RM2PH32CM–Linnaeus's mouse opossum, Marmosa murina 132, lowland paca, Cuniculus paca 129, and Virginian opossum, male and female with young in pouch. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Jacques de Seve from James Smith Barr’s edition of Comte Buffon’s Natural History, A Theory of the Earth, General History of Man, Brute Creation, Vegetables, Minerals, T. Gillet, H. D. Symonds, Paternoster Row, London, 1807.
RF2H9RHJB–Male and Female Tarier pâtre [Here as Traquet pâtre], Saxicola rubicola - European Stonechat from the Book Histoire naturelle des oiseaux d'Afrique [Natural History of birds of Africa] Volume 4, by Le Vaillant, Francois, 1753-1824; Publish in Paris by Chez J.J. Fuchs, libraire 1805
RM2G77P49–Male and female Gobe mouches Molenar from the Book Histoire naturelle des oiseaux d'Afrique [Natural History of birds of Africa] Volume 4, by Le Vaillant, Francois, 1753-1824; Publish in Paris by Chez J.J. Fuchs, libraire 1805
RM2BM5MFW–Birds of Cube 1838 Male and female black-throated blue warbler (Setophaga caerulescens [Here as Sylvia caerulescens]) is a small passerine bird of the New World warbler family. Its breeding ranges are located in the interior of deciduous and mixed coniferous forests in eastern North America. Over the cooler months, it migrates to islands in the Caribbean and Central America. From the book Histoire physique, politique et naturelle de l'ile de Cuba [Physical, political and natural history of the island of Cuba] by Sagra, Ramón de la, 1798-1871; Orbigny, Alcide Dessalines d', 1802-1857 Publicati
RMP7C5RY–Brazilian horned frog, Ceratophrys aurita, male and female (Ceratophrys varia). Handcoloured lithograph from Georg Friedrich Treitschke's Gallery of Natural History, Naturhistorischer Bildersaal des Thierreiches, Liepzig, 1840.
RMCBNRBT–Man Surrounded by Females Eating Lollipops
RM2J3TGWH–Lucy Glitters showing the way. Handcoloured steel engraving by John Leech from Robert Smith Surtees’ Mr. Sponge’s Sporting Tour,, circa 1850. A well dressed woman riding sidesaddle gallops through a gate during a traditional English fox hunt.
RM2PH3357–European hare, Lepus europaeus, buck male and doe female 60, and rabbits, domestic and wild European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus 61. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Jacques de Seve from James Smith Barr’s edition of Comte Buffon’s Natural History, A Theory of the Earth, General History of Man, Brute Creation, Vegetables, Minerals, T. Gillet, H. D. Symonds, Paternoster Row, London, 1807.
RM2T95XT7–Great spotted cuckoo, Clamator glandarius 1, black-throated trogon, Trogon rufus chrysochloros 2, Asian koel, Eudynamys scolopaceus, male 3, female 4, lesser coucal, Centropus bengalensis 5, and banded bay cuckoo, Cacomantis sonneratii 6. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Moses Harris from William Frederic Martyn’s A New Dictionary of Natural History, Harrison, London, 1785. Pseudonym of William Fordyce Mavor, Scottish priest, teacher and writer, 1758-1837.
RM2G77P35–Male and Female Gobe-mouches Etoile from the Book Histoire naturelle des oiseaux d'Afrique [Natural History of birds of Africa] Volume 4, by Le Vaillant, Francois, 1753-1824; Publish in Paris by Chez J.J. Fuchs, libraire 1805
RM2WKXX54–Marsh-mallow root 1, male fern root 2, succory root 3, jalap root 4, madder root 5, patience root 6, female fern root 7 and mandrake root 8. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Jan Christian Sepp from Martinus Houttuyn’s Icones Lignorum exoticorum et nostratium: Wood Science, Representations of Native and Exotic Woods, J.C. Sepp, Amsterdam, Holland, 1773.
RMP7CB0C–Western or Arfak parotia, Parotia sefilata (Parotia sexsetacea) male and female. After an illustration by Jacques Barraband. Handcoloured lithograph by A. Scipp from Georg Friedrich Treitschke's Gallery of Natural History, Naturhistorischer Bildersaal des Thierreiches, Liepzig, 1840.
