Trees


Cedars, pines, fruit trees etc.



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Chopping trees for the construction                    
of the Norman fleet.                                   
Bayeux Tapestry, embroidery (11th).
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Chopping trees for the construction of the Norman fleet....

Fabric showing musicians                               
and trees, tan ground.                                 
Satin, Safavid Period, Persia
#31020131

Fabric showing musicians and trees, tan ground....

Musician and a monkey.                                 
Fabric from a chair-back.                              
Polychrome silk                                        
Design by Philippe de Lasalle
#31020160

Musician and a monkey. Fabric from a chair-back...

Tapestry of the Lady and the Unicorn. The motto of this
series of six tapestries is "A mon seul desir" -"After 
my own desire". The series was woven in Brussels, after
Parisian cartons, for Jean le Viste, burgher of Paris. 
The five senses: Taste. Approx.375 x 458 cm 1480-1490
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Tapestry of the Lady and the Unicorn. The motto of this series of six tapestries...

Tapestry of the Lady and the Unicorn. The motto of this
series of six tapestries is "A mon seul desir" - "After
my own desire. The series was woven in Brussels, after 
Parisian cartons, for Jean le Viste, burgher of Paris. 
The five senses: Smell. Approx. 367 x 460 cm 1480-1490
#31030131

Tapestry of the Lady and the Unicorn. The motto of this series of six tapestries...

Tapestry of the Lady and the Unicorn. The motto of this
series of six tapestries is "A mon seul desir" - "After
my own desire" and shows the five senses and, in the   
final tapestry, the young lady refusing to submit to   
the domination of the senses. Brussels, 1480-1490
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Tapestry of the Lady and the Unicorn. The motto of this series of six tapestries...

The joys of simple country life, "better than that     
of gentlemen and demoiselles," as one of the banners   
explains.                                              
Brussels, 17th
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The joys of simple country life, "better than that of gentlemen and demoise...

The Noah-Tapestry. A drowning man holds on to a branch.
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The Noah-Tapestry. A drowning man holds on to a branch.

The Noah-Tapestry. As the Ark leaves with Noah's       
family, others drown or seek refuge in trees on        
higher ground.
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The Noah-Tapestry. As the Ark leaves with Noah's family, others drown or...

Spanish miniature from a Mozarabic Bible,Spain,10th.
fol.319:The dream of Nebuchadnezzar.
#32010344

Spanish miniature from a Mozarabic Bible,Spain,10th. fol.319:The dream of Nebuch...

Psalter of Ingeburg of Denmark,France,around 1210.
MS 9/1695, fol.14 verso
The Tree of Jesse
#320104 5

Psalter of Ingeburg of Denmark,France,around 1210. MS 9/1695, fol.14 verso The T...

Death from famine, around 1470-1480. Dead bodies lying in the middle of the path, with a group of onlookers keeping their distance behind the trees. To the right a funeral procession with a woman carrying a small coffin in her arms.
From "Premier volume des anchiennes et nouvelles chroniques d'Angleterre".   ID: Roy 15 E.IV. fol.187
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Death from famine, around 1470-1480. Dead bodies lying in the middle of the path...