Giulio Collection (page 15)

Medieval ceremony of the creation of a knight
Ceremony of the creation of a knight. A king dubs a kneeling warrior with a sword, while pages hold his spurs and shield with coat of arms. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico after P.L

Charlemagnes Paladins saying their goodbyes
Paladins, warriors of Charlemagnes court, saying their last goodbyes to their bridesmaids in the gallery of the Palace of Bourgtheroude, Normandy

Variety of jousting shields and helmets from a medieval tournament. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico after Biasioli from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Ancient figures of Orlando and Oliver, crowns and weapons of Charlemagne. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico after Giuseppe Bramati from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Knights jousting at a medieval tournament, and heraldic crests. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico after Biasioli from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Knights in jousting armour at a medieval tournament. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico after A. Monticelli from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

King and knights in armour on horseback at a medieval tournament. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico after A. Monticelli from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Knights in armour on horseback at a medieval tournament. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence

Musicians and knights in armour at a medieval tournament. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence

Tournament held in England circa 1450. (Caption refers to the huge tournament held at Beaucaire during King Henry IIs reign)

Tournament held to celebrate the entrance of Queen Isabella of Bavaria into Paris, 1389. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Migliavacca from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique

Ancient miniatures representing jousts from the Vatican Library. The bottom scene from a French manuscript, Universal Stories Sacred and Profane, 1290

Sixth bas-relief of a 12th century sarcophagus. A knight presenting a stags head to a princess in a castle after a hunt. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico after A

Medieval hunting from a bas relief on a sarcophagus: hunter with horn and hounds, and man with sword attacking a stag at a fountain

Charlemagne, King of the Franks, 742-814. Figures from the Lateran mosaic showing the emperor genuflecting as he receives the standard of Rome from St. Peter, from the Lateran Palace mosaic

Fifth bas-relief of a 12th century sarcophagus. Knights and ladies on horseback hunting deer with sword, bow, horn and hounds. Women hunting birds with hawk and snare

Fourth bas-relief of a 12th century sarcophagus. The princess and her falconer watch knights and ladies capture wild men in bearskins under the battlements

Third bas-relief of a 12th century sarcophagus. Knights fighting off wild men in bearskins beneath the walls of a city and rescuing a princess

Second bas-relief of a 12th century sarcophagus. Spectators and supporters of duelling knights in a joust outside the city gates

First bas-relief of a 12th century sarcophagus: the dream of a knight sleeping on a bed with wheels and bells under a castle battlement with queen and ladies, lances raining down from a cloud

Carroccio, a four-wheeled war altar, with huge vexillum standard, drawn by six oxen, used in battle by the medieval republics of Italy

Oriflammes, battle standard of the King of
The oriflammes of Saint Dionysius and the House of Harcourt, battle standards of the King of France, and other standards carried by medieval knights on a battlefield

Assault with tower and testudo on a medieval castle portcullis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico after Giovanni Migliari from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Courtyard and well within the castle built by Hugonin de Chandee 1270. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico after Alessandro Sanquirico from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Death of Roland at the battle of Roncevaux Pass, 778. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico after Angelo Montielli from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Armour room and school of combat, 12th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico after Paolo Landriani from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World

Medieval battle weapons and horse armour barding. Varieties of axe, mace, hammer, mallet, cudgel, and champron and crinet armour

Shield, buckler and targe
Round buckler or rondella 1, oval buckler 2, infantry targe 3, infantry shield 4, cavalry shield 5, and huge shield used in a siege 6

Helmets and armour of the 14th century. Conical helm 1, trellis helm 2, round helm 3, frogmouth helm with visor 4, chainmail and surcoat 5, and breastplate with lance rest 6

Soldiers and weapons from the Bayeux Tapestry. Men in plate and chainmail armour armed with mace, lance, sword and shield

Warriors and their weapons from the 9th to 11th century. Soldiers in chainmail tunics and helmets, fighting with sword, lance, cudgel, and shield

A woman accused of venality by her disappointed lover is judged by Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico after Francesco Hayez from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Duel between Roland and the giant Ferracut
The combat between Roland and the giant Ferracut, from the legend of Charlemagne. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico after P.L

King Richard the Lionheart and Thomas Earl
King Richard the Lionheart, in chainmail armour on horseback with heraldic shield, and Thomas Plantagenet, 2nd Earl of Lancaster, circa 1314, in helm, chainmail armour, tunic and coats of arms

William the Conquerors fleet of battleships, 11th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Florence, 1847

King Edgar of England and King Alfred of Wessex, 9th century
King Edgar the Peaceful of England and portrait of King Alfred the Great of Wessex, 9th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Views of the cities of Copenhagen, Denmark, and Segeberg, Germany. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World

The port city of Lund, Sweden, early 19th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Florence, 1847

National dress of the peasants of Norway, including a farmer who looks like an Armenian ecclesiastic, 18th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Migliavacca from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes

Village with church in Enontekio, northern Lapland. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Florence, 1847

Sami people (Lapps) in an octagonal tent with herd of reindeer. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Florence

Dome-shaped house of the Sami people, Lapland. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Florence, 1847

Section through a dome-shaped Lapp (Sami) house
Section through a dome-shaped Lapp (Sami) fishermens house, with hearth in centre. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre and Stanghi from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Giuseppe Acerbi on a Finnish boat encountering
Giuseppe Acerbi and others on a Finnish boat encountering Sami people on the river Rostijocki (Lapland). A noble woman moves forward to welcome them, while others grill fish on a fire

Bard in sky-blue robes and ancient Britons
Bard in distinctive sky-blue robes with 12-string harp, Briton in the Roman fashion of multicolored cape and red tunic, and two female Britons in tunic and skirts

Lapps in a hut of beams covered with skins
A family of Lapps around a fire in a hut made of wood beams covered with animal skins. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Lapp in a sleigh pulled by a reindeer on a frozen river. In the background, a man rides a strange contraption with skis and rudder with wheel

Coronation of King Eric the Saint of Sweden. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Scrantoni from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Florence, 1847

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