RM2A7XN0W–White bellbird, Procnias albus, male and female (Carunculated chatterer, Ampelis carunculata). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822.
RM2J3TGWF–Lucy Glitters showing the way. Handcoloured steel engraving by John Leech from Robert Smith Surtees’ Mr. Sponge’s Sporting Tour,, circa 1850. A well dressed woman riding sidesaddle gallops through a gate during a traditional English fox hunt.
RM2A7XMY6–Tufted coquettes, Lophornis ornatus (Tufted-necked hummingbirds, Trochilus ornatus). Male and female. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822.
RM2G77P0T–Male and Female Gobe-mouches mantelé from the Book Histoire naturelle des oiseaux d'Afrique [Natural History of birds of Africa] Volume 4, by Le Vaillant, Francois, 1753-1824; Publish in Paris by Chez J.J. Fuchs, libraire 1805
RM2BT50J5–Servant girl, chambermaid, and female peasant and male peasant of Saumur, late 16th century. Handcoloured lithograph after portraits in Roger de Gaignieres' gallery portfolio IX 159-173 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historiques de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852.
RM2A7XMYA–Rufous hummingbird, Selasphorus rufus (Ruff-necked hummingbird, Trochilus collaris). Male and female. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822.
RM2A7XMYC–Southern saddleback, Philesturnus carunculatus, male and female (Wattled starlings, Sturnus carunculatus). Near threatened. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822.
RM2A7XBF2–Green thorntail, Discosura conversii (Trochilus Gouldia conversi). Male and female in flight. Handcoloured steel engraving from W.C.L. Martin's A General History of Humming-birds or the Trochilidae, Bohn, London, 1852.
RM2G77P21–Male and Female Gobe-mouches Azur from the Book Histoire naturelle des oiseaux d'Afrique [Natural History of birds of Africa] Volume 4, by Le Vaillant, Francois, 1753-1824; Publish in Paris by Chez J.J. Fuchs, libraire 1805
RMP6H5GH–Ajetas or Negritos, male and female aborigines of Luzon, Philippines, in earrings, loincloth, holding bow and arrows, standing over the carcass of a deer. Taken from J. Mallat's 'Les Philippines' 1846Handcoloured lithograph by Madeley from James Cowles Prichard's Natural History of Man, Balliere, London, 1855.
RM2A7XBGH–Sword-billed hummingbird, Ensifera ensifera (Docimastes ensiferus). Male, female and young male. Handcoloured steel engraving from W.C.L. Martin's A General History of Humming-birds or the Trochilidae, Bohn, London, 1852.
RMW02N14–Large tiger moth, male and female, Pericallia matronula. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock after Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper’s Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur, Erlangen, 1786.
RMT16NM0–Emperor moth, Saturnia pavonia, male and female. Pavonia major. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johan Georg Sturm, from Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper’s Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur, Erlangen, 1786.
RM2G77P11–Male and Female Gobe-mouches a lunettes from the Book Histoire naturelle des oiseaux d'Afrique [Natural History of birds of Africa] Volume 4, by Le Vaillant, Francois, 1753-1824; Publish in Paris by Chez J.J. Fuchs, libraire 1805
RMP6H0D2–Sarah Louisa Fairbrother in fancy Turkish costume as Abdallah in 'Abdallah and 40 Thieves,' 1844. Actress and dancer Fairbrother (1816-1890) was the mistress of Prince George. Handcoloured lithograph from Thomas Hailes Lacy's 'Female Costumes Historical, National and Dramatic in 200 Plates,' London, 1865. Lacy (1809-1873) was a British actor, playwright, theatrical manager and publisher.
RMT16NPY–Drinker moth, Euthrix potatoria, male, female, larva, pupae. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Georg Klinger from Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper’s Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur, Erlangen, 1786.
RM2A7XN17–Ou, Psittirostra psittacea, male (top) and female. Critically endangered, possibly extinct. (Parrot-billed grosbeak, Loxia psittacea). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822.
RMT16NPF–Fox moth, Macrothylacia rubi, male, female, larva, pupa, chrysalis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Georg Klinger from Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper’s Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur, Erlangen, 1786.
