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Four men carrying a dead body on a bier, funeral scene, 9th century. From illuminated manuscript 510 by Gregory of Nazianzus. Scene funeraire MS 510
Byzantine sailboat with priest and nobles, 9th century. From illuminated manuscript 510 by Gregory of Nazianzus. Vaisseau Grec, MS 510
Byzantine Empress, 9th century, in a robe with gilt border encrusted with gems, matching the throne. From an illuminated manuscript by Gregory of Nazianzus. Imperatrice de Constantinople, MS 510
Byzantine Emperor on his throne, 9th century, with guards holding spears and shields. From an illuminated manuscript 510 by Gregory of Nazianzus.. Empereur Grec, MS 510
King of the Carolingian dynasty, so-called second race. From an illuminated manuscript in the Bilbliotheque Royale. Roi de la seconde race (MSBR)
Nobleman reclining on a Byzantine bed of the 9th century (from an illuminated manuscript in the Bibliotheque Royale). The bed frame is decorated with a mosaic of precious stones
Costumes of Frankish lords at the court of Charles the Bald, 9th century. In helmets, cloaks, armour, hose, with sword, lance and shield
Statue and seals of Lothair I or Lothar I (795-855), Emperor of the Romans, governor of Bavaria, King of Italy and Middle Francia. Lothaire
Lothair I or Lothar I (795-855), Emperor of the Romans, governor of Bavaria, King of Italy and Middle Francia. On a throne with crown, staff and mantle. Lothaire
Charles ΙΙ, or Charles the Bald, on the throneCharles ΙΙ, or Charles the Bald (823-877), 9th-century king of West Francia and Italy, emperor of the Carolingian Empire. On a throne under the Hand of God, with crown, sceptre and orb
Two mourners praying over a dead body on a bier with a priest, 9Two mourners praying over a dead body on a bier with a priest, funeral scene, 9th century. From illuminated manuscript 510 by Gregory of Nazianzus. Scene funeraire MS 510
Grand dignitaries from the court of King Charles VIII, France, 15th century. Lords in plumed hats, fur-lined coats, with daggers and falcon. Grands dignitaires de la cour de Charles VIII
A judge led by a page to the tournament lists, 1460A judge on caparisoned horse led by a page to the tournament lists, end of the 15th century. Juge-Diseur conduit par un page au lieu du tournoi. France, fin du XVe siecle
Noble women and their maids, France, 15th century. Ladies in tall hennin with long veils, gowns with long trains, walk along a hall decorated with helms and heraldic banners
Benedictine monks celebrating mass, 12th and 13th centuryBenedictine monks celebrating mass during the era of the Cult of the Virgin Mary, 12th and 13th century. Grisaille from Gautier de Coinci's Miracles de Nostre-Dame, France, 15th century
Renaud de Montauban meets the knight Gerard de RoussillonRenaud de Montauban and his family in a cavalcade meeting the knight Gerard de Roussillon. Gerard talks to a Black servant on the road in front of a fortress. France, 15th century
Emperor Charlemagne at a military encampmentEmperor Charlemagne in gold plate armour and ermine mantle seated in a military tent. His devoted servant Maulgis kneels before him. The fleurs-de-lys pattern is an anachronism. France, XVe siecle
Maulgis with the Belle Oriande in a garden, 15th centuryMaulgis, a devoted servant of Charlemagne, with the Belle Oriande in a garden with fountain, 15th century. The beauty in horned hat or escoffion. Maulgis et la Belle Oriande, France, XVe siecle
Tristan presenting Iseult to King Mark of CornwallTristan presenting Irish princess Iseult to his uncle King Mark of Cornwall (who is depicted in crown at right and left). The men in justaucorps, parti-color hose and poulaines or cracows
A lady of high rank in her state habit, 14th century. She wears a crown over a gold net headdress and an armorial robe embroidered with birds and snakes
Queens in ceremonial robes, 14th centuryPrincess Drypetina in tabard and embroidered robe from Giovanni Boccaccio's De claris mulieribus, f.89v, Royal MS 16 G v
Dress of noble women of the 14th centuryLadies of High Rank of the 14th century
Ladies of rank of the 14th century
Regal habits of the 14th century
A king with officers of his court from a 14th century MS
King Richard II and his father, Edward the Black PrinceKing Richard II (1367-1400) and his father, Edward the Black Prince (1330-1376). Both wear crowns and armorial robes with coats of arms of fleurs-de-lys and lions
A king and and officers of his court, 14th centuryA king, possibly Romano-British leader Ambrosius, with crown and sceptre, and officers of his court
Costume of a Seneschal or steward and officers, 14th century
