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Flower beetle and other exotic beetlesFlower beetle, Mecynorrhinella torquata 1, Agrilinus rufus 2, Rutela lineola 3, and Macraspis cincta 4. Handcoloured lithograph from John O
African flower mantis and exotic beetlesAfrican flower mantis, Pseudocreobotra ocellata Mantis Harpax ocellaria 1, Pentatoma bicolorata 2, Cerbus? flaveolus 3, Diaspidius scapha 4, and Pyrrhocoris princeps 5
Spider wasps, digger wasp and carpenter antSpider wasp, Pepsis atrox 1, digger wasp, Sphex sericeus 2, queen carpenter ant, Camponotus fervidus 3, and African spider wasp, Pepsis severa 4. Handcoloured lithograph from John O
Antlion, Palpares libelluloides. Handcoloured lithograph from John O. Westwoods new edition of Dru Drurys Illustrations of Exotic Entomology, Bohn, London, 1837. Antlion, Palpares libelluloides
Royal goliath beetle, Goliathus regius. Handcoloured lithograph from John O. Westwoods new edition of Dru Drurys Illustrations of Exotic Entomology, Bohn, London, 1837
Great eggly and iphiclus sister butterflyGreat eggfly or blue moon butterfly, Hypolimnas bolina 1, 2, and Iphiclus sister, Adelpha iphiclus 3, 4. Handcoloured lithograph from John O
Owl moth, Thysania zenobia. Handcoloured lithograph from John O. Westwoods new edition of Dru Drurys Illustrations of Exotic Entomology, Bohn, London, 1837. Owl moth, Thysania zenobia
Brilliant nymph, alphaea nymph and doriclea nymphBrilliant nymph, Cynandra opis Nymphalis afer 1, 2, Papilio Nymphalis alphaea 3, 4, and doriclea nymph, Euriphene doriclea, Nymphalis doriclaea 5, 6. Handcoloured lithograph from John O
Orange kite swallowtail, Pierella nereisOrange kite swallowtail, Protographium thyastes 1, Pierella nereis, male, upper side 2, under side 3, and swallowtail butterfly, Protographium asius 4. Handcoloured lithograph from John O
Dactyloceras lucina moth and common silverspot butterflyDactyloceras lucina moth 1, and common silverspot butterfly, Aphnaeus orcas, upper side 2, under side 3. Handcoloured lithograph from John O
Eudoxus charaxes and western nightfighterEudoxus charaxes butterfly, Nymphalis Charaxes eudoxus mechowi, upper side 1, under side 4, and western nightfighter, Artitropa comus, Hesperia helops, dorsal 2, ventral 3
Karkloof emperor or pearl emperor butterfly, Charaxes varanes Nymphalis varanes, upper side 1, under side 2. Handcoloured lithograph from John O
Black-bordered charaxes, Charaxes pollux, upper side 1, under side 2. Handcoloured lithograph from John O. Westwoods new edition of Dru Drurys Illustrations of Exotic Entomology, Bohn, London, 1837
Regal fritillary and fiery skipper butterflyRegal fritillary butterfly, Speyeria idalia, female 1, 3, and male 2, and the fiery skipper, Hylephila phyleus 4, 5. Handcoloured lithograph from John O
Exotic moths including Eustera brachyuraEustera brachyura silk moth 1, grapevine epimenis, Psychomorpha epimenis 2, Lithosia? ino 3, and Aletis helcita 4. Handcoloured lithograph from John O
Laodice untailed charaxes and phaleros hairstreakLaodice untailed charaxes, Charaxes lycurgus, upper side 1, under side 2, and phaleros hairstreak, Panthiades phaleros, male, upper side 3, under side 4. Handcoloured lithograph from John O
Lobobunaea phaedusa moth, upper side. Handcoloured lithograph from John O. Westwoods new edition of Dru Drurys Illustrations of Exotic Entomology, Bohn, London, 1837
Common blue charaxes and blind eighty-eight mothCommon blue charaxes, Charaxes tiridates, upper side 1, under side 2, and blind eighty-eight, Haematera pyrame pyrame 3, 4. Handcoloured lithograph from John O
Western glider and gaudy commodore butterflyWestern glider, Cymothoe althea, Nymphalis althea, under side 1, upper side 2, and gaudy commodore, Precis octavia Vanessa amestris 3, 4. Handcoloured lithograph from John O
Paris peacock and mottled emigrant butterflyParis peacock butterfly, Papilio paris 1, 2, and mottled emigrant, Catopsilia pyranthe? 3, 4. Handcoloured lithograph from John O
Pseudobunaea alinda moth. Handcoloured lithograph from John O. Westwoods new edition of Dru Drurys Illustrations of Exotic Entomology, Bohn, London, 1837. Pseudobunaea alinda moth
Clouded bemastistes, glassy acraea and whiteClouded bemastistes, Bematistes umbra 1, 2, common glassy acraea, Acraea quirina 3, 4, and white acraea, Acraea circeis 5, 6. Handcoloured lithograph from John O
Tiger leafwing, orsis bluewing and Ceretes thais mothTiger leafwing, Consul fabius Nymphalis hippona, upper side 1, under side 2, orsis bluewing, Myscelia orsis Nymphalis orsis male 3, and Ceretes thais moth, Castnia thais 4
Morpho and hydaspes eighty-eight butterflyMorpho butterfly, Morpho laertes 1, and hydaspes eighty-eight or little callicore, Callicore hydaspes 2, 3. Handcoloured lithograph from John O