RM2G77P38–Male and Female Gobemouche bleu Cyanoptila cyanomelana - Blue-and-white Flycatcher from the Book Histoire naturelle des oiseaux d'Afrique [Natural History of birds of Africa] Volume 4, by Le Vaillant, Francois, 1753-1824; Publish in Paris by Chez J.J. Fuchs, libraire 1805
RMP6FX45–Garganay, Anas querquedula 1, and common teal, Anas crecca, male 2, and female 3. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmann's Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1857.
RMT16NRR–Grass eggar, Lasiocampa trifolii, male, female, larva, pupa, chrysalis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Georg Klinger from Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper’s Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur, Erlangen, 1786.
RM2G77PM6–Male and Female Tarier pâtre [Here as Traquet pâtre], Saxicola rubicola - European Stonechat from the Book Histoire naturelle des oiseaux d'Afrique [Natural History of birds of Africa] Volume 4, by Le Vaillant, Francois, 1753-1824; Publish in Paris by Chez J.J. Fuchs, libraire 1805
RMP6FPXB–Hawfinch, Coccothraustes coccothraustes, male 1, female 2, young 3, nest, and eggs 5,6. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmann's Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1848.
RMT16NR7–Pine tree lappet, Dendrolimus pini, male, female, larvae, pupa, chyrsalis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Georg Klinger from Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper’s Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur, Erlangen, 1786.
RM2G77PN9–Male and Female Traquet familier Oenanthe familiaris - Familiar Chat The familiar chat (Oenanthe familiaris), is a small passerine bird of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is a common resident breeder in Africa south of the Sahara in rocky and mountainous habitat and around human habitation. from the Book Histoire naturelle des oiseaux d'Afrique [Natural History of birds of Africa] Volume 4, by Le Vaillant, Francois, 1753-1824; Publish in Paris by Chez J.J. Fuchs, libraire 1805
RMP6H7E9–Giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis, female 1 and male 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's 'Bilderbuch fur Kinder' (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792.
RMT18RD3–Gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar, male, female, larva, chrysalis. Phalaena dispar. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock from Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper’s Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur, Erlangen, 1786.
RMP7C5ED–White bellbird, Procnias albus, male and female (Carunculated chatterer, Ampelis carunculata). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822.
RMT16T3G–Puss moth, Cerura vinula, male, female, larva, pupa, chrysalis. Phalaena vinula. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Georg Klinger from Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper’s Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur, Erlangen, 1786.
RM2A7XBEG–Booted racket-tail, Ocreatus underwoodii (Trochilus Spathura underwoodii). Male in flight and female on plant tendril. Handcoloured steel engraving from W.C.L. Martin's A General History of Humming-birds or the Trochilidae, Bohn, London, 1852.
RMT16T6P–December moth, Poecilocampa populi, male, female, larvae, folliculus, chrysalis. Bombyx populi. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock from Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper’s Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur, Erlangen, 1786.
RM2T6CNTM–Blackbuck or common antelope, male and female, Antilope cervicapra. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Heath from George Shaws General Zoology: Mammalia, Thomas Davison, London, 1801.
RMT16NRX–Eastern eggar, Eriogaster catax, male, female, larva, pupa, chrysalis. Phalaena catax, Phalaena lentipes. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Georg Klinger from Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper’s Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur, Erlangen, 1786.
RMP6H1XW–Harlequin beetle, Acrocinus longimanus, male and female, native to South America, on a cacao tree, Theobroma cacao. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmann's Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1857.
RMT16NMW–Tau emperor moth, Aglia tau, male, female, variant, larva, pupa and chrysalis. Phalaena Attacus tau. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Georg Klinger from Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper’s Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur, Erlangen, 1786.
RMP7DJ7C–Tufted coquettes, Lophornis ornatus (Tufted-necked hummingbirds, Trochilus ornatus). Male and female. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822.
RM2A7XHEJ–Male and female pirates of the West Indies, armed with musket and cutlass, early 1800s. The buccaneer at left wears a linen shirt dyed with animal blood. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Migliavacca from Giulio Ferrrario's Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples (Il Costume Antico e Moderno di Tutti i Popoli), Florence, 1842.
