1300s Collection

Medieval Spain and Portugal map
Map of the Iberian Peninsula in the 1300s and 1400s. Printed color lithograph reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Marco Polo leaving Venice, 1300s
Marco Polo leaving Venice on his journey to China, 1338. Color lithograph reproductioin of a manuscript: Bod. Misc. 264

Catalan Atlas, 14th century. The 6-page Catalan Atlas (1375) was produced on vellum by the Jewish cartographer Abraham Cresques

Knights of medieval Germany
German knights in armor from 1300, 1315, and 1360. Antique hand-colored print

Angevin kings holdings in France and Britain
British Isles and France under the Angevins, 1100s-1400s. Color lithograph reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Treaty of Bretigny territory settlements, 1360
England and France after the Treaty of Bretigny, Hundred Years War, 1360. Color lithograph reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Dantes Inferno, suicides and the Harpies
Dantes Inferno. Canto XIII, line 11: Here [suicide tree] the brute Harpies make their nest (at right: Dante and Virgil). Italian poet Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)

Dante and Virgil in Inferno, crossing the cocytus, 1885 (engraving)
XEE746645 Dante and Virgil in Inferno, crossing the cocytus, 1885 (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: Inferno)

PLIT2A-00107
Pilgrims embarking on their journey in Chaucers Canterbury Tales. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an illustration

Medieval university hierarchy
Degrees of university teaching, topped by theology, 1508. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

Apocalypse Tapestry or Apocalypse of Angers, 1375-80 (tapestry)
CUL4926440 Apocalypse Tapestry or Apocalypse of Angers, 1375-80 (tapestry) by Bataille, Nicolas (fl. 1363-1400); 154x256 cm; Chateau d'Angers

Reconstruction of a wall painting originally in St. Stephen's Chapel depicting on bottom row L-R
BBC211003 Reconstruction of a wall painting originally in St. Stephen's Chapel depicting on bottom row L-R: Thomas Woodstock (1355-97), Edmund Langley, John of Gaunt (1340-99), Lionel (1338-68)

Astronomical calendar, 14th century. This page is from the manuscript Astronomiae liber sive calendarium, dated 1390-1415

Portrait of the Queen of England Isabelle of France (Isabella of France) (1295-1358), Queen consort of King Edward I)
ELD4843473 Portrait of the Queen of England Isabelle of France (Isabella of France) (1295-1358), Queen consort of King Edward I)

Gloria in excelsis Deo (chromolitho)
7188643 Gloria in excelsis Deo (chromolitho) by Austrian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gloria in excelsis Deo)

Otto IV, Margrave of Brandenburg and his wife, Hedwig of Holstein (colour litho)
3101038 Otto IV, Margrave of Brandenburg and his wife, Hedwig of Holstein (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Otto IV)

Geoffrey Chaucer at the court of King Edward III of England (colour litho)
977892 Geoffrey Chaucer at the court of King Edward III of England (colour litho) by Brown, Ford Madox (1821-93) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Dunnottar Castle dating from the 14th century, near Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Fourteenth century alphabets (colour litho)
8632944 Fourteenth century alphabets (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fourteenth century alphabets)

Historic Bedsteads (engraving)
8627617 Historic Bedsteads (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Historic Bedsteads)

Scene from Petrarch's I Trionfi (colour litho)
8626248 Scene from Petrarch's I Trionfi (colour litho) by Italian School, (15th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Triumph of Time)

Strasbourg Cathedral. Western facade. Life of infant Jesus. Strasbourg. France
8711218 Strasbourg Cathedral. Western facade. Life of infant Jesus. Strasbourg. France.; (add.info.: Strasbourg Cathedral. Western facade. Life of infant Jesus. Strasbourg)

The Flight into Egypt. Auxerre Cathedral (stained glass)
8711565 The Flight into Egypt. Auxerre Cathedral (stained glass); (add.info.: Auxerre Cathedral. Stained glass. The Flight into Egypt. Holy Family.  Auxerre. France.); © Pascal Deloche/Godong.

