Feudal Collection

Map / Europe / France C1000
France in feudal times, with the country allotted to various nobles who bore more or less allegiance to the king, whose acquisitions are shown in map lower left

Peasants Revolt / Germany
The peasants rise up and revolt for the abolition of feudal dues, serfdom and tithes

Maeda Toshiie - Feudal Chieftain of Kaga, Noto and Etchu
Maeda Toshiie (1538-1599) - Feudal Chieftain of Kaga, Noto and Etchu Date: circa 1590s

Ritsurin Garden in Takamatsu, Japan. Completed in 1745 as a private strolling garden and villa for the local feudal lords, and opened to the public in 1875

Albrecht Gessler, Habsburg bailiff at Altdorf, 14th century
Albrecht Gessler, Habsburg bailiff at Altdorf and arch enemy of William Tell, 14th century. Il Governatore Gesslero. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes

John Balliol surrenders the Kingdom of Scotland to King Edward I (1239-1307). 1296

11th century warrior. Engraving. Later colouration
Middle Ages. 11th century warrior. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2019

Dream of Life in the fresco called The Triumph of Death of
Facsimile reproduces the detail of Dream of Life in the fresco called The Triumph of Death of the Cemetery of Pisa. The painting has been attributed to the sculptor

PRAYING AT A GRAVE
Kikuo, a retainer of the feudal lord, prays at his dead master's grave

JAP FUNERAL PROCESSION
The funeral procession of a Daimio (a feudal noble) Date: circa 1850

Calvinist priests laying hands on a man, Switzerland
Two Calvinist priests laying hands on a man kneeling on a cushion, and woman of Zurich in mourning clothes, Switzerland, 16th century. Lutto di una Zurichese &c

Imperial Palace, Tokyo, Japan, 1820s. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples

Raising a king in feudal times in France
Raising a king in feudal times (Frankish period) in France - the chosen ruler was literally raised up on top of a shield and carried round the city walls to confirm his position

King John signs the Magna Carta at Runnymede
John, King of England (1166-1216) signs the Magna Carta (Magna Carta Libertatum or The Great Charter of the Liberties of England) - forced onto him by the feudal barons

Coronation of George IV
View depicting the Coronation of George IV in Westminster Hall enacting the Champions Challenge, a feudal ritual

Takeda Shingen (1521-1573) - Military Leader
Takeda Shingen (1521-1573) - a pre-eminent daimyo in feudal Japan with exceptional military prestige in the late stage of the Sengoku period. Date: circa 1570

Ceremony of investiture of a Knight. Miniature of the 15th century of Tristan and Iseult Poem. Chateau de Chantilly. France

Ambrogio Lorenzetti (1280-1348). Effects of Good Government in the city. Fresco. Detail. Merchants in the walled city of Siena

Bernger Von Horheim (late 12th century). of the court of Henr
Bernger Von Horheim (late 12th century). German poet of the court of Henry IV. The poet with his beloved holding a dog in her lap, a symbol of fidelity. Fol

Knight Paying Homage
A knight paying homage to his king. Date: 1100

Medieval tournament. Colored engraving. 19th century

Act of vassalage. 11th century. Miniature. Ripoll Bible (also known as Farfa Bible). 11th century. Vatican Apostolic Library. Italy

Der Wilde Alexander, poet of the 13th century, greets his beloved while hes riding. Codex Manesse (ca.1300) by Rudiger Manesse and his son Johannes. Miniature. Folio 412r. University of Heidelberg

Johannes Hadlaub, Swiss poet. Codex Manesse (ca. 1300)
Johannes Hadlaub, Swiss poet. Below: the poet disguised as a pilgrim after a woman who is entering the church. Top: the lady consoles the poet who is unwell

Ulrich von Liechtenstein (12001278) on a trip. Codex Manes
Ulrich von Liechtenstein (12001278), medieval nobleman, knight, politician, and minnesanger. Ulrich on a trip. Codex Manesse (ca.1300) by Rudiger Manesse and his son Johannes. Miniature. Folio 237r

Farmers plowing and sowing. Late 15th century. Italy
Farmers plowing and sowing. Miniature of Grimani Breviary. Late 15th century. Saint Marks Library. Venice. Italy

