13th Collection (page 55)

SUMER IS ICUMEN IN
Song for four tenor voices, probably written by John of Fornsete, of Reading Abbey, England : the complexity of the writing is remarkable, puzzling music historians. Date: 13th century

Welsh Dragon Device
The Welsh Dragon. Date: 13th century

Roger Bacon, English philosopher
Roger Bacon, (c.1214-1292) English philosopher and alchemist. Bacon studied at Oxford and in Paris, and joined the Franciscan Order (c.1247) as a monk

Ramon Llull, Majorcan philosopher
Ramon Llull (1232-1315), Majorcan philosopher. Llull (right) is depicted with parents and a baby, symbolising he creation of the Philosophers Stone from the male and the female

Meteorite fireball, historical artwork
Fireball observed on November 13, 1865

Dante Alighieri, Italian poet
Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), Italian poet. Dante was born at Florence, and most likely educated at home where he found his love of poetry

FRANCE: STE. CHAPELLE. Lower Chapel, 13th century. Paris, France

VAISON-LA ROMAINE: CASTLE. Ruins of the 13th century feudal castle of the counts of Toulouse at Vaison-la-Romaine, Vaucluse, France

Cold Storage Warehouse, New York
Building, Cold Storage Warehouse, 13th Avenue. View from opposite corner of a large cold storage warehouse at 13th Avenue, New York; decorative ironwork and shuttered arched window

British Ballad, The Luck of Eden-Hall
THE LUCK OF EDEN HALL. British ballad describing the taking of the famous 13th century goblet from a fairy banquet by Lord Musgrave

Monk copyist
It was in the monasteries that books were written and copied. A monk works on an illuminated manuscript. Date: Medieval

Carew Castle, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
General view of Carew Castle, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales, from across a stretch of water. The castle dates from the 13th century

St Davids Tower Gate, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
View of St Davids Tower Gate, dating from the 13th century, in The Pebbles, St David s, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

The sands run out
Kaiser Wilhem II stares gloomily as the sands of German militarism run out

Carew Castle from battlements, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
View of Carew Castle, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales, as seen from the battlements. The castle dates from the 13th century

Interior of Carew Castle, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
General view of the interior of Carew Castle, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales. The castle dates from the 13th century

Tennis court, Carew Castle, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
View of a tennis court within the grounds of Carew Castle, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales. The castle dates from the 13th century

Italy - Cremona - The Cathedral and Torrazzo
Italy - Cremona - The Cathedral. Started in 1107, the church was in an advanced state of completion when an earthquake interrupted and largely destroyed the building

Ta Prohm temple, Siem Reap, Cambodia
View of Ta Prohm (Ancestor Brahma) Khmer Buddhist temple at Siem Reap, Cambodia. It was built in the Bayon style in the late 12th and early 13th centuries

Wat Chiang Man, Chiang Mai, Thailand
View of two buildings of Wat Chiang Man, the oldest temple in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Construction of the temple began in the late 13th or early 14th century

Wat Mahathat, Si Satchanalai, Thailand
Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat royal temple complex at Si Satchanalai Historical Park, Thailand, dating from the early 13th century. View of the central prang, with a seated Buddha figure below it

Banteay Kdei, Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Entrance to the Buddhist temple of Banteay Kdei at Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia. It was built in the late 12th to early 13th centuries, in the Bayon style

Wat Bayon temple, Angkor Thom, Siem Reap, Cambodia
View of Wat Bayon Khmer Buddhist temple at Angkor Thom, Siem Reap, Cambodia, built in the late 12th and early 13th centuries

Stone relief at Wat Bayon temple, Angkor Thom, Cambodia
A stone relief carving at the entrance to the Wat Bayon Khmer Buddhist temple at Angkor Thom, Siem Reap, Cambodia, built in the late 12th and early 13th centuries

Entrance to Ta Prohm temple, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Entrance to the Ta Prohm (Ancestor Brahma) Khmer Buddhist temple at Siem Reap, Cambodia. It was built in the Bayon style in the late 12th and early 13th centuries

