from the book Ritratti

Isabella I the Catholic (1451-1504); Catholic Monarchs (15-16th century). Queen of Castilla y Leon (1474-1504).; Isabella I of Castile

ARIOSTO, Ludovico (1474-1533). Italian Renaissance poet. Orlando Furioso. Canto one. Edition made in Ferrara (1516)

Mariotto Albertinelli
MARIOTTO DI BAGIO ALBERTINELLI Italian artist Date: 1474 - 1515

Lorenzo Campeggio
LORENZO CAMPEGGIO Italian churchman : papal legate in England, cardinal

Caxton / Queens Pawn
PAWN - the pawn that stands before the Queen represents a physician and apothecary

Caxton / Sixth Pawn
THE SIXTH PAWN - a hostler

Caxton - Second Pawn
THE SECOND PAWN which stands before the Knight represents a smith who provides the knight with bridles, saddles etc

Caxton / Third Pawn
THE THIRD PAWN - who stands before the Bishop and represents a clerk

Caxton / Fourth Pawn
THE FOURTH PAWN - the pawn placed before the King on the board represents a merchant and moneylender

Caxton / Rook
THE ROOK - who represents a legate of the king

Caxton / Chess Board
THE CHESS BOARD

Caxton - Bad King
A bad king slain by his servant

Caxton / King
THE KING

Caxton / King and Queen
KING & QUEEN

Caxton / Philosopher
The philosopher teaches the king to rule through the allegory of Chess

Caxton / First Pawn
THE FIRST PAWN - representing the common man and labourer without whose work the nobles cannot rule. He stands on the board before the Rook (officer of the king) whom he serves

Lodovico Ariosto / Morghen
LODOVICO ARIOSTO Italian writer, famous for his epic poem Orlando Furioso

Sebastian Cabot / F Rawle
SEBASTIAN CABOT Map maker and navigator, son of John Cabot

Caxton & Printing Office
William Caxton reads a proof sheet from his printing press

CAXTONs PRESS 1474
Caxtons Press

Lodovico Ariosto
LODOVICO ARIOSTO Italian writer

Caxton and Edward IV
Caxton showing the first specimen of his printing to King Edward IV at the Almonry, Westminster

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