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Elise Boucher

Illuminated Manuscript

King Henry

Vintage World Maps

Art And Literature

Italian Big Cheeses At Home In L.A.

Papacy of Clement VIII privilege and indulgence (1595), From the Bourbon Family Archive.

an old metal object is displayed on a white background with a black and white tag

Artefacts - The Mary Rose

Artefact gallery Page 5 | The Mary Rose

an illuminated initial decorated with flowers and leaves

Beautiful Calligraphy

Illuminated Manuscripts

Religious Books

Flemish Psalter — Viewer

Flemish Psalter - 1500 Language Latin Title in Original Language Psautier flamand Place Europe Belgium

Illustrators

Manuscript

Illustrated Manuscript

extracts from 'the idylls of the ||| poetry

Tennyson CALLIGRAPHIC AND ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT, 8 leaves illustrated by Alberto Sangorski, each mounted on a separate board, BOUND IN FULL GREEN MOROCCO ELABORATELY GILT BY FRANCIS SANGORSKI, each board with an inset panel of maroon morocco with a verse of Tennyson's Idylls lettered in gilt with an ornate initial, within a border composed of morocco onlays set with small turquoise and red jewels and decorated with leaves, butterflies, animals, fruit and birds, along with a crown, a sword,

two men dressed in medieval clothing, one holding a wine glass and the other standing next to a basket

16th Century Clothing

16th Century Art

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Hans Weigel, Hans Weigel's 'Habitus Praecipuorum Populorum ... das ist Trachtenbuch', 2nd ed., Ulm, 1577 1639. Plate 19: A young woman in her Sunday dress British Museum 1871,1209.3258 Ulm, Portrait, Costumes, Museums, Elizabethan Era, German Outfit, Tudor Era, Sunday Dress, Renaissance Clothing

print; book-illustration | British Museum

Hans Weigel, Hans Weigel's 'Habitus Praecipuorum Populorum ... das ist Trachtenbuch', 2nd ed., Ulm, 1577 1639. Plate 19: A young woman in her Sunday dress British Museum 1871,1209.3258

an open book with a drawing of a woman in a yellow dress and two coats

Das Sächsische Stammbuch - Mscr.Dresd.R.3

SLUB Dresden: Werkansicht: Das Sächsische Stammbuch - Mscr.Dresd.R.3

an old pair of scissors hanging from a hook

Old Medical Equipment

another example of medical equipment i could use and improvised weaponry. i like the surgical look to this old tool and feel it could work well with my character

a drawing of a man and woman holding hands in front of an open book with writing on it

Image of an item from the British Library Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts

Detail of a Woman healing. Sloane 6 John of Arderne, Medical treatise England; 2nd quarter of the 15th century.

an image of a painting of people in renaissance dress and one is holding a baby

Nieuwe aanwinst van de Meester van de Legende van de heilige Lucia

two bottles with writing on them are shown in an old book style illustration, one is empty and the other has a red cap

De materia medica, MS M.652 fol. 229r - Images from Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts

De materia medica, MS M.652 fol. 229r - Images from Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts - The Morgan Library & Museum

Urine Flavour Wheels

old-timey guides for diagnosing conditions by urine (useful art!)

16th century filth: Bathing hats and scented soaps

('Monks in the bath'). Jena Code Antithesis Christi et Antichrist, 1490-1510

an old photo with black frame and white paper on the bottom, in front of a dark background

Bibliothèque Nationale

A Collection of Remedies

two women are standing in front of a counter with pots and pans on it

Renaissance Paintings

Masks/Life in Renaissance Venice

Apothecaries in Venice sold a variety of items, from medicines and cosmetics to spices and sugars, and from ink and paper to wine and syrups.