Seated Buddha in Wat Si Chum, Old Sukhothai, Thailand
The large seated Buddha in the Wat Si Chum (Temple of the Bodhi Tree) at Old Sukhothai, Thailand. The temple dates from the 13th century

Detail of carving, Wat Bayon temple, Angkor Thom, Cambodia
Detail of the carving of a large human face at the Wat Bayon Khmer Buddhist temple at Angkor Thom, Siem Reap, Cambodia, built in the late 12th and early 13th centuries

Entrance to Wat Bayon temple, Angkor Thom, Cambodia
One of the entrances to the inner temple, at the Wat Bayon Khmer Buddhist temple at Angkor Thom, Siem Reap, Cambodia, built in the late 12th and early 13th centuries

Ruin of Wat Phou, Champasak, Laos
Ruin of the Wat Phou or Vat Phou, a Khmer temple complex in Champasak Province, southern Laos. The surviving structures date from the 11th to 13th centuries

Blackfriars Cross and Ruins, Hereford
13th century ruins of Blackfriars Monastery and Preaching Cross, Hereford

Brookland Church, Romney Marsh, Kent
Brookland Church, Brookland, Kent on Romney Marsh, with its remarkable wooden, shingle-clad, octagonal belfry detached from the main structure of the church

Arhai-Din-Ka-Jhopra, Ajmere, India
Arhai-Din-Ka-Jhopra, Ajmere. Built in the 13th century by the first Muslim Sultan in India, Qutb-ud-Din Aibak. The site of a religious fair that lasted for 2.5 days

Uppsala Cathedral, Uppland, Sweden
View of Uppsala Cathedral in Uppsala, Uppland, Sweden, dating back to the late 13th century. It is the seat of the Archbishop of the (Lutheran) Church of Sweden

13th Centuary Monastery
Watercolour study of the buildings of a 13th century Monastery by Raymond Sheppard

Investiture of the Prince of Wales
The investiture of Edward (the future King Edward VIII) as Prince of Wales, flanked by his parents, King George V and Queen Mary at Queen Eleanors Gateway, Caernarvon Castle on 13th July 1911

English Illuminating 12c & 13c
Initials by English illuminators, 12th and 13th century

Illuminating 13c
Examples of thirteenth century illuminating

D-Day - Landing of the 13th / 18th Hussars
Troops sheltering on mass on a Normandy beach following the landing of the 13th/18th Hussars. D-Day began on June 6th, 1944 at 6

D-Day - Captured German Prisoners
German prisoners captured by the 13th/18th Hussars on D-Day. D-Day began on June 6th, 1944 at 6:30am and was conducted in two assault phases - the air assault landing of allied troops followed by an

Battle of Messines 1917
Soldiers of the 13th Brigade (who were to take part in the second phase of the battle) studying a large contour map of the area to be attacked between Petit Pont

Battle of Menin Road Ridge
The 13th Durham Light Infantry in trenches before their attack on Veldhoek, Belgium, during the Battle of Menin Road Ridge during World War I on 20th September 1917

Battle of Menin Road Ridge
The 13th Durham Light Infantry in trenches before their attack on Veldhoek, Belgium, during the Battle of Menin Road Ridge during World War I on 20th September 1917

Bloody Sunday Riot - Parliament Street 1887
Bloody Sunday, London, 13th November 1887, the name given to a demonstration against coercion in Ireland and to demand the release from prison of MP William O Brien

Ypres in ruins, 1915
An aerial view of Ypres in August 1915. In the centre is all that remains of the Cloth Hall. Beyond are the ruins of the Cathedral of St. Martin

Abyssinian Expedition: The Exodus of Theodores Broken Army
The British 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia was a punitive expedition against King Theodore, after he had imprisoned missionaries and representatives of the British Government

The Bystander Spring Fashion Number
Colour illustration for front cover of The Bystander Spring fashion number showing an elegant group of fashionably dressed people

Colour illustration by Baird
A colour illustration showing a glamorous lady admiring her new dress

Merlin blues by Merlin Enabnit
Blonde pin up girl by Merlin Enabnit, posing coquettishly behind a midnight blue blanket. Enabnit was born in Des Moines, Iowa and was a successful commercial artist

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