Epic Collection (page 2)

The Epic of Arnhem, WW2
The Epic of Arnhem, where the First Airborne Division saw action during the Second World War. Showing how the newcomers at Arnhem were welcomed as they landed by parachute. Date: 1944

AUBERT, David (15th c. ). Chroniques et conquestes
AUBERT, David (15th c.). Chroniques et conquestes de Charlemaine. 1458. Ms. 5089. Folio 167V. Battle of Charlemagne against the Saracen king Agolant and his son Helmont in Calabria

Muhammad and the Meccans. Otoman manuscript, 16th c
Muhammad and the Meccans at Medina. Miniature from the Siyer-i Nebi (Life of the Prophet) Turkish epic about the life of Muhammad, written ca. 1388 by Mustafa, son of Yusuf of Erzurum

Ilya Muromets - Elijah of Murom on horseback
Ilya Muromets (Elijah of Murom) - a Kievan Rus epic hero. He is celebrated in numerous byliny (folk epic poems). Along with Dobrynya Nikitich

The Yacht Eira in the Arctic, 1881
Engraving showing the yacht Eira, used by Benjamin Leigh Smith, to explore the Arctic region around Franz Joseph Land and the ocean North of Russia, 1881-1882

Filming a Roman Circus
Impression of a roman chariot on the set of the 1925 movie Ben-Hur showing a Roman team galloping at full pelt. Date: 1932

Odysseus. From Rome. Late 1st century AD. Bust. Marble
Odysseus. From Rome. Late 1st century AD. Marble. Close-fitting felt hat is characteristic of the hero. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen, Denmark

Yosyp Stadnyk - Ukranian Theatre director and actor
Yosyp Stadnyk (1876-1954) - Theatre director and actor. Stadnyk played over 100 roles, mostly character roles in a realist style, in plays by Mykhailo Starytsky, Marko Kropyvnytsky

Gerusalemme Liberata (Jerusalem Delivered), 1581, by Torquat
Torquato Tasso (1544-1595). Italian poet. Gerusalemme Liberata (Jerusalem Delivered), 1581. Epic poem. Chant I. Printed in Venice, 1788. Colored

Alonso de Ercilla (1533-1594). Spanish nobleman, soldier and epic poet. Portrait. Engraving by Capuz. 19th century. Colored

Tristan and Iseult. Princess Iseult. Engraving. Color, 1882
Tristan and Iseult. French medieval poetry, inspired by Celtic legent. Princess Iseult. Engraving. Colored. Germania, 1882

Miniature depicting Men and women dancing holding hands. Le
Le Roman de la Rose. 1225-1280. French poem. 13th century. By Guillaume de Lorris (c.1200-1240) and Jean de Meun (c.1240-1305). Men and women dancing holding hands. Miniature. 14th century

Alonso de Ercilla y Zuniga (15331594). Spanish nobleman, so
Alonso de Ercilla y Zu?niga (1533-1594). Spanish nobleman, soldier and epic poet. While in Chile (155663) he fought against the Araucanians (Mapuche), and there he began the epic poem La Araucana

La Gerusalemme Liberata (Jerusalem Delivered), 1580 by Torqu
Torquato Tasso (1544-1595). Italian poet. La Gerusalemme Liberata (Jerusalem Delivered), 1580. Engraving

Georgics by Virgil. 29 BC. Miniature depicting two musicians
Publius Vergilius Maro (70 BC-19 BC). Roman poet. Georgics. 29 BC. Manuscript. 15th century. Fol.51. Miniature depicting two musicians playing instruments. Library University of Valencia. Spain

Italy. Rome. Trajans Column. 2nd century
Italy. Rome. Trajans Column, 2nd century AD. Erected to commemorate the victory of Emperor Trajan in the Dacian Wars. Trajan Forum

John Milton (1608-1674). British poet. Paradise lost. Colore
John Milton (1608-1674). British poet. Paradise Lost. Epic poem in blank verse. It was originally published in 1667 in ten books

Homer. Bust
Homer (c.8th century). Greek epic poet. Modern copy of a hellenistic original dated between 200-150 BC. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany

Divine Comedy. Sixteenth Canto of the Purgatory. Who are you
Divine Comedy. Epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321. Sixteenth Canto of the Purgatory. Who are you that you are among our smoke?. Engraving by Gustave Dore. Colored

Divine Comedy. Thirtieth Canto of the Purgatory. Appearance
Divine Comedy. Epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321. Thirtieth Canto of the Purgatory. Appearance of Beatrice. Engraving by Gustave Dore. Colored

