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Fysshynge Wyth an AngleA fifteenth century angler makes a catch - illustration in Wynkyn de Wordes Treatyse of Fysshynge with an Angle
CROSS REMINDS OF DEATHA wayside cross is a reminder of mortality to travellers - an illustration to Wynkyn de Worde's The Ordynarye of Chrysten Men Date: 1502
THE FUNERAL CARTThe funeral cart - illustration to Wynkyn de Worde's The Crafte to lyve well and to dye well Date: 1505
JOHN THE EGYPTIANsaint JOHN THE EGYPTIAN hermit, depicted imparting wisdom to a pilgrim visitor (illustration to Wynkyn de Wordes 1495 edition of Vitas patrum) Date: circa 304 - 394
Dives and the PauperDIVES AND THE PAUPER LAZARUS illustration in Wynkyn de Wordes 1496 publication Diues et Pauper
Hands-On EducationTo learn the rules of grammar, pupils use the parts of their hands as aids to memory - from Wynkyn de Wordes printing of Lac Pueororum, or Mylke for Chyldren
C15 Battle SceneEnglish knights engage the French in this fine scene from the 100 Years War, in Wynkyn de Wordes Polychronicon printed in 1495
David Downs GoliathHe downs Goliath with a pebble from a brook - illustration to Wynkyn de Wordes 1530 edition of The XII Profytes of Tribulacyon
Saint Ammonas in BedSAINT AMMONAS Egyptian ascetic, forced to wed, agrees with his bride to live in celibacy and virginity (from Wynkyn de Wordes 1495 edition of Vitas patrum )
Crucifixion WqoodcutA soldier pierces Jesuss side to put him out of his torment while his two fellow-crucifees writhe in agony : illustration in Wynkyn de Wordes 1498 printing of the Golden Legend
Miser Snuffed OutThe miser is snuffed by a demon - illustration to Wynkyn de Wordes edition of The Ship of Fools
St John the Egyptiansaint JOHN THE EGYPTIAN hermit, depicted imparting wisdom to a pilgrim visitor (illustration to Wynkyn de Wordes 1495 edition of Vitas patrum )
15th Century BirdsA splendid assortment of birds, some familiar and some fabulous, depicted in Wynkyn de Wordes 1496 Treatyses perteynynge to Hawkynge Huntynge and Fysshynge
Pilgrim Setts ForthA pilgrim, barefoot and carrying his beads, sets forth on his pilgrimage - illustration to Wynkyn de Wordes The Way to the Holy Lande, published in 1500
LANDSCAPE, 1495A very early example of illustration in a printed book - a landscape of England (!) in Wynkyn de Wordes Polychronicon