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Battle of Poitiers, Sept. 19, 1356, between the Black Prince and Jean le Bon, King of France. The King is taken prisoner by the Black Prince who recognizes him by his helmet surmounted by a crown with the French lily. "Chronicles" of Jean Froissart. MS 864, folio 172
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Battle of Poitiers, Sept. 19, 1356, between the Black Prince and Jean le Bon,...

Three magistrates of Limoges, in ceremonial robes, present the keys of the town to the Duke of Berry. The Duke arrives at the head of an army. He wears a tunic with the French lily over his armour. From the "Chronicles" of Jean Froissart. MS 864, folio 330
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Three magistrates of Limoges, in ceremonial robes, present the keys of the...

"12 heathen philosophers and their planetary conjunctions" from a manuscript on astrology composed in verse; Wenzelswerkstadt, Prague. Size: 29.5 x 20 cm Inv. Sn 2652, p 2 verso
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"12 heathen philosophers and their planetary conjunctions" from a man...

Top: Constantinus Africanus teaching.Bottom:Galenus and and pupils. From the medical texts of Hippocrates with the commentaries of Galen in the version of Constantius Africanus of Monte Cassino. Paris, around 1306 Codex 2315, folio 1 recto
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Top: Constantinus Africanus teaching.Bottom:Galenus and and pupils. From the...

Africanus of Monte Cassino teaching. From the medical texts of Hippocrates with the commentaries of Galen in the version of Constantinus Africanus of Monte Cassino. Paris, around 1306, Detail of 15-02-03/23 Codex 2315, folio 1 recto
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Africanus of Monte Cassino teaching. From the medical texts of Hippocrates wit...

Galenus and pupils. From the medical texts of Hippocrates with the commentaries of Galen in the version of Constantinus Africanus of Monte Cassino. Paris, around 1306. Detail of 15-02-03/23 Codex 2315, folio 1 recto
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Galenus and pupils. From the medical texts of Hippocrates with the com...

The labours of the months: sowing in August. Leopard with the arms of Louis de Laval (adviser to Loius XI). Cain killing Abel. From the Hours of Louis de Laval, illuminated by Jean de Colombe. Bourges (1469-1489) MS Latin 920, folio 12.
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The labours of the months: sowing in August. Leopard with the arms of Louis d...

A man has his headache treated with plaintain-root. From Codex 93 of a collection of medical manuscripts and descriptions of plants and animals. Italy (1st half 13th) Size: 27.5 x 18.6 cm
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A man has his headache treated with plaintain-root. From Codex 93 of a colle...

An Italian pharmacy; pharmacist, client, and assistant mixing medicine. From "Tacuinum Sanitatis", a medical codex, written and illuminated for the Cerruti Family, probably from Verona (end 14th). Codex s.n. 2644
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An Italian pharmacy; pharmacist, client, and assistant mixing medicine. From "T...

A pharmacist and his assistant pound herbs and roots for medical use. From "Tacuinum Sanitatis", a medical codex, written and illuminated for the Cerruti Family, probably from Verona (end 14th). Codex s.n. 2644
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A pharmacist and his assistant pound herbs and roots for medical use. From "T...

A pharmacist and his assistant collect herbs and roots in a herb-garden. From "Tacuinum Sanitatis", a medical codex with full-page illuminations, written and illuminated for the Cerruti Family, probably from Verona (end 14th). Codex s.n. 2644
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A pharmacist and his assistant collect herbs and roots in a herb-garden....

From "Astronomicum Caesareum" (1540), a hand-painted book on astronomy by Peter Apianus, teacher to Emperor Karl V, to whom the work is dedicated. Paper disks can be moved by strings to show displacement of the heavenly bodies.
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From "Astronomicum Caesareum" (1540), a hand-painted book on astronomy by Pet...