RM2X44AN5–Common linnet, Linaria cannabina, male and female. Der Bluthänfling, la Linotte mélodieuse, Fringilla cannabina. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by François-Nicolas Martinet from Bernhard Christian Otto’s edition of Comte de Buffon’s Naturgeschichte der Vogel, Natural History of Birds, Ben Joachim Pauli, Berlin, 1785.
RMT16NN7–Muslin footman, Nudaria mundana, male 1, female 2, and oak eggar moth, Lasiocampa quercifolia, female 3, larva, 4,5, pupa 6, chrysalis 7. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Georg Klinger from Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper’s Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur, Erlangen, 1786.
RM2X44B60–Blue waxbill, Uraeginthus angolensis, male 1 and female 2. Vengolina, das Manchen, das Weibchen, Bengolina, Angola finch, La Vengoline, Linaria angolensis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Johan Seligmann (V No. 24) from Bernhard Christian Otto’s edition of Comte de Buffon’s Naturgeschichte der Vogel, Natural History of Birds, Ben Joachim Pauli, Berlin, 1785.
RMP7DYEG–Rufous hummingbird, Selasphorus rufus (Ruff-necked hummingbird, Trochilus collaris). Male and female. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822.
RM2X44CP7–American goldfinch, Spinus tristis, male 1 and female 2. New York yellow, Neujorker Zeisig, das Maenchen, das Weibgen, Le tarin de la nouvelle York. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Halle after an illustration by François-Nicolas Martinet from Bernhard Christian Otto’s edition of Comte de Buffon’s Naturgeschichte der Vogel, Natural History of Birds, Ben Joachim Pauli, Berlin, 1785.
RM2A77G5G–Centaurus rhinoceros beetle, Augosoma centaurus 1, bee beetle, Trichius fasciatus 2, titan beetle, Titanus giganteus male 3, female 4, Siamese rhinoceros beetle or fighting beetle, Xylotrupes gideon 5, Cyclocephala signata 6, Coprobius triangularis 7, and Onthophagus serratipes 8. Handcoloured lithograph from John O. Westwood's new edition of Dru Drury's 'Illustrations of Exotic Entomology,' Bohn, London, 1837.
RM2A7HG4C–Mallard ducks, Anas platyrhynchos, male and female pair. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own 'Natural History of British Birds,' London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.
RM2X44C8B–Painted bunting, Passerina ciris, male 2 and female 1. Der Papstfink, Le Passerin nonpareil, Pape de Louisiane, Fringilla tricolor, China bullfinch, painted finch. Der blaukopfigte Distelfinck. Das Weibgen, das Maenchen. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Halle after an illustration by François-Nicolas Martinet from Bernhard Christian Otto’s edition of Comte de Buffon’s Naturgeschichte der Vogel, Natural History of Birds, Ben Joachim Pauli, Berlin, 1785.
RM2TB043X–Costume of a Spanish noblewoman, 15th century. In Moorish style headdress with wimple, Sienna cloak and violet robe. From a miniature owned by the court of Spain. Noble Espagnole, XVe Siecle. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from Costume du Moyen Age, Medieval Costume, Librairie Historique-Artistique, Brussels, 1847.
RM2T6CWEK–Springbok, male and female, Antidorcas marsupialis. Springer antelope, Antilope euchore. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by White from George Shaws General Zoology: Mammalia, Thomas Davison, London, 1801.
RM2TB03MX–Costume of a doctor, Italy, 14th century. In velvet chaperon hood, black cloak, scarlet habit, and red shoes. From a painting in the Academie des beaux arts, Siena. Medecin, XIVe siecle. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from Costume du Moyen Age, Medieval Costume, Librairie Historique-Artistique, Brussels, 1847.
RM2TB00M7–French civil costume from end of the 14th century. In fur-lined houppelande (cloak) over long robe, both embroidered with figure of a pilgrim's staff. Costume civil de la fin du XIVe Siecle. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from Costume du Moyen Age, Medieval Costume, Librairie Historique-Artistique, Brussels, 1847.