Luxembourg - Esch-sur-Sure Castle
Esch-sur-Sure Castle (also known under its German name Burg Esch-an-der-Sauer) located in a small village with the same name

Japan - A Kago litter being carried up the mountain
Japan - A Kago being carried up the mountain. Kago are a type of litter used as a means of human transportation by the non-samurai class in feudal Japan and into the Meiji period. Date: circa 1910s

Green Book. Book of privileges of the City of Barcelona. Copy illuminated by Arnau Penna, 1380. Vassal. Oath of fealty

Blanche II of Navarre (1424-1464). Engraving. Colored
Blanche II of Navarre (1424-1464). Queen of Navarre. Blanche of Navarre is delivered to the Captal of Buch, who orders imprison her into a castle. Engraving after a painting by Eduardo Rosales

Middle Ages. Lovers. Miniature. Chantilly Castle. France

Llibre Verd (Green Book). Book of Privileges of the City of Barcelona. Miniature. Copy iluminated by Arnau Penna in 1380. Oath of allegiance to the king. Municipal Archives of History. Barcelona

James I the Conqueror presiding the Lleida Courts, 1242. Min
James I the Conqueror (1208-1276). King of Aragon, Valencia and Majorca. Miniature in the incunabulum Constitutions and other rights of Catalonia (1495)

Middle Ages. Prince. Engraving at Germania, 1882. Colored

Usages of Catalonia. Catalan manuscript. 14th century

Delivery of gifts to a king. Detail of a miniature of the Bi
Delivery of gifts to a king. 11th century. Detail of a miniature of the Bible of St. Peter of Roda illustrated possibly before the year 1050 on the desktop of the monastery of Ripoll

Spervogel, poet of the 12th century, offers his lyrics to the Court. Codex Manesse (ca.1300) by Rudiger Manesse and his son Johannes. University of Heidelberg. Library. Germany

Frauenlob, German poet (d. 1318), listening to a musician. Codex Manesse (ca.1300) by Rudiger Manesse and his son Johannes. Miniature. Folio 399r. University of Heidelberg. Library. Germany

Susskind Der Jude Von Trimberger wearing a typical hat with
Susskind Der Jude Von Trimberger, Hebrew poet of the 13th century, wearing a typical hat with the Bishop of Constance. Codex Manesse (ca.1300) by Rudiger Manesse and his son Johannes. Miniature

Von Der Buwenburg, poet of the 13th century, plundering a herd. Codex Manesse (ca.1300) by Rudiger Manesse and his son Johannes. Miniature. Folio 359r. University of Heidelberg. Library. Germany

Der Burggraf von Regensburg presides over a trial. Codex Manesse (ca.1300) by Rudiger Manesse and his son Johannes. Miniature. Folio 318r. University of Heidelberg. Library. Germany

Reinmar Von Zweter (1200-1260), Rhenish poet, teaches two young men in the Arts. Codex Manesse (ca.1300) by Rudiger Manesse and his son Johannes. Miniature. Folio 323r. University of Heidelberg

Rubin in a castle sending a message to his loved with a cros
Rubin, Tyrolean ministerial from 12th century, in a castle sending a message to his loved with a crossbow. Codex Manesse (ca.1300) by Rudiger Manesse and his son Johannes. Miniature. Folio 169v

Two lovers in the garden. Miniature. Chantilly castle. France

Cantigas de Santa Mari?a (Canticles of Holy Mary). Reign of Alfonso X of Castile, the Wise (1221-1284). Medieval lady spinning wool. Library of El Escorial. Madrid. Spain. National Heritage

Farmers field work. Miniature. Ripoll Bible (also known as Farfa Bible). 11th century. Fol. 6 r. Vatican Apostolic Library. Italy

Pteffel, poet of the 13th century, fishing for his beloved. Codex Manesse (ca.1300) by Rudiger Manesse and his son Johannes. Miniature. Folio 302r. University of Heidelberg. Library. Germany

Farmers storing grain in a barn. 13th century
13th century miniature which represents a group of farmers storing grain in a barn. Codex of St. Louis (France)

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