15th Collection (page 8)

Orpheus death. Illustration from the French version of Ovid's Metamorphoses (15th-16th centuries). Gothic art. Miniature Painting

To His Countries Call - Lieutenant Eric Ball
To His Countries Call. Lieutenant Eric Ball died 15th March 1915. Including photograph. Commemorative Art. Date: 1915

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Evacuacion de Refugiados Espanoles a los Paises de America (Evacuation of Spanish Refugees to American Countries)

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Farewell of the International Brigades in Barcelona (15th October 1938). From left to right

Spanish Civil War. Julian Besteiro announcing on the radio the decision of the Defence National Council to finish the resistance of Madrid (15th March 1939). Photo by Alfonso Sanchez Garcia

William Caxton, English merchant, diplomat, writer, printer
William Caxton (c1415-1422--c1492), English merchant, diplomat, writer and printer. He is considered to be the first English person to work as a printer

ISRAEL DEAD SEA
A medieval depiction of the Dead Sea. 15th century

CHINA. THE BOXER REBELLION
China. The Boxer Rebellion. Siege of Peking (14th and 15th August 1900). Engraving. Date: 1900

PETER, PAUL RETOMBED
The bodies of saints Peter and Paul are discovered, and re- housed in the Vatican in a more suitable tomb. Date: 15th or 16th century

A noble personage rides in a horse litter - one horse before, one horse behind. Date: 15th century

GERMAN SIEGE CANNON 15C
German siege cannon (Die Saule Grete) at Friesach Date: 15th century

PHOTO OF DEAD 3 YR OLD
Isa Jane Cumming, born on 15th July 1866 and who died on 1st July 1869, was photographed by her grieving parents in order that they might remember how she looked. Date: 1869

WATCHING THE DEAD C15
Watching the dead, in the nave of a German church : monks in cowls mourn while the priest intones suitable prayers Date: 15th century

RICHARD BEAUCHAMP, earl of WARWICK soldier and statesman Date: 1382 - 1439

LITTER, C14/C15
A French seigneur is borne in a horse-drawn litter, accompanied by his guards on horseback Date: 14th - 15th centuries

ROYAL STANDARD - with medieval decoration Date: 15th Century

The martyrdom of Jan Hus, Czech religious leader, seized despite promise of safe conduct, and burnt for heresy. Date: 1415

Students at university in Italy. Italian scholars with their tutor. Date: 15th century

Some students of the Prague University, Czechoslovakia

King Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth, near Leicester, 22 August 1485, towards the end of the Wars of the Roses (1455-1487). Date: 1485

Obelisk at Chipping Barnet commemorating the Battle of Barnet and the spot where the Earl of Warwick died, 14 April 1471, during the Wars of the Roses (1455-1487). It was a Yorkist victory. Date: 1471

The Battle of the Herrings (the Battle of Rouvray), in Northern France, during the Siege of Orleans, fought between France and Scotland against England, 12 February 1429

View of Harfleur, Normandy, France, where the Siege of Harfleur took place from 18 August to 22 September 1415, part of the Hundred Years War (1337-1453). The town surrendered to King Henry V

Knole House, Sevenoaks, Kent, England. This great mansion, the seat of the Sackville family, was built in the 15th century by Archbishop Bouchier and was extended 1605-1607. Date: 1961

Columbus breaking the egg
Christopher Columbus breaking the egg - an apocryphal story, supposed to be his response to those who belittled his discovery of the New World. Date: 15th century

Zhengyangmen Street Scene, Beijing, China
Zhengyangmen Street Scene, Beijing (Peking), China. The Zhengyangmen Gate (Qianmen, Front Gate) in Beijings historic city wall can be seen in the background Date: circa 1920s

WW II Liberator bomber exploding Germany, 1944
Vintage World War II photograph - B-24H Liberator bomber of 783rd Bomb Squadron, 465th Bomb Group, US 15th Air Force exploding in mid air after being hit by anti-aircraft fire over Germany, 1944

WW II - troops from 15th Scottish Division Uelzen, Germany
Vintage World War II photograph - troops from 15th Scottish Division fighting in the streets of Uelzen, Germany

Tottenham Church
All Hallows is an Anglican church in Tottenham, North London. It is one of the oldest buildings in the London Borough of Haringey, being built as All Saints Church in the 12th century

Grave monument to Coya Shawsware or Khwaja Shahsuwar
Muslim altar-style grave monument to Coya Shawsware, or Khwaja Shahsuwar (1582-1626), a merchant and secretary to Nogdi beg the Persian embassador, formerly in St Botolphs, Bishopsgate

Portrait of King Richard II of England
King Richard II of England, from an original picture hung in the Choir of St. Peters Westminster. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of the Society of

Steel plate gauntlets of the late 15th century. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century, Frankfurt, 1889. Illustration by Dr

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 coats of arms from the late 15th century
Coat of arms of Bernhard Adelmann von Adelmannsfelden from his gravestone in Eichstatt Cathedral A, and coats of arms of the Votter and Langenmantel families from a painting by Hans Holbein

German womens fashion from the late 15th century
German womens fashion and ornament from the late 15th century. Woman from the title page to the woodcut album Reise von Palastina A

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

Shield and weapons of the late 15th century. Shield with the coat of arms of Deggendorf, Bavaria A, B; Steitart or pole axe C, and Helmbarte or halberd D

German noblemens costumes from the late 15th century. Nobleman A from a fresco in the Basilica in Siena. Aristocrat B from a painting in Frankfurt State Institute

German fashions of the late 15th century from Matthaus Schwarzs Book of Clothes, Trachtenbuch. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes

Italian fashions of the late 15th century. A noblewoman from a carpet now in Corpus Domini, Rome. A Roman soldier with pike from a fresco in the library of the Basilica of Siena

Painted decorative box from the late 15th century
Painted decorative box showing the Judgment of Paris from the late 15th century. Paris in gold suit of armour lies before Mercury in red robes and three naked goddesses Hera, Athena and Aphrodite

Fragment of a banner of miners from Tyrol, 15th century
Fragment of a banner of silver and copper miners from Tyrol, late 15th century. St. George kills a dragon next to a scarlet eagle

German fashion of the late 15th century. Knights of the Kevernburg with their wives, holding armorial shields and pennants, Arnstadt A-F

Italian noble youth fashions from the late 15th century. They wear doublet and hose with many cutout panels, slits and slashes. From an oil painting by Bernardo Pinturicchio

Costume of a German woman and children, late 15th century
Dutch-style costume of a German woman and children, late 15th century. Her jewelry is shown enlarged below. The book is wrapped in a cloth cover

Sir Johann VI Hans von Kronberg and his wife Katharina
Sir Johann VI Hans von Kronberg (died 1488) and his wife Katharina von Reifenberg. From the grave effigy in St. Johann Church, Kronberg im Taunus, Hessen Germany

Costumes of young German noblemen, late 15th century. Both are cleanshaven with long hair, and mi-parti clothes. One in long gold-embroidered doublet, the other in short cape

German court messenger and old man, 15th century
German male fashions of the late 15th century. Costume of a court messenger with brooch and lance, from painting of the life of St. Sigismund

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