Prophets of the Old Testament, portal of the Strasbourg cathedral (relief)
8711517 Prophets of the Old Testament, portal of the Strasbourg cathedral (relief); (add.info.: Strasbourg Cathedral. Statues of the Prophets of the Old Testament at main western portal. Strasbourg)

Life of infant Jesus. facade of the Strasbourg cathedral (relief)
8711466 Life of infant Jesus. facade of the Strasbourg cathedral (relief); (add.info.: Strasbourg Cathedral. Western facade. Life of infant Jesus. Strasbourg. France.); © Pascal Deloche/Godong.

Map showing the Timurid Empire (print)
7420052 Map showing the Timurid Empire (print); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024.

St. Paul and St. John the Baptist (painting)
8683314 St. Paul and St. John the Baptist (painting) by Paolo di Giovanni Fei (fl.1372-1411); Museo di palazzo Corboli (Museo civico archeologico e d'arte sacra), Asciano, Tuscany

Annunciation, late 14th century or early 15th century
8683615 Annunciation, late 14th century or early 15th century by Spinello or Spinelli, Aretino Luca (c.1340-1410); Basilica San Francesco, Arezzo, Tuscany

Winter, 14th century (fresco)
8683335 Winter, 14th century (fresco) by Bindoccio, Cristoforo di & Piero, Meo di (14th century); Museo di palazzo Corboli (Museo civico archeologico e d'arte sacra), Asciano, Tuscany

Autumn, 14th century (fresco)
8683334 Autumn, 14th century (fresco) by Bindoccio, Cristoforo di & Piero, Meo di (14th century); Museo di palazzo Corboli (Museo civico archeologico e d'arte sacra), Asciano, Tuscany

Portrait de Juan Fernendez de Heredia (1310-1396), historien, humaniste, homme politique d'Aragon
AIS5373309 Portrait de Juan Fernendez de Heredia (1310-1396), historien, humaniste, homme politique d'Aragon, grand-maitre de l'ordre de Jerusalem.Madrid. National Library

Preparation of a banquet: illustration of a poem by the Persian poet Hafez (Hafiz Shirazi) (mid-14th century)
AIS5335290 Preparation of a banquet: illustration of a poem by the Persian poet Hafez (Hafiz Shirazi) (mid-14th century), from a manuscript (damascus, Syria) (miniature); Narodni Muzej, Belgrade

Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy (1265-1321): Dante facing the entrance of Hell
AIS5349558 Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy (1265-1321): Dante facing the entrance of Hell, from a 14th century manuscript (miniature); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; © Iberfoto.

View of the Gothic cloister of the Monastery of Santa Maria de Pedralbe founded at the beginning of the 14th century by
AIS5342024 View of the Gothic cloister of the Monastery of Santa Maria de Pedralbe founded at the beginning of the 14th century by Elisenda de Montcada in Barcelona (drawing); © Iberfoto.

"Triumph of Renown" Allegory on the frontispiece of a manuscript by Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) (1304-1374)
AIS5386913 "Triumph of Renown" Allegory on the frontispiece of a manuscript by Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) (1304-1374) 15th century.

Production of honey, illumination from "Tacuinum sanitatis"
AIS5390307 Production of honey, illumination from "Tacuinum sanitatis"; Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Production of honey)

Statue of Saint James the Great, 14th century (sculpture)
8617790 Statue of Saint James the Great, 14th century (sculpture); Cite de l'architecture et du patrimoine, Paris, France; (add.info.: Statue of Saint James the Great)

The Presentation of Jesus at the Temple. Strasbourg cathedral (stained glass)
8711584 The Presentation of Jesus at the Temple. Strasbourg cathedral (stained glass); (add.info.: Strasbourg Cathedral. Stained glass. The Presentation of Jesus at the Temple. Strasbourg)

Angel of the Annunciation. 14 th century. (sculpture)
8711464 Angel of the Annunciation. 14 th century. (sculpture); (add.info.: Angel of the Annunciation. Sandtone. 14 th century. Colmar. France. Colmar. France.); © Pascal Deloche/Godong.