Rustics of the 14th centuryRustics etc of the 14th century
Paris noble costumes of the 14th centuryPersonages of distinction of the 14th century
Soldiers in armour, 13th centuryMilitary habits of the 13th century. Soldiers in chainmail armour hauberk with mantle and sword and soldier in surcoat and axe from Bodleian Library MS Auct. D 4 17, f.005v
Stone masons and artisans of the 14th centuryStone mason with mallet and chisel, and mason with wooden square from Grandes chroniques de France, Sloane MS 2433
Habits for different seasons, 14th century. Woman holding spring flowers and a garland from a Missal, Douce MS 313
Medieval queen in ceremonial robes, 13th centuryMedieval queen in jeweled crown, rich mantle over tunic and robe, seated on her throne, holding a baby. A Queen of the 13th century in her Habit of State
Ladies of the 13th century. Women in mantles fastened with brooches over long robes, one holding a book
Ladies of the 13th century. Woman in wimple and veil, long mantle and robe f.20v, seated woman in wimple over the ears f.25r, woman in long robe and wimple f.30r
King in coronation habit, 13th centuryA bearded king with crown and sceptre, in a green mantle, lined with vair, over a dalmatic adorned with fleurs-de-lys and richly ornamented with jewels. A coronation habit of the 13th century
Young women of the 13th century. Girl in orange robe with roses and a garland f.14v, girl in cap and apron f.25v, and girl with her long hair loose holding up her voluminous skirts f.24v
King Henry III dreaming of the collapse of a cathedralKing Henry III of England in bed dreaming of friars Dominic and Francis supporting the collapsing Basilica of Saint John Lateran in Rome
Musicians of the 13th centuryMan in laurel wreath playing a horn from Georgius Fendulus Liber astrologiae, Sloan MS 3983 f.13r, man in fringed tunic playing a viola and man with a scroll from a Bible moralisee, Harley MS 1527
Nobleman in Habit of State, 13th centuryNobleman in cap, mantle, surtout, laced hose, seated on a throne with his sword drawn. A nobleman of the 13th century in his Habit of State
A physician and his servant, 13th centuryBearded doctor with parchment scroll instructing his assistant with mortar and pestle. The doctor wears a Phrygian cap, mantle, dalmatica with embroidered girdle and hem, purple tunic underneath
Habits and hats of the 13th century
Falconer, and dandy, 17th centuryFalconer removing a hood from a falcon, from The Emblems of Thomas Palmer, Sloane MS 3794, John in the Hospital from Robert Armin's comedy The Two Maids of Moore Clacke, 1609 and dandy in cap
King Charles II and courtier, 17th centuryFoppish courtier bowing to King Charles II of England in wig (right) from a print by William Faithorne, and man in a cape holding a woman's hand (left) from a print by William Marshall
Countess in mourning robes, 16th centuryCountess in prayer with crown, black hooded mourning habit, Paris hede cap, whie linen barbe over the chin, black trayne and surcoat, lace cuffs
Male costume of the 16th centuryMan in a cape with staff and purse, and two men in velvet doublets and hose, sword and purse Costume of the 16th century. From the frontispiece of the Great Bible designed by Hans Holbein, 1539
Man in a yellow slashed doublet and hoseMan in makeup of lipstick and blusher wearing a yellow slashed doublet and hose with feather cap and sword from a painting in St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle
Military habits of the 15th century
Religious habits of the 15th century. Monks in cassocks and nun in veil, wimple and habit holding rosaries, Bibles and staffs
Male costume of the 15th century. Knight in feather cap, mantle, boots and spurs, man in tunic, hose and cracows, and man in mantle with frilled split sleeves. Knight (left) from f
Noble costumes of the 15th centuryPersonages of rank of the 15th century
Margaret of Anjou, Queen of England, and noblewomenMargaret of Anjou, Queen of Henry VI of England, in ermine mantle with crown and sceptre, and noblewomen courtiers in butterfly hennin or escoffion headwear and wide-sleeved robes, 15th century
Noblewomen in hennin and veils, 15th and 16th centuriesLadies of rank of the 15th and 16th centuries and their headdresses satirized
The birth of St. Edmund, King of East Anglia, died 869. Ladies in waiting and midwives attend the mother in bed with soup and aromatics, while a nursemaid holds the baby near the fireplace
King Henry VI of England presenting a sword to John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, on his appointment to Constable of France
Edward I forming an alliance with Guy, Earl of Flanders, 1294King Edward I of England forming an alliance with Guy de Dampierre, Earl of Flanders, 1294
