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Portrait of Li Bai, a Chinese poet,701-62 CE, also known as Li Po. Tang dynasty. From a Korean manuscript album portraying famous historical figures. Korea; 19th century. Shelfmark: Or. 11515 Page Folio Number: f.22
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Portrait of Li Bai, a Chinese poet,701-62 CE, also known as Li Po. Tang dynasty....

Buddha Sakyamuni as child with Confucius and Laozi. Chinese painting on silk; 18th century.
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Buddha Sakyamuni as child with Confucius and Laozi. Chinese painting on silk; 1...

Major-General Charles George Gordon (1833-1885), Royal Engineers. He was also known as Chinese Gordon, Gordon Pasha, and Gordon of Khartoum, and was a British army officer and administrator. He is remembered for his exploits in China and northern Africa. Canvas; 19th century.
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Major-General Charles George Gordon (1833-1885), Royal Engineers. He was also kn...

Tchien Lung (aka Qianlong, 1711-1799) - Emperor of China, Qing dynasty. William Alexander (1767-1816) accompanied Lord Macartney's embassy to visit the Chinese Emperor in Beijing from 1792 to 1794. From numerous sketches he made during his stay, he painted this watercolour scene and many others when he returned to England. He had engravings made and published of some of his views.
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Tchien Lung (aka Qianlong, 1711-1799) - Emperor of China, Qing dynasty. William...

William Alexander (1767-1816) accompanied Lord Macartney's embassy to visit the Chinese Emperor in Beijing from 1792 to 1794. From numerous sketches he made during his stay, he painted this watercolour scene and many others when he returned to England. He had engravings made and published of some of his views.
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William Alexander (1767-1816) accompanied Lord Macartney's embassy to visit the...

Emperor Shah Jahan. Moghul miniature, 1630. Gouache on paper, 22.2 x 13.4 cm.
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Emperor Shah Jahan. Moghul miniature, 1630. Gouache on paper, 22.2 x 13.4 cm.

Shoshar Ragini. Three Indian athletes. India, Bilaspur style; Pahari miniature painting, 1770.
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Shoshar Ragini. Three Indian athletes. India, Bilaspur style; Pahari miniature p...

Bahadur Shah II (1775-1862) in Durban (the largest Asian community in South Africa). Miniature painting, 1839.
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Bahadur Shah II (1775-1862) in Durban (the largest Asian community in South Afri...

Charlemagne (742-814) and his third son Pippin (773–810) giving edicts to a clerk. Illuminated manuscript; 10th century.
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Charlemagne (742-814) and his third son Pippin (773–810) giving edicts to a cler...

Peter the Hermit shows the crusaders the way to Jerusalem during the first crusade. From the manuscript "Roman du Chevalier du Cygne". Peter the Hermit (died 1131) was a priest of Amiens, and a leader of the First Crusade. According to Anna Comnena, he attempted to go on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem before 1096, but was prevented by the Turks from reaching his destination. Illuminated manuscript on parchment; about 1270 Ms 3139 fol. 176v
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Peter the Hermit shows the crusaders the way to Jerusalem during the first crusa...

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 13r): Margrave Otto IV of Brandenburg (1266-1309) carries the surname "mit dem pfile -with the arrow". He was hit in the head by an arrow during the seige of Staß an der Bode and kept the arrow in his wound for over a year because of his mistrust in the physicians. 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 13r): Margrave Otto IV of Brandenburg (1266-1309) carries t...