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The Mahant sees Elokeshi at the Tarakeshwar temple. The Mahant (the high priest of the Shiva temple, Tarakeshwar) holds a 'nargila' pipe and sits on a striped rug in front of the temple, a second man, perhaps his agent, Kinaram, behind him. Before him stand three women -Elokeshi, the young wife of the clerk, Nabin Chandra Banerjee, holding up a plate of rice or sweetmeats in her left hand and boldly unveiling her face with her right; her younger sister, Muktakeshi, unveiled, stands behind her with folded hands; between them in the background, Telebo, the female servant of the family who acted as procuress, looks away. Yellow background. Watercolour and silver details; 1875. Shelfmark: Add.Or.3346
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The Mahant sees Elokeshi at the Tarakeshwar temple. The Mahant (the high priest...

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...

Rulebook from a monastery college showing the students' daily lives and training to become monks. 1387.
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Rulebook from a monastery college showing the students' daily lives and training...

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...

Manesse Codex (sheet 219v): Wartburg was the seat of the Thuringian landgraves until 1440, and as a place of courtly culture it became the venue of the Sängerkrieg, the Minstrels' Contest, around 1207 with contestants such as Walther von der Vogelweide, Wolfram von Eschenbach, Albrecht von Halberstadt, and many others, taking part. 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 219v): Wartburg was the seat of the Thuringian landgraves u...

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...

Facsimile of the Ellesmere Chaucer - The Cook. 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 Cook. The Ellesmere manuscript is an e...

Facsimile of the Ellesmere Chaucer - The Canon's Yeoman. 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 Canon's Yeoman. The Ellesmere manuscri...

Facsimile of the Ellesmere Chaucer - The Nun's Priest. 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 Nun's Priest. The Ellesmere manuscript...

The Jews' Passover. Facsimile of a miniature from a missel of 15th century ornamented with paintings of the School of Van Eyck.
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The Jews' Passover. Facsimile of a miniature from a missel of 15th century orna...

The capture of Jerusalem by Saladin on October 2, 1187 which caused the Third Crusade (1189-92). Balian of Ibelin surrenders and hands over the keys to the Tower of David to Saladin. From the chronicle of David Aubert. Illuminated manuscript; 15th century.
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The capture of Jerusalem by Saladin on October 2, 1187 which caused the Third Cr...

The defeat of Saladin and his troops by the Christian crusaders during the Third Crusade (1189-92). From the chronicle of David Aubert. Illuminated manuscript; 15th century.
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The defeat of Saladin and his troops by the Christian crusaders during the Third...