RM2PH33G8–African lion 99, and lioness 100, Panthera leo. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Jacques de Seve from James Smith Barr’s edition of Comte Buffon’s Natural History, A Theory of the Earth, General History of Man, Brute Creation, Vegetables, Minerals, T. Gillet, H. D. Symonds, Paternoster Row, London, 1807.
RMP6H0FM–Indian fritillary butterfly, Argynnis hyperbius, female 1, male 2. Handcoloured lithograph from John O. Westwood's new edition of Dru Drury's 'Illustrations of Exotic Entomology,' Bohn, London, 1837.
RM2TCEF8R–Church lawyer, 15th century. In red cap, chainmail hauberk, black soubreveste or tunic, red pourpoint, bourse and hose, yellow shoes. With mace, gold cross and epee. Avocat des Eglises, XVe siecle. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from Costume du Moyen Age, Medieval Costume, Librairie Historique-Artistique, Brussels, 1847.
RM2TB04N4–Courtier of King Richard II of England, 1377-1399. Gascon knight in extravagent high-collared, fur-lined robe with long dagged sleeves. Seigneur de la cour de Richard II, XIVe siecle. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from Costume du Moyen Age, Medieval Costume, Librairie Historique-Artistique, Brussels, 1847.
RM2PH334P–Red deer, Cervus elaphus, stag 54 and hind 55. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Jacques de Seve from James Smith Barr’s edition of Comte Buffon’s Natural History, A Theory of the Earth, General History of Man, Brute Creation, Vegetables, Minerals, T. Gillet, H. D. Symonds, Paternoster Row, London, 1807.
RMP7CCHD–Southern saddleback, Philesturnus carunculatus, male and female (Wattled starlings, Sturnus carunculatus). Near threatened. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822.
RM2PH3354–Roe deer, Capreolus capreolus, buck 58 and doe 59. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Jacques de Seve from James Smith Barr’s edition of Comte Buffon’s Natural History, A Theory of the Earth, General History of Man, Brute Creation, Vegetables, Minerals, T. Gillet, H. D. Symonds, Paternoster Row, London, 1807.
RM2TB044X–Nobleman of Milan, Italy, 14th century. In plumed hat, scarlet cloak trimmed with fur, black poulaines. From a manuscript of Titius Livius, Tite-Live, in the Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan. Noble Milanais, XIVe Siecle. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from Costume du Moyen Age, Medieval Costume, Librairie Historique-Artistique, Brussels, 1847.
RM2T69XWM–Royal antelope, Neotragus pygmaeus, male and female. Pygmy antelope, Antilope pygmaea. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by White from George Shaws General Zoology: Mammalia, Thomas Davison, London, 1801.
RM2TB0301–Dutch lady and child, end of the 15th century. In velvet turban, green cloak, sky blue robe with gold embroidery. From a painting by an artist of the Dutch school. Dame de la fin du XVe Siecle. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from Costume du Moyen Age, Medieval Costume, Librairie Historique-Artistique, Brussels, 1847.
RMP9HA90–European bee-eater, Merops apiaster. Male and female. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from The British Miscellany, or Coloured figures of new, rare, or little known animal subjects, London, 1804.
RM2TB040A–French nobleman kneeling in prayer, 14th century. Armorial tunic or soubreveste with red lion on gold ground, suit of plate armour. From a manuscript in the Biblioteca angelica, Rome. Noble Francais, XIVe siecle. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from Costume du Moyen Age, Medieval Costume, Librairie Historique-Artistique, Brussels, 1847.
RMP7DP97–Hybrid between male lion and female tiger, Panthera leo x Panthera tigris. Handcoloured steel engraving from Georg Friedrich Treitschke's Gallery of Natural History, Naturhistorischer Bildersaal des Thierreiches, Liepzig, 1842.
RM2TB049G–Costume of archbishop Pietro Foscari, 14th century. In mitre, alb, dalmatic, holding a cross. From a tomb effigy by Giovanni di Stefano in Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome. Archeveque, XIVe Siecle. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from Costume du Moyen Age, Medieval Costume, Librairie Historique-Artistique, Brussels, 1847.
RM2TB017H–Costume of a young woman, 15th century. In scarlet birette with veil, blue robe with train (cotte a giron). From a manuscript Bible in the Bibliotheque royale de Bruxelles. Damoiselle, XVe siecle. Handcoloured woodcut engraving by At. Pannemaker from Costume du Moyen Age, Medieval Costume, Librairie Historique-Artistique, Brussels, 1847.
