Medieval Collection (page 11)

King Alfred burns the cakes
King Alfred in the Neatherd's cottage, burning the cakes Date: 9th century

Indignities shown to the corpse of William the Conqueror - on his death in France, his body was stripped of clothing and jewellery. Date: 1087

Henry I of England demanding the keys of the Treasury
King Henry I of England, also known as Henry Beauclerc, demanding the keys of the Treasury Date: 1100

Edith and the monks searching for body of King Harold
Edith and the monks searching for the body of her father, King Harold, after the Battle of Hastings. Date: 1066

Adelicia of Louvain and the Empress Matilda, daughter of Henry I, alarmed at the approach of Henry's nephew, Stephen of Blois (later King Stephen). Date: 12th century

St Mary and St Eanswythe Church, Folkestone, Kent Date: 1924

St Botolph's Priory, Colchester, Essex Date: circa 1910

St Ethelbert's Gate, Norwich, Norfolk
St Ethelbert's Gate, The Close, near Norwich Cathedral, Norwich, Norfolk

Abbey Gate, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Date: circa 1910

Mieszko I of Poland and Boleslaw I the Brave
Mieszko I of Poland (935-992). Piast prince or duke of Poland from c.963. Boleslaw I the Brave (967-1025). He was the son of Mieszko I. Duke of Poland (992-1025) and the first king of Poland in 1025

Turkey. Constantinople - Leander's Tower
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). Maiden's Tower or Leander's Tower (Kiz Kulesi). It was erected on a small islet at the Southern entrance of the Bosphorus strait in

Turkey. Constantinople. Galata Tower
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). Galata Tower or Tower of Christ. It was buit in 1348 during an expansion of the Genoese colony in Constantinople

Osman I (1258-1326). 1st Ottoman Sultan (Bey). Imperial House of Osman. Engraving by Lemaitre, Lalaisse and Pigeot. Historia de Turquia, by Joseph Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules Van Gaver, 1840

The Bridge At Cahors
An oil painting which looks across the Lot river, providing a view of the Pont Valentre, a medieval bridge with three towers, situated in Cahors, southern France

Mason Court, Stratford-On_Avon
An etching of Mason Court, located right in the centre of Stratford-Upon-Avon, a medieval hall built in 1482, close to the birthplace of William Shakespeare

Ponte Vecchio
A simple watercolour painting illustrating a view of the Ponte Vecchio, a medieval stone segmental arched bridge which crosses the Arno River in Florence, Italy. Date: circa 1919

Ypres
An oil painting which shows part of the Cloth Hall, a medieval commercial building in Ypres, Belgium, originally constructed in the 13th century

The Palace, Fontainbleau
A painting of the serene waters outside the Chteau de Fontainebleau, the palace was originally a medieval castle and served as residence for the French monarchs from Louis VII to Napoleon III

The Bargate, Southampton
An architectural etching which shows the Bargate, a medieval gatehouse in Southampton, England. The structure was built circa 1180, out of stone and flint. Date: circa 1917

Gwalior Fortress, Madhya Pradesh, India
The road up to Gwalior Fortress, showing the Palace, and the main entrance to the fort. Gwalior Fort is a hill fort in Madhya Pradesh, India that has existed since at least the 10th century

The Ruins at Ani, Armenia
Various views of the ruins of Ani, Armenia. Ani is ruined medieval Armenian city that is situated in modern Turkey. Between 961 and 1045, it was the capital of the Bagratid Armenian kingdom

Koldinghuus, Denmark - the ancestral castle of the Princess of Wales. We see views of the town and inside the castle itself. The castle was founded in 1268 by King Christoffer I. Date: 1885

The Tower of London, Various Views and Items
Various views and items inside the Tower of London, including weapons, armour, tombs, council chambers, lower chambers, and large dungeon

The Grand State Salt Cellar, Tower of London
The Grand State Salt Cellar of the Tower of London. Also known as the Salt of State or the Exeter Salt, it was presented to Charles II for his Restoration banquet in 1660

The Tower of London, Exterior Views
Various views of the Tower of London. The Tower of London, also known officially as Her Majesty's Royal Palace and the Fortress of the Tower of London

