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The Burghers of Calais (Les Bourgeois de Calais) giving up the keys of the city to King Edward III of England in 1347, during the 100 Years War. Illuminated manuscript; France; 15th century. FR 2663, fol. 164
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The Burghers of Calais (Les Bourgeois de Calais) giving up the keys of the city...

Surrender of Cherbourg to the French under the command of King Charles VII in 1450. From "Vigiles du feu roi Charles septième". Illuminated manuscript; France; 15th century.
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Surrender of Cherbourg to the French under the command of King Charles VII in 14...

Five men hanging from the gallows. From Antoine Vérard's Chronicle de France. Illuminated manuscript; France; 1493.
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Five men hanging from the gallows. From Antoine Vérard's Chronicle de France....

Christine de Pisan (1364 -1430), a remarkable medieval writer, presents her work to King Charles VI of France. Illuminated manuscript; 15th century.
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Christine de Pisan (1364 -1430), a remarkable medieval writer, presents her work...

The Siege of Constantinople by the Turks in 1453. From Guillaume Adam, Directorium ad passagium faciendum (traduction Jean Miélot). France, Lille; 15th century. The Fall of Constantinople was the capture of the capital of the Byzantine Empire which occurred after a siege by the Ottoman Empire, under the command of Sultan Mehmed II. The siege lasted from Friday, 6 April 1453 until Tuesday, 29 May 1453 (according to the Julian Calendar), when the city was conquered by the Ottomans. Constantinople was defended by the army of Emperor Constantine XI. The event marked the end of the political independence of the millennium-old Byzantine Empire, which was by then already fragmented into several Greek monarchies.
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The Siege of Constantinople by the Turks in 1453. From Guillaume Adam, Director...

The triumph of Death - the death of Petrarca's Laura, the poet's lady love whom he immortalized in his sonnets "Il Canzoniere". Illuminated manuscript; 1503.
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The triumph of Death - the death of Petrarca's Laura, the poet's lady love whom...

Type of catapult. From "De machinis bellicis" (war machines) by Taccola (Mariano Daniello di Jacopo). Illuminated manuscrit; 320 x 232 mm. Venice (?), Italy; 1459. BNF Lat.7239 f.31
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Type of catapult. From "De machinis bellicis" (war machines) by Taccola (Marian...

King Arthur's Round Table and the Holy Grail - The apparition of the Holy Grail. From "Quête du saint Graal". Medieval manuscript; Paris, France; 15th century. BNF Français 112 (3), Fol. 5
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King Arthur's Round Table and the Holy Grail - The apparition of the Holy Grail....

Marco Polo with a caravan. Illustration from the "Catalan Atlas". Around 1375.
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Marco Polo with a caravan. Illustration from the "Catalan Atlas". Around 1375.

Coronation of David who, in Roman garb, stands on a platform while a Byzantine crown is placed on his head. From the MS "Psalter of Paris". MS Grec 139, fol.6
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Coronation of David who, in Roman garb, stands on a platform whi...

David surrounded by Wisdom on the left and Prophecy on the right. From the MS "Psalter of Paris". MS Grec 139, fol.7
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David surrounded by Wisdom on the left and Prophecy on the...

David and Goliath. From the MS "Psalter of Paris". MS Grec 139, fol.7
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David and Goliath. From the MS "Psalter of Paris...