RM2PH334X–European fallow deer, Dama dama, buck 57 and doe 56. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Jacques de Seve from James Smith Barr’s edition of Comte Buffon’s Natural History, A Theory of the Earth, General History of Man, Brute Creation, Vegetables, Minerals, T. Gillet, H. D. Symonds, Paternoster Row, London, 1807.
RM2TB015G–Costume of a young Frenchman, 14th century. In blue soubreveste or tunic with ermine-lined sleeves, particoloured hose and poulaines. From a miniature in a manuscript of Romain de la Rose. Jeune Francais, XIVe siecle. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from Costume du Moyen Age, Medieval Costume, Librairie Historique-Artistique, Brussels, 1847.
RM2T6A0RD–Common goat, domestic goat, male billie and female nanny, Capra hircus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Heath from George Shaws General Zoology: Mammalia, Thomas Davison, London, 1801.
RM2TB016B–René Duke of Anjou, Count of Provence, later King of Naples, 1409-1480. In black velvet barrette, violet velvet robe with ermine collar. After a triptych by Nicolas Froment in Aix Cathedral. Le Roi Rene, 15th century. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from Costume du Moyen Age, Medieval Costume, Librairie Historique-Artistique, Brussels, 1847.
RM2TB050H–Laura de Noves, wife of Count Hugues de Sade, c.1310-1348. Legendary muse of the poet Petrarch. From a fresco by Simone Martini in the Basilica inferiore di San Francesco d'Assisi, Rome. Laure, XIVe siecle. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from Costume du Moyen Age, Medieval Costume, Librairie Historique-Artistique, Brussels, 1847.
RM2TCEFMR–Pope Sixtus IV, head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States, 1414-1484. From a fresco of the Appointment of Platina as Prefect by Melozzo da Forlì in the Vatican Library (now in the Pinacoteca Vaticana). SIxte IV, XVe siecle. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from Costume du Moyen Age, Medieval Costume, Librairie Historique-Artistique, Brussels, 1847.
RM2TB04W1–Geoffrey Chaucer, English poet and author of The Canterbury Tales, c.1340-1400. In grey chaperon and tunic, holding rosary beads. After a 15th century manuscript portrait in the British Museum. Geoffroi Chaucer, XIVe siecle. Handcoloured woodcut engraving by At. Pannemaker and H. Estaquier from Costume du Moyen Age, Medieval Costume, Librairie Historique-Artistique, Brussels, 1847.
RMP9H9N3–Harlequin duck, Histrionicus histrionicus (Anas histrionica). Male and female. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from The British Miscellany, or Coloured figures of new, rare, or little known animal subjects, London, 1804.
RM2TB050K–Gaston of Foix, Duke of Nemours, the Thunderbolt of Italy, 1489-1512. In laurel wreath, tunic over plate armour, holding a sword. From his tomb effigy by Agostino Busti now in Sforza Castle, Milan. Gaston de Foix, XVIe Siecle. Handcoloured woodcut engraving by At. Pannemaker from Costume du Moyen Age, Medieval Costume, Librairie Historique-Artistique, Brussels, 1847.
RM2T69Y9H–Muskox, Ovibos moschatus, male bull and female cow. Musk ox, Bos moschatus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by White from George Shaws General Zoology: Mammalia, Thomas Davison, London, 1801.
RM2TB033K–Costume of a minstrel, 13th century. Minstrels performed dance, poetry, music, bagpipes, etc. From a miniature in a manuscript of Romain de la Rose in the Bibliotheque royale de Bruxelles. Jongleur (Ménétrier), XIIIe siecle. Handcoloured woodcut engraving by Evrard Duverger from Costume du Moyen Age, Medieval Costume, Librairie Historique-Artistique, Brussels, 1847.
RMP6FRDP–Hops, Humulus lupulus, male 1, female 2, and coriander, Coriandrum sativum 3. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1795.