Palm sunday. 14 th century. Strasbourg cathedral (stained glass)
8711384 Palm sunday. 14 th century. Strasbourg cathedral (stained glass); (add.info.: Strasbourg Cathedral. Stained glass. Entry of Christ into Jerusalem. Palm sunday. 14 th century. Strasbourg)

The last Judgment. Tympanum of the Auxerre cathedral (relief)
8711292 The last Judgment. Tympanum of the Auxerre cathedral (relief); (add.info.: Auxerre Cathedral. West front. The last Judgment. Tympanum. Auxerre. France.); © Pascal Deloche/Godong.

Battle scene from the time of the Battle of Muehldorf
7278131 Battle scene from the time of the Battle of Muehldorf; Private Collection; (add.info.: Battle scene from the time of the Battle of Muehldorf)

The Council of Vienne, 1311-1312. 19th century (engraving)
7272480 The Council of Vienne, 1311-1312. 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: The Council of Vienne XV. Ecumenical Council convened by Clement V in Vienne)

Basilica of Saint Peter's, Avignon, 14th century
7264881 Basilica of Saint Peter's, Avignon, 14th century; Church of St. Peter, Avignon, France; (add.info.: The 14th century Gothic Basilique Saint-Pierre d'Avignon - the catholic basilica of)

The Visitation. Auxerre cathedral (stained glass)
8711265 The Visitation. Auxerre cathedral (stained glass); (add.info.: Auxerre Cathedral. Stained glass. The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary is the visit of Mary with Elizabeth as recorded in)

Life of Jesus. Tympanum of the Auxerre cathedral (relief)
8711637 Life of Jesus. Tympanum of the Auxerre cathedral (relief); (add.info.: Auxerre Cathedral. West front. Tympanum. Life of Jesus. Auxerre. France.); © Pascal Deloche/Godong.

Jesus breaks downn the gates of hell and set free Adam and Eve. Strasbourg cathedral. (stained glass)
8711203 Jesus breaks downn the gates of hell and set free Adam and Eve. Strasbourg cathedral. (stained glass); (add.info.: Strasbourg Cathedral. Stained glass)

Life of the Virgin Mary. Auxerre cathedral (stained glass)
8711500 Life of the Virgin Mary. Auxerre cathedral (stained glass); (add.info.: Auxerre Cathedral. Stained glass. Life of the Virgin Mary. Auxerre. France.); © Pascal Deloche/Godong.

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In the 1300s, medieval Spain and Portugal were marked by a rich cultural exchange. As Marco Polo embarked on his journey from Venice, he set out to explore distant lands and bring back tales of wonder. The Catalan Atlas, created in the 14th century, beautifully depicted these explorations. Meanwhile, Angevin kings held vast territories in both France and Britain, shaping the political landscape of the time. Knights of medieval Germany displayed their chivalry and prowess as they defended their realms. The Treaty of Bretigny brought about territorial settlements in 1360, establishing new boundaries between nations. Dante's Inferno vividly portrayed the punishments faced by suicides and introduced us to mythical creatures like Harpies. Within the medieval university hierarchy, knowledge was highly valued. Students pursued education diligently while aspiring to climb higher ranks within academia. Reconstruction efforts have allowed us to glimpse into history through wall paintings such as St. Stephen's Chapel depiction of influential figures like Thomas Woodstock and John of Gaunt alongside St. George. Isabelle of France, Queen consort of King Edward I is immortalized in a portrait that captures her regal beauty during this era. As we look back at these glimpses into the past through engravings like Gloria in excelsis Deo (chromolitho), we are reminded of how much our world has evolved since then but also how certain aspects continue to shape our present-day society.