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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...

Saint Dunstan (Archbishop of Canterbury 961–980) writing the Rule of Saint Benedict in a book. He holds a quill pen and a knife, an inkpot rests on the desk. Christ Church Canterbury; circa 1170. Shelfmark: Royal 10 A. XIII Page Folio Number: f.2v
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Saint Dunstan (Archbishop of Canterbury 961–980) writing the Rule of Saint Bene...

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...

Marginal drawing of two men ploughing with a team of four yoked oxen. From the Luttrell Psalter. East Anglia, circa 1325-1335 Shelfmark: Add. 42130 Page Folio Number: f.170
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Marginal drawing of two men ploughing with a team of four yoked oxen. From the L...

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 death of Roland during the battle of Roncevaux Pass in 778. Charlemagne kneels before the deceased. Illuminated manuscript; 14th century.
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The death of Roland during the battle of Roncevaux Pass in 778. Charlemagne knee...

The death of Roland during the battle of Roncevaux Pass in 778. Charlemagne watches Roland being killed by a Basque knight. Illuminated manuscript; 14th century.
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The death of Roland during the battle of Roncevaux Pass in 778. Charlemagne watc...