1497 Collection

Lady Catherine Gordon before King Henry VII - she had married Perkin Warbeck, pretender to the English throne, who claimed to be Richard, Duke of York, one of the Princes in the Tower

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

Trial of weights and measures at the exchequer, during the reign of King Henry Vii. A clerk burning measures that didn t come to standard to maintain commercial confidence in trade and penalties

WEIGHTS & MEASURES TRIAL WEIGHTS & MEASURES TRIAL
A trial of weights and measures standards at the Exchequer, London. Date: 1497

MELANCHTON, Philipp Schwarzerd, called (1497-1560). Theologian and Luthers collaborator. DURER, Albrecht (1471-1528). Renaissance art. Engraving. FRANCE. PICARDY. OISE. Chantilly

Perkin Warbeck at Beaulieu Abbey in the New Forest
Perkin Warbeck (c.1474-1499) takes refuge at Beaulieu Abbey in the New Forest. By claiming to be Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York (the younger of the two Princes in the Tower)

Study of Leonardo da Vinci. Goldforging Hammer. Codex Atlant
Study of Leonardo da Vinci. Goldforging Hammer. Hammer for beating precious metals into very thin foils that can be turned into coins, medals or embossed foils

Study of Leonardo da Vinci. Printing Press. Codex Atlanticus, sheet 995 recto, 1497. Model by Mario Alberto and Vittorio Somenzi, 1952-1957. The Science and Technology Museum Leonardo da Vinci

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

Spain. Aragon. Tarazona. Altarpiece of chapel of the Purificacion, 1493. Nuestra senora de la Huerta Cathedral. Pentecost. Descent of the Holy Spirit

Moctezuma II (1467-1520), Hernan Cortes (1485-1547), Pedro d
Conquerors and conquered. Moctezuma II (1467-1520), Hernan Cortes (1485-1547), Pedro de Alvarado (1485-1541), Gonzalo de Sandoval (1497-1527) and Olid (1488-1524). Italian engraving, 19th century

The Flagellation, 1496-1497, by Durer (1471-1528)
Albrecht Durer (1471-1528). German painter and engraver. The Flagellation, 1496-1497. Xylography. National Museum of Art. Copenhagen. Denmark

Hans Holbein / Augsburg
HANS HOLBEIN (the Younger) Birthplace in Augsburg, Germany, of the portrait painter to English Royalty and others: his father was also born in Augsburg Date: 1497? - 1543

Hans Holbein / French Eng
HANS HOLBEIN (the Younger) Portrait painter to English Royalty and others Date: 1497? - 1543

Hans Holbein / Age 45
HANS HOLBEIN (the Younger) Portrait painter to English Royalty and others, at the age of 45 Date: 1497? - 1543

Hans Holbein / Vorstermans
HANS HOLBEIN (the Younger) Portrait painter to English Royalty and others, at the age of 45, in 1543 Date: 1497? - 1543

Hans Holbein / Chambars
HANS HOLBEIN (the Younger) Portrait painter to English Royalty and others Date: 1497? - 1543

Hans Holbein / Quantin
HANS HOLBEIN (the Younger) Portrait painter to English Royalty and others Date: 1497? - 1543

Jf Fernel / Ammon 1650
JEAN FRANCOIS FERNEL - French medical Date: 1497 - 1558

Martin Schongauer
MARTIN SCHONGAUER German / Alsatian artist, famed for his altar-piece at Colmar. Date: 1450 - 1497

Virginio Orsino
VIRGINIO ORSINO Italian military commander in the papal service Date: circa 1497

Wolfgang Musculus - 3
WOLFGANG MUSCULUS German scholar, theologian and philologist Date: 1497 - 1563

Wolfgang Musculus - 2
WOLFGANG MUSCULUS German scholar, theologian and philologist Date: 1497 - 1563

Melancthon 1561
PHILIPP MELANCTHON German Protestant reformer Date: 1497 - 1560

Hortus Sanitatis, Jacob Meidenbach, 1497 edition
Hortus Sanitatis title page

HOLBEIN, Hans, the Younger (1497-1547); Erasmus, Desiderius Erasmus Roterdamus (1469-1539). Dutch clergyman, humanist

LE MOITURIER, Pierre Antoine (1425-1497). Tomb of Philippe Pot. Great Duke of Burgundy. Sculpture on rock

Luther Goes to School
Five-year old Martin is taken to Mansfeld Grammar School by his parents; he will stay there until 1497 Date: 1488

Vasco Da Gama & Spirit
At the Cape of Storms (later Good Hope) Adamastor, the spirit of the Cape, appears to Gamas crew and warns of disasters to all who seek to sail round the Cape to India

John Heywood
JOHN HEYWOOD English playwright and epigrammatist

Folklore / Adamastor
At the Cape of Storms (later Good Hope) Adamastor, the spirit of the Cape, appears to Gamas crew and warns of disasters to all who seek to sail round the Cape to India

Jf Fernel / Larmessin
JEAN FRANCOIS FERNEL - French medical personality

Matthew / Wills Cig Card
John Cabot set sail in the Matthew from Bristol on 2 May 1497, and discovered Newfoundland the following month

Cabot Sails from Bristol
John Cabot sails from Bristol to Newfoundland

Vasco Da Gama Ships
Vasco da Gamas ships off the coast of Africa on their way to the Indies

Melancthon (Holbein)
PHILIPP MELANCTHON German religious reformer

Adamastor and Gama
At the Cape of Storms (later Good Hope) Adamastor, the spirit of the Cape, appears to Gamas crew and warns of disasters to all who seek to sail round the Cape to India

Francesco Berni
FRANCESCO BERNI Italian poet

George Stanley Strange
GEORGE STANLEY lord STRANGE soldier and statesman

Melancthon (Mezzotint)
PHILIPP MELANCTHON German religious reformer

Jf Fernel / Anon
JEAN FRANCOIS FERNEL - French medical personality

Paranormal / Astrology
An astrologer holds up a celestial sphere as proof of his claims, but the monk refutes him from the Holy Book

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