Costumes of French Dukes of the 15th centuryDucal habits of the 15th century
Costumes of state officers of the 15th century. They wear headdresses with drapery, rich velvet mantles and robes with slit sleeves
Costumes of state officers of the 15th century. They wear velvet capes with slit sleeves, doublets, hose and cracows
Thomas, Bedel of Redbourn, benefactor to St Albans AbbeyThomas, Bedel of Redbourn, in striped hood with long tail, 14th century. Gave land in Rebourn to the Abbey of St Albans. From the Golden Book of St Albans, Cotton Nero MS D vii
Persons of high-rank of the 15th centuryPersons of high rank of the 15th century. Dancing noble in paltock with dagged sleeves, and nobleman in fur-lined embroidered sleeveless mantle from Jean Froissart's Chroniques, Royal 18 E ii
Alan Strayler, illuminator to St Albans AbbeyAlan Strayler (Alanus Strayler, f.108r), lay illuminator to the abbey, illustrator of the Benefactors to the Abbey of St Albans, or the Golden Book of St Albans, Cotton Nero MS D vii
Sir Neil Loring in robe decorated with gartersSir Neil Loring (Nigel Lorringe), medieval English soldier and diplomat and a founding member of the Order of the Garter, c. 1320-1386
John Gyniford and his wife Margaret, holding hands. In his left hand he has a large tasseled purse of gold (their donation to St Albans Abbey)
William de Albeneis, Pincerna Regis, with goblet and swordWilliam de Albeneis, Pincerna Regis, butler to the king, with goblet and sword. Benefactor to the Abbey of St Albans. From the Golden Book of St Albans, Cotton Nero MS D vii, f.91v
Benefactors and illuminator of the Abbey of St AlbansWilliam de Albeneis, Pincerna Regis, with goblet and sword: (f.91v), John Gyniford and his wife Margaret with large bag of gold (f.112v); Alan Strayler
Costumes of workers of the 15th century: Carpenters with pincers and axe, stone mason with right angle, and gardener with shovel. Labourers and artificers of the 15th century
Woman wearing the gambeson, 14th centuryWoman wearing the gambeson, a sleeveless quilted protective garment worn under armour. Military habits of the 14th century. From a poem The Pilgrim, Cotton MS Tiberius A vii
Costumes of skilled workers of the 15th centuryA builder or stone mason with right angle, and a hunter in hood, tunic and boots holding a birding net. Labourers and artificers of the 15th century
Costumes of bowmen and artillery, 14th century. Crossbowman, longbowman and artillery man from Grandes chroniques de France, Sloane MS 2433, vol. 2, f. 113
Costume of a knight of the 14th century. Soldier in helmet, chainmail armour and tunic, with bow and quiver on his belt, from Histoire ancienne jusqu'a Cesar, Royal MS 20 D i
Military habits of the 14th century. Soldiers in chainmail hauberks and surcoats with shields and shoulder armor with coats of arms from f.153v, Scholastic Bible, Douce MS 211
Young man in tunic and hose with sword, 14th century. Military habits of the 14th century. From Speculum humanae salvationis, Sloane MS 346
Saxon noble in Phrygian cap and others in mantles, 8th centurySaxon noble in mantle and Phrygian cap from the Caedmon manuscript, Bodleian Junius xi
Effigy of a Norman knight, Danbury church, 13th centuryEffigy of a Norman knight in armour from Danbury church, 13th century. Carved wooden monument of a man in suit of chain-mail armour of coif, hauberk and hose, with sleeveless surcoat
Templar knight's effigy, Temple Church, London, 12th century. Carved stone monument of a bare-headed knight in chain-mail tunic hauberk and hose, long-sleeved surcoat wIth sword and shield
Norman soldiers in armour, 11th/12th centuryNorman soldiers in nasal helmet, chain-mail armour, 11th/12th centur
King Henry I and Henry II of EnglandKing Henry I (1068- 1135) and King Henry II (1133-1189) of England, from their great seals. In crown, mantle, tunic, seated on throne with sword and orb
Anglo-Saxon nobleman in his state dress, 8th century. With beard, mantle fastened at the chest, surcoat over tunic. From Old English Hexateuch, Cotton MS Claudius B iv
Anglo-Norman king with crown, 11th centuryAnglo-Norman king with crown, seated on a throne, wearing fur-lined mantle, embroidered long tunics. From the Winchester Psalter, Cotton MS Nero C iv. Royal state habit of the 11th century
Anglo-Norman nobleman in state habit, 11th centuryAnglo-Norman nobleman in richly embroidered mantle and tunic, 11th century. From the Winchester Psalter, Cotton MS Nero C iv
Anglo-Norman male costume, 11th centuryMan in hooded mantle to the calf, man with staff in unusual leather shoes or galoches, and man in manteaux des rois (mantles of the kings) trailing on the ground