Middle Collection (page 14)

Lidded ritual ewer (huo) in the form of an elephant with masks and dragons
694066 Lidded ritual ewer (huo) in the form of an elephant with masks and dragons, Late Anyang Period (bronze) by Chinese School, Shang Dynasty (1766-1050 BC); 4.9x4.2x8.1 cm; Freer Gallery of Art

The Bard before the Baron (engraving)
655735 The Bard before the Baron (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bard before the Baron)

Detail from the Great Temple, Abu Sunbul, Egypt, 1852 (b / w photo)
1080217 Detail from the Great Temple, Abu Sunbul, Egypt, 1852 (b/w photo) by Du Camp, Maxime (1822-94); New York Public Library, USA; (add.info.: Ramesses II (born c)

An Operator (engraving)
1094666 An Operator (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Operator. Illustration for Science and Literature in the Middle Ages by Paul Lacroix (Bickers)

The Vision of Charlemagne (engraving)
1094649 The Vision of Charlemagne (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Vision of Charlemagne)

External View of Leyden University (engraving)
1094644 External View of Leyden University (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: External View of Leyden University, founded in 1575 by William of Nassau)

Shoemaker fitting a Shoe (engraving)
1094642 Shoemaker fitting a Shoe (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shoemaker fitting a Shoe)

The Shoemaker and his Customer (engraving)
1094641 The Shoemaker and his Customer (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Shoemaker and his Customer)

The Prince of Darkness (engraving)
1094640 The Prince of Darkness (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Prince of Darkness)

The Institution of Languages (engraving)
1094639 The Institution of Languages (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Institution of Languages)

Portrait of Sannazar (engraving)
1094635 Portrait of Sannazar (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Sannazar)

Portrait of Ariosto (engraving)
1094634 Portrait of Ariosto (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Ariosto)

A Charlatan performing an Operation (engraving)
1094613 A Charlatan performing an Operation (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Charlatan performing an Operation)

Page of the Book of Exodus (colour litho)
961186 Page of the Book of Exodus (colour litho) by Flemish School, (15th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Choice examples of paleography)

Page from the epigrams of St Prosper (colour litho)
961173 Page from the epigrams of St Prosper (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Choice examples of paleography)

Stela, Middle Kingdom (limestone)
1074083 Stela, Middle Kingdom (limestone) by Egyptian 12th Dynasty (1991-1786 BC); 42.5x79x9.5 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; (add.info.: rectangular, of the priest Montuhotep)

Mosaic in Aracoeli (chromolitho)
964370 Mosaic in Aracoeli (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Furnishings (ameublement), mosaic in Aracoeli, Rome (mosaique a Aracoeli, Rome)

Bookbinding depicting the martyrdom of St Kilian (chromolitho)
964366 Bookbinding depicting the martyrdom of St Kilian (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bookbinding (reliure des livres), carved ivory (1018)

Double goblet formed from two agate cups (chromolitho)
964343 Double goblet formed from two agate cups (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Civilian furnishings (ameublement civil)

Silver filigree casket (chromolitho)
964342 Silver filigree casket (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Civilian furnishings (ameublement civil)

Dagger and belt (chromolitho)
964338 Dagger and belt (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Silverware (orfevrerie civile joaillerie)

Reliquary (chromolitho)
964325 Reliquary (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Reliquary, after a miniature of the school of Albert Durer (reliquaire en forme d ostensoir)

Furniture (chromolitho)
964307 Furniture (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Furniture; France, 14th century to 16th century. Drawn by Ciappori, lithography by Kellerhoven)

Lancier of Charles V guards and a Swiss Yeoman (chromolitho)
964306 Lancier of Charles V guards and a Swiss Yeoman (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Briseis sends an epistle to Achilles (chromolitho)
964288 Briseis sends an epistle to Achilles (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Octavian de Saint Gelais presenting his translation of Ovid (chromolitho)
964287 Octavian de Saint Gelais presenting his translation of Ovid (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Saint Barbe (chromolitho)
964275 Saint Barbe (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saint Barbe; France, 15th century. Drawn by Ciappori, lithography by Thurwanger)

Abbot, The Chief Herald, Cardinal, Canon and Bishop (chromolitho)
964268 Abbot, The Chief Herald, Cardinal, Canon and Bishop (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Abbot, The Chief Herald, Cardinal, Canon and Bishop)

Money lender, squire, a young woman and an old woman (chromolitho)
964266 Money lender, squire, a young woman and an old woman (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Money lender, squire, a young woman and an old woman)

The seven liberal arts at the bedside of Boethius (chromolitho)
964250 The seven liberal arts at the bedside of Boethius (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Philosophy appears to Boethius (chromolitho)
964249 Philosophy appears to Boethius (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Philosophy appears to Boethius (la philosophie apparait a Boece), France

People dancing around a fruit tree (chromolitho)
964239 People dancing around a fruit tree (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: People dancing around a fruit tree, Netherlands, 15th century)

Frontispiece in grisaille of a manuscript (chromolitho)
964234 Frontispiece in grisaille of a manuscript (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Frontispiece in grisaille of a manuscript, 15th-century Flanders)

Lady sailors (chromolitho)
964230 Lady sailors (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lady sailors (Les Dames Marinieres), 15th-century France

The French at Saint Jean d Acre (chromolitho)
964226 The French at Saint Jean d Acre (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The French at Saint Jean d Acre (Les Francais a Saint Jean d Acre)

Courtroom scene with a man being held by a rope around his neck (chromolitho)
964220 Courtroom scene with a man being held by a rope around his neck (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Maugris and Oriadne (chromolitho)
964212 Maugris and Oriadne (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Maugris and Oriadne (Maulgis et la Belle Oriadne), 15th-century France

The wife of Lot is turned into a pillar of salt (chromolitho)
964194 The wife of Lot is turned into a pillar of salt (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The wife of Lot)

A noblewoman in prayer (chromolitho)
964186 A noblewoman in prayer (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A noblewoman in prayer, 14th-century French depiction)

Jesus heals the beautiful sister of Simon (chromolitho)
964183 Jesus heals the beautiful sister of Simon (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Herodias receiving the head of John the Baptist (chromolitho)
964177 Herodias receiving the head of John the Baptist (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Herodias receiving the head of John the Baptist)

The escort of the Magi (chromolitho)
964174 The escort of the Magi (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The escort of the Magi (l Escorte des Rois Mages), a 14th-century Italian depiction

Series of 13th-century images depicting a mystical supper, musicians and a king playing a lyre (chromolitho)
964163 Series of 13th-century images depicting a mystical supper, musicians and a king playing a lyre (chromolitho) by French School

The martyrdom of Saint Eustace (chromolitho)
964161 The martyrdom of Saint Eustace (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The martyrdom of Saint Eustace (Le Martyre de St Eustache)

The Maccabees (chromolitho)
964153 The Maccabees (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Maccabees, a 13th-century French depiction of the Jewish rebel army)

The angel and the shepherds (chromolitho)
964126 The angel and the shepherds (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The angel and the shepherds (l Ange et les Bergers), a 12th-century Slavic image

Saint Stephen of Muret (chromolitho)
964120 Saint Stephen of Muret (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saint Stephen of Muret, founder of the Abbey of Grandmont)

French Crowns of 6th century to the 11th century (chromolitho)
964113 French Crowns of 6th century to the 11th century (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: French Crowns of 6th century to the 11th century)

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