Antiphonal (Incunable Fragment)
Two consecutive leaves from an incunable antiphonal, parchment. Text in black ink with red rubrics. Musical notation in a German gothic hufnagel style on a 5-line stave printed in red with F

Gradual (Fragment)
Fragment of a gradual, parchment. This is only a small part of a larger leaf and has been badly damaged by its use as a binding fragment. Date: 14th Century

Noted Breviary (Incunable Fragment)
Fragment of a leaf from an incunable breviary, parchment. Includes printed 4-line staves but the musical notation has not been added

Sacramentary (Incunable Fragment)
Two consecutive bifolios from an incunabula, parchment. Part of a liturgical text, probably a sacramentary but possibly a missal. Date: Late circa 15th Century

Noted Hymnal (Fragment)
Leaf from a hymnal, parchment. Text in a gothic script in two columns interspersed with musical notation in a German gothic hufnagel style on a 4-line stave with C marked. Date: 13th Century

Noted Breviary (Fragment)
Leaf from a noted breviary, parchment. The text is a series of lessons based on the Gospel of John (identified passages include John 7)

Noted Missal (Fragment)
Parchment leaf, probably from a missal, cut to about 1/3 of its original size. The liturgical text on this fragment is from the Second Book of Kings, featuring the widow visiting the prophet Elisha

Paper and Parchment Binding Fragments
Fragments of paper and parchment salvaged from the binding of a book. Two pieces of parchment are from the same document, possibly a letter or deed

Antiphonal (Fragment)
Two vellum leaves from an antiphonal. Possibly two halves of a bifolium. Text contains chants for St Elizabeth of Hungary, St Celia and St Clement. Date: Late circa 13th Century

Fragments of Codex Justinianus and Digesta
Ten strips of parchment manuscripts cut to similar size and shape, probably used to reinforce the spines of later bindings. They all appear to be from Justinian's Codex and Digesta

Epistles of St Augustine
Fragment from the Epistles of St Augustine, parchment. This is a long strip that has been cut from a folio-sized leaf, there is approximately half a column of text plus the edge of another column

Moralia in Job (Fragments)
Two non-consecutive folios from a manuscript copy of St Gregory's Commentary on Job (the Moralia in Job of Pope Gregory the Great). Main body text in two columns with red rubrics

Arator De Actibus Apostolorum (Fragment)
Parchment leaf containing several texts in different hands. Probably originally from a copy of Arator's Acts of the Apostles or De Actibus Apostolorum

St Jerome's Commentary on the Prophet Amos (Fragment)
Half of a leaf from a copy of St Jerome's Commentary on the Prophet Amos (Commentariorum Sancti Hieronymi In Amos Prophetae), parchment

De Libero Arbitrio (Fragments)
Two fragments of leaves from a copy of De Libero Arbitrio (On Free Choice of Will) by St Augustine. Both are from Book 3 although not from the same leaf. Date: circa 9th Century

Epistles of St Jerome (Fragment)
Bifolium from a religious commentary, possibly an edition of the Epistles of St Jerome, or similar, parchment. Main body text in brown in a single column in a Caroline minuscule

Unknown Texts (Fragment)
Bifolium from an unknown work or works, possibly relating to canon law, parchment. Date: 14th - circa 15th Century

Biblical Commentary (Fragments)
Two leaves from a Biblical commentary, parchment. From the same manuscript, possibly two halves of a bifolium, although the text is not consecutive

Justinian Institutiones (Fragment)
Leaf from a copy of Justinian's Institutiones, parchment. Main body text in two columns in black in a protogothic hand with alternating red and blue decorated initials and red

Sacramentary (Fragment)
Leaf from a liturgical text, possibly a sacramentary, parchment. The text contains various prayers and instructions. Text in black in a single column in a Caroline minuscule hand with red capitals

Liturgical Text (Fragment)
Leaf from a liturgical text, either a missal or a breviary, parchment. Text in a single column in dark brown ink in a Caroline minuscule with red capitals and rubrics. Date: circa 11th Century

Psalter (Fragments)
Parts of three bifolia from a psalter, parchment. Text in a single column in a Gothic rotunda script in dark brown ink with alternating red and blue decorated capitals and larger red

Statutes for Elections (Fragment)
Bifolium from an unidentified text, possibly a work such as book of statutes or constitution for a monastic community, on parchment

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