FLO4676130: Costume d'une jeune femme de Hollande (Netherlands), 15th century - Costume of a young woman of Holland, 15th century - She wears a pink turban with long veil, white blouse, white cape, and green dress with crimson velvet sleeves - She holds a peacock feather in her hand - From a painting by Lucas van Leyden in the Academy of Fine Arts, Pisa - Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from “” Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries,”” Levy Fils, Paris, 1861, Mercuri, Paolo (1804-84) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4676140: Vestments of a Catholic cardinal, 15th century - He wears a flat hat, a scarlet cape with arm holes and hood, white rochet and blue cassock - From a painting by an unknown artist in the Academy of Fine Arts, Siena - Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from “” Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries,”” Levy Fils, Paris, 1861, Mercuri, Paolo (1804-84) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4676158: Costume d'un jeune homme venitien, tenant un etendard, 15th century - Young Venetian man with banner, 15th century - He wears a scarlet bonnet, a short velvet cape, a crimson and blue doublet, white shirt, scarlet wool stockings and red shoes - He holds a lance with pennant - From a painting by Carlo Crivelli in a gallery in the Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from “” Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries,”” Levy Fils, Paris, 1861, Mercuri, Paolo (1804-84) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4676239: Charles of Anjou (1226-1285) French prince and king Charles I of Naples from 1266 and titular king of Jerusalem from 1277 - Charles of Anjou, Charles I of Naples, 1226-1285, at his investiture as senator of Rome - He wears a crown, chlamys fastened at the shoulder with a clasp, a pink tunic over a red doublet, and holds the capituli, the constitution of Rome - He is seated on a lion throne - From a statue by Nicolas Pisan (later attributed to Arnolfo di Cambio) in the Capitolini, Rome - Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from “” Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries,”” Levy Fils, Paris 1860, Mercuri, Paolo (1804-84) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4676249: Military costume: a man of arms (professional soldier) of the 15th century, accompanied by a young page - Man of arms of the 15th century - He wears a helmet and suit of steel plate armour with gold chainmail joints - His young page in tunic and stockings holds a sword in a blue scabbard - From a painting by Pinturicchio in the Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem, Rome - Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from “” Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries,”” Levy Fils, Paris, 1861, Mercuri, Paolo (1804-84) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4675918: Costume d'une femme de la nobility romaine, 14th century - Costume of a noble woman of Rome, 14th century - She wears a white veil, a sky blue cape and a simple dress in pale violet - From a sepulchral stone to the wife of Luca Sevelli, in the Basilica of Saint Sabina, Rome, dated 1390 - Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from “” Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries,”” Levy Fils, Paris, 1861, Mercuri, Paolo (1804-84) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4675948: Plebeien costume (costume ordinaire d'un homme du peuple), 14th century - Costume of a common man, 14th century - He wears a large, hooded smock with buttons down the front, and black shoes - From a painting by Simone Memmi, in the Spanish Chapel, Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, Florence - Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from “” Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries,”” Levy Fils, Paris, 1861, Mercuri, Paolo (1804-84) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4675973: Costume d'une femme de la nobility anglaise, 14th century - Costume of an English noblewoman, 14th century - She wears a headdress red crown and violet ear covers, white veil, cape decorated with heraldic lions, green dress trimmed with ermine - From the sepulchral stone of Joyeuse Tiptoft in a church in Enfield, died 1446 - Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from “” Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries,”” Levy Fils, Paris, 1861, Mercuri, Paolo (1804-84) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4676993: Engagement Ceremony, 13th century - Engagement ceremony, 13th century - A man places a ring on the index finger of his betrothed in front of his parents - She wears a small crown of gold tied with a black ribbon, a damask cape and dress lined with ermine - He wears a skyblue cape and robe - From an illustration in manuscript 1389, Vatican library - Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from “” Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries,”” Levy Fils, Paris, 1860, Mercuri, Paolo (1804-84) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4677045: Official costume of a Roman senator, 14th century - Roman senator or governor in formal robes, 14th century - He wears a ducal hat in gold brocade, a cape of gold brocade and ermine, a pink simar, red velvet shoes and carries a sceptre - From the sepulchral effigy of Pietro Lante, church of Araceli, Rome - Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from “” Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries,”” Levy Fils, Paris, 1861, Mercuri, Paolo (1804-84) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4677069: Costume d'une femme de la nobility italian, 14th century - Italian noble woman, 14th century, in veil with black and gold embroidery, gold cape and green dress - From a picture in the Academy of Fine Arts at Siena - Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from “” Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries,”” Levy Fils, Paris, 1861, Mercuri, Paolo (1804-84) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4677088: Un chevlier francais a cheval pour un tournament, 14th century - English knight on horseback for a tournament, 14th century - He wears a steel helmet, blue cuirasset or breastplate, shield with steel plate decorated with fleurons, suit of plate armour and carries a lance - The horse is caparisoned in gold - From a miniature in a Bible held by the Barberini library, Rome - Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from “” Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries,”” Levy Fils, Paris, 1861, Mercuri, Paolo (1804-84) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4677103: Costume d'une femme de la nobility italian, 14th century - Costume of an Italian noble woman, 14th century - She wears a crimson velvet cone with yellow turban, a gold dress with green and grey sleeves, and a white petticoat bordered with ermine - From a manuscript in the Brera library, Milan - Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from “” Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries,”” Levy Fils, Paris, 1861, Mercuri, Paolo (1804-84) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4676298: Catherine Cornaro (1454-1510), Queen of Cyprus, surrounded by Venetian ladies, kneeling in prayer, holding precious rosaries, 15th century - Catherine Cornaro, Queen of Cyprus with Venetian ladies, 15th century - She wears a crown with gemstones over a green diadem, a veil over her shoulders, corset and sleeves in gold-embroidered fabric - From a painting by Gentile Bellini in the Academy of Fine Arts, Venice - Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from “” Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries,”” Levy Fils, Paris, 1861, Mercuri, Paolo (1804-84) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4676424: Costume d'un homme de la noblesse allemande, 15eme century - German nobleman, 15th century - He wears a velvet doublet slashed in the sleeves, tunic, breeches and boots with gold spurs - A black cornet hangs on a leather sling - The toque is scarlet ornamented with a gold button - From a painting by Albrecht Durer in the Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from “” Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries,”” Levy Fils, Paris, 1861, Mercuri, Paolo (1804-84) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4676483: Costume of a woman of the nobility of Venice (Italy), accompanied by her child, 13th century - Noblewoman of Venice, 13th century - She wears a red hat decorated with gold and gemstones, a violet cape tied at the head, white tunic with gold clasps at the shoulder, red robe with gold embroidery - The child wears a violet and red tunic and gold booties - Taken from a mosaic in the door of Saint Mark's Basilica, Venice - Handcolored illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from “” Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries,”” Levy Fils, Paris, 1860, Mercuri, Paolo (1804-84) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4676489: Military costume: un chevalier florentin, 15th century - Florentine gentleman in military costume, 15th century - He wears a steel helmet with vizor and gold crest, suit of steel armour with red laces, red shoes and steel spurs - Horse harness in bleached leather - From a painting in the Florentine school of the Great Triumphs of Petrarch - Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from “” Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries,”” Levy Fils, Paris, 1861, Mercuri, Paolo (1804-84) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4676537: Costume d'une jeune femme italian, 15th century - Costume of a young Italian woman, 15th century - She wears a white veil, scarlet cape, blue dress decorated with gold, gold belt, black shoes - From a miniature in the Duke of Urbino's Bible in the Vatican library - Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from “” Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries,”” Levy Fils, Paris, 1861, Mercuri, Paolo (1804-84) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4676557: Military suit: a German knight in armour, Guillaume de Bibra ((Wilhelm von Bibra) (1442-1490) - German knight in armour, 15th century - He wears a steel helmet with gold details, a suit of plate armour in steel with gold joints, green belt, articulated gauntlets and shoes - He is armed with sword, daghelger and battle axe - From the tomb of Wilson M von Bibra, ambassador to HRE Frederick III, in the church of Saint Anastasia, Verona - Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from “” Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries,”” Levy Fils, Paris, 1861, Mercuri, Paolo (1804-84) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4677117: Un fauconnier allemand, 13eme century - German falconer, 13th century - He wears a white cap, striped tunic, checked sleeves, stockings, black belt and green purse - He holds a falcon on a gauntlet, and a scarlet hood in his right - From Frederick II's treatise on falconry, De Arte Venandi um Avibus - Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from “” Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries,”” Levy Fils, Paris, 1860, Mercuri, Paolo (1804-84) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4676156: Gaston de Foix, Duke of Nemours or Gaston de Foix Nemours (1489-1512), Count of Etampes, General of the Armees of the King of France - Gaston de Foix (1489-1512), French military commander famous for his campaign during the War of the League of Cambrai - He wears a laurel wreath, a blue tunic over a suit of armour, and rests his hand a sword - From a sculpture by Agostino Busti preserved in the Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan (now in Sforza Castle) - Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from “” Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries,”” Levy Fils, Paris, 1861, Mercuri, Paolo (1804-84) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4676196: Costume