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The author, accompanied by the virtues, issues from the Forest of Temptation, around 1426. The author is being led away from the forest by the virtues and shown the way to a small waterfall. From "Le chemin de vaillance". ID: Roy 14 E II, fol. 194.
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The author, accompanied by the virtues, issues from the Forest of Temptation, ar...

Richard II orders the execution of a rebel, late 15th. The rebel is kneeling down in prayer as a man raises a sword to kill him. From "Chronique d'Angleterre". ID: Roy 14 E IV, fol. 98 verso.
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Richard II orders the execution of a rebel, late 15th. The rebel is kneeling dow...

The Battle of Mont d'Or. Opposing armies face each other; the soldiers on the left carry a banner with the fleur-de-lys of France, while the flag of Flanders is seen among those on the right. From the "Chroniques de France et d'Angleterre" by Jean Froissart. ID: Roy 18 E I, fol.269 (detail).
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The Battle of Mont d'Or. Opposing armies face each other; the soldiers on the le...

Richard banishes both parties. Two men appear before the king and nobles who wear ermine-trimmed robes, around 1470. From the "Chroniques de France et d'Angleterre" by Jean Froissart, made for Edward IV (died 1483). ID: Roy 18 E II, fol. 362.
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Richard banishes both parties. Two men appear before the king and nobles who wea...

People riding an elephant, 1504. Those seated atop are wielding machetes. This illustrates a widely held belief that Persians and Indians built towers on elephants and used them as a war machines. Saint Francis' affinity with animals may explain the inclusion of this illustration. From a copy of the legend of St.Francis. ID:Harley 3244,fol.39
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People riding an elephant, 1504. Those seated atop are wielding machetes. This i...

Dante and Apollo, first half 15th.On the left Dante,dressed in blue, kneels in a meadow before Apollo who holds towards him a laurel crown in each hand. Apollo is dressed in a classic military costume, crowned with a golden laurel and stands on a black raven. To his side is a laurel tree, behind him the two peaks of Parnassus above which are the nine muses emerging from a cloud. To the right stands Marsyas,playing a flute. In the foreground lies the flayed Marsyas, paler and marked with blood. From a copy of Dante's "Divina Comedia" . Made for Alphonso V, King of Aragon,Naples and Sicily. ID Y.T.36 fol.129
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Dante and Apollo, first half 15th.On the left Dante,dressed in blue, kneels in a...

Agamemnon and Achilles, around 1500. King Agamemnon is at council in his tent. He and his men wear armour and ermine-trimmed robes. On the left a gold statue of a god. Achilles is in bed in a tent behind. Fom the Troy Book and the Story of Thebes by John Lydgate. ID:Roy 18 D II fol.95
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Agamemnon and Achilles, around 1500. King Agamemnon is at council in his tent. H...

Jocasta's embassy to Adrastus. The siege of Thebes; King Adrastus receives Jocasta and her ladies. From the Troy Book and the Story of Thebes, by John Lydgate. ID: Roy D II fol. 158 verso.
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Jocasta's embassy to Adrastus. The siege of Thebes; King Adrastus receives Jocas...

Knight, Lady and Unicorn, around 1200-1259. A knight in armour attacks a unicorn with his spear as a naked woman tries to protect it from him. From a Bestiary, or moralized natural history, in Latin. The principal sources are a translation of the Greek work called Physiologu.
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Knight, Lady and Unicorn, around 1200-1259. A knight in armour attacks a unicorn...

A mermaid and a traveller, 1300-1340. The mermaid carries a mirror and a comb; the traveller carries a load on his back,including bellows. He is accompanied by a dog. From the Luttrell Psalter, begun before 1340 for Sir Geoffrey Luttrell. ID:ADD 42130, fol.70 v
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A mermaid and a traveller, 1300-1340. The mermaid carries a mirror and a comb; t...

A man escaping from the Tower of London, around 1255. A man falls into the River Thames after escaping from the Tower. His rope made from a knotted sheet hangs from the battlements. Illustration in the border page of a page from "Historia Anglorum", a work on the history of the English people by Matthew Paris. ID: Roy.14.C.VII, fol. 136
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A man escaping from the Tower of London, around 1255. A man falls into the Rive...

Jesus Christ entering Jerusalem, 971-984. Jesus Christ, riding an ass, enters the city of Jerusalem. The crowd holds palm leaves; stylized decorations above and below. From "The Benedictional of Saint Aethelwold". ID:Add 49598, fol.45 v
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Jesus Christ entering Jerusalem, 971-984. Jesus Christ, riding an ass, enters th...