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Tomoe Gozen on horseback. She was one of the few examples of a true female warrior samurai in all of Japanese history. She was a samurai during the time of the Genpei War (1180–1185). Japan, Late Heian period; 12th century.
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Tomoe Gozen on horseback. She was one of the few examples of a true female warri...

Hideyoshi Toyotomi (1536-1598), a Japanese feudal lord and samurai (Japanese warrior). Under the rule of Hideyoshi, Christian activity in Japan was greatly restricted.
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Hideyoshi Toyotomi (1536-1598), a Japanese feudal lord and samurai (Japanese war...

The Namamugi Incident was a samurai attack on foreign nationals in Japan on September 14, 1862, which resulted in the bombardment of Kagoshima in 1863. Charles Lennox Richardson (a British merchant) is at the centre of the scene. Woodblock print; Japan, 19th century.
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The Namamugi Incident was a samurai attack on foreign nationals in Japan on Sept...

Prancing horse. Rubbing from a tomb. China; Han dynasty, 206 BCE - 220 CE.
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Prancing horse. Rubbing from a tomb. China; Han dynasty, 206 BCE - 220 CE.

Nobleman accompanied by his squire (fragment from a scene with the life of Buddha). Wallpainting from Dun Huang. China; Tang dynasty, 7th century CE. Inv. EO 1153.
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Nobleman accompanied by his squire (fragment from a scene with the life of Buddh...

Emperor Tang Xuanzong (685-762) watching his fafourite concubine Yang Guifei mount a horse. She was one of the Four Beauties of ancient China. Tang dynasty; 8th century CE.
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Emperor Tang Xuanzong (685-762) watching his fafourite concubine Yang Guifei mou...

Young prince Shri Raga (Rama) sitting in a pavillion listens to music played by the sage Narada and Tamburu (wearing a hose head). From the Ramayana epic by Valmiki. India; Rajasthani miniature painting, 17th century.
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Young prince Shri Raga (Rama) sitting in a pavillion listens to music played by...

An official of the British East India Company riding on an elephant, with an escort of footsoldiers and mounted Indian retainers. Mughal, end of 18th century.
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An official of the British East India Company riding on an elephant, with an esc...

Manesse Codex (sheet 11v): Duke Heinrich IV of Schlesien Breslau (around 1253-1290) depicted with minstrels at the court of Breslau. Zurich, Switzerland; 1305-1340. The Manesse Codex or Grosse Heidelberger Liederhandschrift (Heidelberg, University of Heidelberg Library, Cod. Pal. germ. 848) is a book copied and illustrated between 1305-1340 in Zürich, presumably compiled by Johannes Hadlaub. It contains love songs in Middle High German by important poets, several of whom were famous rulers. The term for these poets, Minnesänger, combines the words for "romantic love" and "singer", reflecting the content of the poetry, which adapted the Provençal troubador tradition to German. This manuscript has 137 portraits of the authors which depict each poet, some of them as idealized knights, dressed in their own heraldic colors and devices, making it possible for readers to identify them.
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Manesse Codex (sheet 11v): Duke Heinrich IV of Schlesien Breslau (around 1253-12...

Manesse Codex (sheet 17r): Heinrich I Duke of Askanien and Prince von Anhalt (around 1170-1252), nephew of Heinrich III of Meißen. The Manesse Codex or Grosse Heidelberger Liederhandschrift (Heidelberg, University of Heidelberg Library, Cod. Pal. germ. 848) is a book copied and illustrated between 1305-1340 in Zürich, presumably compiled by Johannes Hadlaub. It contains love songs in Middle High German by important poets, several of whom were famous rulers. The term for these poets, Minnesänger, combines the words for "romantic love" and "singer", reflecting the content of the poetry, which adapted the Provençal troubador tradition to German. This manuscript has 137 portraits of the authors which depict each poet, some of them as idealized knights, dressed in their own heraldic colors and devices, making it possible for readers to identify them.
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Manesse Codex (sheet 17r): Heinrich I Duke of Askanien and Prince von Anhalt (ar...

Manesse Codex (sheet 163v): Minstrel Rubin (13th) shown with crossbow. The Manesse Codex or Grosse Heidelberger Liederhandschrift (Heidelberg, University of Heidelberg Library, Cod. Pal. germ. 848) is a book copied and illustrated between 1305-1340 in Zürich, presumably compiled by Johannes Hadlaub. It contains love songs in Middle High German by important poets, several of whom were famous rulers. The term for these poets, Minnesänger, combines the words for "romantic love" and "singer", reflecting the content of the poetry, which adapted the Provençal troubador tradition to German. This manuscript has 137 portraits of the authors which depict each poet, some of them as idealized knights, dressed in their own heraldic colors and devices, making it possible for readers to identify them.
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Manesse Codex (sheet 163v): Minstrel Rubin (13th) shown with crossbow. The Ma...

Facsimile of the Ellesmere Chaucer - The Merchant. The Ellesmere manuscript is an early 15th century manuscript of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, commonly referred to as the "Ellesmere Chaucer". It is one of the most valuable and cherished manuscripts in the Huntington Library. Compiled within five years of Chaucer's death in 1400, it is considered by most experts to be the definitive manuscript of this cornerstone of English literature. Here a facsimile is shown which is on display in London's Victoria and Albert Museum.
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Facsimile of the Ellesmere Chaucer - The Merchant. The Ellesmere manuscript is...