Board of wood inscribed in ink with lines 468-473 of Book I
Wooden board with iron handle inscribed in ink with lines 468-473 from Book I of Iliad by Homer. 1st-2nd century AD. Roman. From Egypt. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

The Araucanian by Alonso de Ercilla
Alonso de Ercilla Zuniga (1533-1594). Spanish poet and military. The Araucanian. Epic poem. First Chant. Madrid, 1569

Pharsalia by Lucan
Lucan (39-65). Latin poet. Pharsalia. Title cover. Printed in 1519

Alonso de Ercilla (1533A?i?1594). Spanish nobleman, soldier and epic poet. Colored engraving

Aeneid. Virgil
Publius Vergilius Maro (70 BC-19 AC). Latin poet. Aeneid. Engraving. 1729

Ariosto, Ludovico (1474-1533). Italian poet. Colored engraving

Virgil (70-19 B. C. ). Classical Roman poet. Georgics
Virgil (70-19 B.C.). Classical Roman poet. Georgics

The Lay of the Cid or The Poem of the Cid. 14th century. Last page with the name of Per Abbad, who puts the date 1207 after His name. National Library. Madrid. Spain

Browning Punch Sambourne
ROBERT BROWNING the English poet in one of Punchs Fancy Portraits, in a satire on his epic poem, The Ring and the Book Date: 1812 - 1889

Captian Kettle / Hyne
Alfred Tennyson (1809 - 1892) the English poet and Poet Laureate, surrounded by characters from his epic Arthurian poem, Idylls of the King

Tennis Book Cover
Cover design for Goodbye Summer ! by Catherine Mary Maesorley, an epic tale of smashed hopes, happy returns mixed partners and love all Date: circa 1900

Fg Klopstock / Adlard &j
FRIEDRICH GOTTLIEB KLOPSTOCK German writer, with a reference to his popular epic religious poem Der Messias below Date: 1724 - 1803

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

The Priest of the Temple by Charles March
Promotional postcard for The Priest of the Temple by Charles March. First produced at the Lyric Theatre, Liverpool, 21st July 1902. Date: 1902

Cartoon, Epic song, WW1
Cartoon, Epic song. A pretty French woman sits at a table, with four British soldiers hovering nearby. She says its typically the soldier she likes the look of most who doesn t understand French

Carpet from the Signaringen Museum depicting events from the French epic poem William of Orleans.. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes

Nibelungenlied (Song of the Nibelungs). Epic poem in Middle High German composed around 1200. Illustration for text printend in 19thth century. Drawing. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris

Ms 490. Folio 63r. Roman of Ogier the Dane (Ogier le Danois), legendary character of the 8th century. Encounter of two armies. Prose chronicle ca

Siege of Pamplona by the army of Charlemagne in 778. Illustration of the epic poem L entr饠 d Espagne, 14th C. that narrates Charlemagnes expedition to Spain. Gothic art. Miniature Painting

Torquato Tasso Profile
TORQUATO TASSO Italian writer who in 1574 completed his epic Gerusalemme Liberata, but received little reward and spent much of his life crazed in asylums... Date: 1544 - 1595

Sadko - Russian Medieval Epic - Bilibin
A scene from Sadko - a Russian medieval epic (bylina). The title character is an adventurer, merchant and gusli musician from Novgorod. Date: 1903

Bridge of the Incas, Uspallata Pass
Illustration (p.357) from Charles Darwins Journal of Researches, first illustrated edition 1890

Right of asylum in convents and churches. Illustration
" Right of asylum in convents and churches. Illustration of the epic poem " L entr饠 d Espagne" of the 14th C. that narrates Charlemagnes expedition to Spain. Gothic art

Charlemagne guides his knights against the enemy
" Charlemagne guides his knights against the enemy. Illustration of the epic poem " L entr饠 d Espagne" of the 14th C. that narrates Charlemagnes expedition to Spain. Gothic art

Meeting between Rama and Parasurama. Illustration
" Meeting between Rama and Parasurama. Illustration from Bala Kanda, first book of Indian epic poem " Valmiki Ramayana", 17th century. Hindu art. Miniature Painting."

Battle of the Paladins in Spain. Illustration
" Battle of the Paladins in Spain. Illustration of the epic poem " L entr饠 d Espagne" of the 14th C. that narrates Charlemagnes expedition to Spain. Gothic art

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