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Crusades

CRUSADES

French Revolution 1789

FRENCH REVOLUTION 1789

Napoleon Bonaparte

NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

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Saint Mary, angels and female saints, detail from the Saint Mary pluviale (coat), part of the Burgundian mass vestments. Silk embroidery with gold and silver thread, pearls and glass. Netherlands, 2nd half 15th. Total size 330 cm x 164 cm
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Saint Mary, angels and female saints, detail from the Saint Mary pluviale (co...

Reliquary,so-called "Lantern of Begon".Silver,gilded and embossed,from the workshop of abbot Begon III, (1087-1107).Inscription: "Abbot Begon has placed here reliquies...".Medallion shows David or Samson strangling a lion. H:42 cm
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Reliquary,so-called "Lantern of Begon".Silver,gilded and embossed,from the wo...

Joan Blaeu's "Atlas Major", published in Amsterdam in 1662, consists of 593 plates bound in nine to twelve volumes. Volume 2: Russia. Map of the Volga, Mongolians with tents and camels.
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Joan Blaeu's "Atlas Major", published in Amsterdam in 1662, consists of 593...

Sundial for the miracle of Hezekiah,from "Postilles sur la Bible" by Nicolas de Lyre. MS 292,vol.3, fol.208 verso.French, 14th.
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Sundial for the miracle of Hezekiah,from "Postilles sur la Bible" by Nicolas...

Le Cholera Morbus,a caricature describing how, thanks to the July Revolution of 1830,the cholera finally managed to reach Paris,coming from Russia via Poland and Germany. Coloured engraving,around 1830.
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Le Cholera Morbus,a caricature describing how, thanks to the July Revolution of...

The war between Philip II of France and Henry II of England,siege of Chateau-Gaillard (1189). From "Grandes Chroniques de France",folio 259 recto. French,end 14th.
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The war between Philip II of France and Henry II of England,siege of Chateau...

The death of Roland. Vincent de Beauvais,"Le Miroir Historial" Ms.722/1196,folio 111 verso. French,15th.
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The death of Roland. Vincent de Beauvais,"Le...

Victory of the inhabitants of Ghent before the walls of Bruges. From the Chronicles of Jean Froissart (1333-1400)
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Victory of the inhabitants of Ghent before the walls of Bruges....

King Jean II Le Bon surrenders to the Black Prince after the Battle of Poitiers,1356. From the Chronicles of Jean Froissart (1333-1400), Book 1, Ms 873,ex 501,folio 201 verso.
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King Jean II Le Bon surrenders to the Black Prince after the Battle of Poit...

Naval combat, from the "Commentaire de la Guerre Gallique" (Caesar's Bellum Gallicum, 58 - 51 BCE) by Albert Pigghe, 1520. Ms.764/1139,vol.3 folio 29.
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Naval combat, from the "Commentaire de la Guerre Gallique" (Caesar's Bel...

Caesar supervising the building of fortifications. From "Commentaire de la Guerre Gallique" (Caesar's Bellum Gallicum) 1520. Ms.764/1139,vol.3 folio 29.
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Caesar supervising the building of fortifications. From "Commentaire de la...

Julius Caesar's victory of the Bretons. From "Les Faits des Romains",compiled from Lucian, Sueton and Sallust. 1480. Ms.770,ex.1055,folio 54 verso.
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Julius Caesar's victory of the Bretons. From "Les Faits des Roma...