Pink acraea, large spotted acraea and yellow clearwingPink acraea butterfly, Acraea caecilia 1, 2, large spotted acraea, Acraea zetes 3, 4, and yellow clearwing, Scada karschina 5, 6. Handcoloured lithograph from John O
Eleus orange forester and Neaves banded judy butterflyEleus orange forester, Euphaedra eleus, upper side 1, under side 2, and Neaves banded judy, Abisara neavei, upper side 3, under side 4. Handcoloured lithograph from John O
Shining red charaxes and Biblis ariadne?Shining red charaxes, Charaxes zingha, Nymphalis Charaxes berenice, upper side 1, under side 2, and Biblis ariadne? butterfly 3, 4. Handcoloured lithograph from John O
Scarce forest emperor, Charaxes etesipeScarce forest emperor or savannah charaxes, Charaxes etesipe Nymphalis (Charaxes) etesipe, upper side and under side. Handcoloured lithograph from John O
Pipevine and black swallowtwail butterfliesPipevine swallowtail butterfly, Battus philenor 1, 4, and black swallowtwail, Papilio polyxenes asterias 2, 3, 5. Handcoloured lithograph from John O
Cracker butterfly, Hamadryas arethusa, PanaraCracker butterfly, Hamadryas arethusa, upper side 1, under side 4, Panara jarbas 2, and Symmachia menetas eurina butterfly 3. Handcoloured lithograph from John O
Pink-banded sister, orange-banded shoemakerPink-banded sister, Adelpha lycorias 1, 2, orange-banded shoemaker, Catonephele orites 3, 4, and Archeuptychia cluena butterfly 5, 6. Handcoloured lithograph from John O
White-banded palla, green charaxes and African map butterflyWhite-banded palla butterfly, Palla decius, upper side 1, under side 2, common green charaxes, Charaxes eupale 3, and African map butterfly, Cyrestis camillus 4. Handcoloured lithograph from John O
Otroeda cafra and and Otroeda nerina mothsOtroeda cafra moth 1 and Otroeda nerina moth 2. Handcoloured lithograph from John O. Westwoods new edition of Dru Drurys Illustrations of Exotic Entomology, Bohn, London, 1837
Clouded mother of pearl butterfly, Protogoniomorpha anacardii, upper side 1, under side 2. Handcoloured lithograph from John O
Citheronia laocoon, Eudesmia menea, and CurobaCitheronia laocoon 1, lunar eudesmia moth, Eudesmia menea 2, and Curoba sangarida 3. Handcoloured lithograph from John O. Westwoods new edition of Dru Drurys Illustrations of Exotic Entomology, Bohn
Strigocossus crassa, Basiothia medeaStrigocossus crassa moth 1, small verdant hawk, Basiothia medea 2, and Horama plumipes moth 3. Handcoloured lithograph from John O
Giant African swallowtail butterfly, Papilio antimachus. Handcoloured lithograph from John O. Westwoods new edition of Dru Drurys Illustrations of Exotic Entomology, Bohn, London, 1837
Giant stick insect, Phasma gigas. Handcoloured lithograph from John O. Westwoods new edition of Dru Drurys Illustrations of Exotic Entomology, Bohn, London, 1837. Giant stick insect, Phasma gigas
Variable cracker and Indian orange-tip butterflyVariable cracker butterfly, Hamadryas feronia 1, 2, and Indian species of orange-tip butterfly, Iphias glaucippe 3, 4. Handcoloured lithograph from John O
Pasha and hairstreak butterfliesTwo-tailed pasha butterfly, Charaxes jasius 1, Drurys hairstreak, Strymon acis 2, and silver-banded hairstreak, Chlorostrymon simaethis. Handcoloured lithograph from John O
Effigy of Sir Hugh Bardolph, 1259-1304, Banham Church, Norfolk. He wears a surcoat over a suit of chainmail with chappelle de fer (helmet), legs crossed to show that he was a crusader
Norman cavalry in combat, with a militaryNorman cavalry in chainmail armour with swords, shields and lances in combat, with a military tent at right. From a manuscript in the Royal Library, Paris
Norman fashions 11th century: Norman soldiers with chainmail hauberks covered in square plates or tegulated armour1, woman with her hair in long plaits encased in ribbons 2
Saxon and Norman military costume from the Bayeux Tapestry, 11th century. Norman soldiers carrying chainmail hauberks or suits of armour 1
Costumes of the Anglo-Saxons, 10th century. Man and woman in hooded robe 1, armourer with leather hauberk 2, and king with blue beard attended by a soldier with two-handed sword and kneeling woman 3
Title page with illuminated lettering and red wax seals. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Thomas Anthony Day and J.H
Costume of a king and queen, 14th century. King in crown and short tunic with long slashed sleeves, queen in crown over wimple, long robe with long slashed sleeves
Tui, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, and butterflyTui, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae (New Zealand creeper, Merops novae seelandiae) and Amauris psyttalea butterfly (Papilio enceladus). From specimens in the possession of Marmaduke Tunstall
