EditorialSoldiers of "Acostamientos". The Acostamiento was a salary granted by the king to his vassals under which they were obliged to serve him in war. Culveriner (left). Crossbowman (right). Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration.
EditorialCount followed by his Vassals. 8th to 9th Century, Count and his vassals, Signed: Philippoteaux; Deghouy, Fig. 2, after p. 480, Philippoteaux, F?lix (fec.); Deghouy, L?opold (sc.), Adrien Pascal, Camp, Jules du Camp, Germain-Nicolas Brahaut, Sicard, Ph...
EditorialSoldiers of "Acostamientos". The Acostamiento was a salary granted by the king to his vassals under which they were obliged to serve him in war. Culveriner (left). Crossbowman (right). Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883.
EditorialTwo Wounded Warriors of the Takechi [Akechi] Clan, , central sheet of the triptych Illustration of the Death of Leaders and Vassals of the Takechi [Akechi] Clan at the Great Battle of Amagasaki. Date: fifth month 1865. Dimensions: 37 cm x 25 cm.
EditorialOn the left, miniature of Lancelot removing the head of his decapitated grandfather, the king, out of a boiling well; miniature of a building collapsing on two knights. On the right, miniature of Arthur and Guinevere seated at a banquet table surrounde...
EditorialPhilibert II (1480-1504). Duke of Savoy, called the Handsome or the Good. The vassals of the Duke of Savoy delivering his treasures to get rid of French domination. Engraving in The Artistic Illustration, 1887.
Editorial'The Shah's Wise Men Approve of Zal's Marriage', Folio 86v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp, ca. 1525?30, Made in Iran, Tabriz, Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper, Painting: H. 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm), Codices, Painting att...
EditorialPhilibert II (1480-1504). Duke of Savoy, called the Handsome or the Good. The vassals of the Duke of Savoy delivering his treasures to get rid of French domination. Engraving in The Artistic Illustration, 1887.
EditorialSkeleton of Death killing a Count with his own escutcheon. On the ground is his helmet and a flail, symbol of his oppressed vassals. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Wenceslaus Hollar from The Dance of Death by Hans Holbein, Coxhead, London, 1816.