RM2TB03HB–Courtier of King Henry VI of England, 1422-1471. In red cap and green brocade robe. From a tapestry in St. Mary's Guildhall, Coventry. Seigneur de la cour du Roi Henri VI, XVe Siecle. Handcoloured woodcut engraving by At. Pannemaker and H. Estaquier from Costume du Moyen Age, Medieval Costume, Librairie Historique-Artistique, Brussels, 1847.
RM2T69T5D–Common hog, domestic pig, male boar and female sow, Sus domesticus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Heath from George Shaws General Zoology: Mammalia, Thomas Davison, London, 1801.
RM2TB047X–Two artisans in front of a notary, Italy, 14th century. One in scarlet chaperon and cloak, blue doublet and hose. The other in red bourrelet with blue hood, lacquer-coloured cloak. From an illuminated manuscipt in Siena library. Artisans, XIVe siecle. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from Costume du Moyen Age, Medieval Costume, Librairie Historique-Artistique, Brussels, 1847.
RMP7C9G4–Green thorntail, Discosura conversii (Trochilus Gouldia conversi). Male and female in flight. Handcoloured steel engraving from W.C.L. Martin's A General History of Humming-birds or the Trochilidae, Bohn, London, 1852.
RM2TCEF4X–Gentleman at the court of Sigismund of Luxembourg, Holy Roman Emperor, 1433-1437. In grey hat, brocade soubreveste or tunic, red pourpoint or doublet, blue hose, green moneybag or bourse. Gentilhomme de la Cour de Sigismond, Empereur d'Allemagne, XVe siecle. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from Costume du Moyen Age, Medieval Costume, Librairie Historique-Artistique, Brussels, 1847.
RM2TB036B–Costume of a knight, 1435. In gold fur cap, blue embroidered tunic, sword and red bag attached to the belt by gold rings. From a painting of John boiled in oil by Stefan Lochner, Martyrdom of the Apostles, Stadel. Chevalier, XVe Siecle. Handcoloured woodcut engraving by Evrard Duverger from Costume du Moyen Age, Medieval Costume, Librairie Historique-Artistique, Brussels, 1847.
RM2TCEF7Y–Albrecht III, named Achilles for his knightly qualities, Elector of Brandenburg, 1414-1486. In suit of gold armour and ermine-lined crimson mantle. From a portrait on the altar in Saint Gumbertus church, Ansbach. Albrecht III (Achille), Electeur de Brandebourg, XVe siecle. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from Costume du Moyen Age, Medieval Costume, Librairie Historique-Artistique, Brussels, 1847.
RMP6H67G–Nile crocodile, Crocodylus niloticus, male 1 and female 2, in front of an Egyptian pyramid. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's 'Bilderbuch fur Kinder' (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792.
RM2TB012B–Costume of a young Italian man, 14th century. In particoloured soubreveste tunic, green belt worn on the hips, blue hose and black poulaines. From a manuscript of Titius Livius, Tite-Live, in the Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan. Jeune Italien, XIVe siecle. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from Costume du Moyen Age, Medieval Costume, Librairie Historique-Artistique, Brussels, 1847.
RM2TB050W–Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scotland, 1456-1486. In gold net headdress, ermine mantle and gold robe, kneeling before a lectern with her royal arms After the Trinity Altarpiece in oils by Hugo van der Goes, 1484. Marguerite, Reine d'Ecosse, XVe Siecle. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from Costume du Moyen Age, Medieval Costume, Librairie Historique-Artistique, Brussels, 1847.
RM2TCEEMW–Wedding ceremony in Italy, 13th century. Bride in gold-embroidered gown and groom in blue hood and robe, under an ermine-lined red shawl. Mother and father of the bride at their side. In front of a tonsured priest before an altar in church. Mariage, XIIIe siecle. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from Costume du Moyen Age, Medieval Costume, Librairie Historique-Artistique, Brussels, 1847.
RM2TB0609–Costume of an Italian soldier, 15th century. In steel helmet with plume, breastplate ornamented in gold, violet scarf, green tunic, red hose. He holds his sword by the red scabbard. From a lost painting by Luca Signorelli in the Cistine Chapel. Costume militaire Italien, XVe Siecle. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from Costume du Moyen Age, Medieval Costume, Librairie Historique-Artistique, Brussels, 1847.
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