d'une jeune duchesse, 15th century - Costume of a young duchess, 15th century - She wears a bonnet with a gold crown, white chemisette over lace chemise, a gold brocade dress over a black dress, with sleeves laced to the shoulders - From a painting by Lucas van Leyden in the Academy of Fine Arts, Pisa - Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from “” Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries,”” Levy Fils, Paris, 1861, Mercuri, Paolo (1804-84) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4676207: Costume d'une jeune femme de Milan (Italy), 15th century - Fashion of a young woman of Milan, 15th century - She sits on the floor reading a book, wearing a cape with sleeves lined in ermine, green belt, yellow dress and headdress - From a fresco in the Cathedral of Monza - Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from “” Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries,”” Levy Fils, Paris, 1861, Mercuri, Paolo (1804-84) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4676218: Costume d'une matron (sage femme) florentine (Italy), 15th century - Costume of a matron of Florence, 15th century - She wears a plain veil, violet simar over a blue robe laced at the breast - From a church fresco - Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from “” Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries,”” Levy Fils, Paris, 1861, Mercuri, Paolo (1804-84) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4676237: Military costume of an officer in the court of Frederic III of the Holy Empire (1415-1493) - Military costume of an officer in the court of Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor, 15th century - He wears a black cap, doublet with slashed sleeves revealing his shirt, breeches, stockings, garters, and carries a cane - From the Titius Livius manuscript in the Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan - Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from “” Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries,”” Levy Fils, Paris, 1861, Mercuri, Paolo (1804-84) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4676253: Woman in bed from the 15th century - Woman in bed from the 15th century - She wears veil and bedclothes in white linen - The bed is carved walnut, with yellow and gold pillows and crimson covers - From a miniature painting in a manuscript in Barberini library, Rome - Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from “” Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries,”” Levy Fils, Paris, 1861, Mercuri, Paolo (1804-84) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4676258: Costume d'une femme de la nobility italian, 15th century - Italian noblewoman, 15th century - She wears a black ribbon in her hair and over her white blouse, full crimson cape, yellow robe with black hem - Blue gloves and petticoat - From a miniature painting in a manuscript in Barberini library, Rome - Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from “” Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries,”” Levy Fils, Paris, 1861, Mercuri, Paolo (1804-84) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4676267: Military costume: un soldat milanese (Italy), 15th century - Milanese soldier, 15th century - He wears a red helmet ornamented with gold, one-piece tunic and breeches, chainmail chlamys, steel-plate arm and leg armour - He carries a spear and buckler (shield) - From a painting in the chapel in the Duomo of Monza - Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from “” Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries,”” Levy Fils, Paris, 1861, Mercuri, Paolo (1804-84) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4676282: Alberto Aringhieri en veteau ecclesial de chevalier de Rhodes (order of Saint John of Jerusalem a Rhodes or Order of Hospitallers), kneeling in prayer, 15th century - Alberto Aringhieri in ecclesiastical garb as a Knight of Rhodes, or Hospitaler, 15th century - He wears a velvet cap, black cape with white cross of From a painting by Pinturicchio in Siena Cathedral - Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from “” Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries,”” Levy Fils, Paris, 1861, Mercuri, Paolo (1804-84) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4676328: Costume d'un seigneur de Rimini, prince de la famille Malatesta (ou Malatesti), 15th century - Costume of a lord of Rimini, one of the Malatesta princes, 15th century - He wears a red toque, damask doublet edged in fur, multicoloured stockings - He carries a gold stick, symbol of authority - From a manuscript of poetry by Petrarch in Barberini library, Rome Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from “” Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries,”” Levy Fils, Paris, 1861, Mercuri, Paolo (1804-84) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4676342: Judges storytellers, guarantors of the deroulement of a chivalry tournament, and a heraut king of arms, officer supervisor of the arms march, 15th century - Four tournament judges, judges', and the king of arms, roi d'armes, 15th century - The judges wear hats or hoods, doublets, stockings and cracows (pointed shoes) - The king of arms wears a chlamys with a parchment painting of the coats of arms of the combatants, doublet, black trousers, cracows with spurs, and holds a paper with the tourney challenges - From an illustration by Barthelemy d'Eyck in Rene of Anjou's “” Tournament Book,”” 1488 - Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from “” Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries,” Levy Fils, Paris, 1861, Mercuri, Paolo (1804-84) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4676419: Swearing an oath on the Bible, 15th century - The judge wears a crimson cap called a mortar, simar in gold brocade lined with ermine - The athtaker wears a simar and hood, while the witness wears a short cape lined with marten fur, doublet, stockings, cracows (pointed shoes) - From a miniature ature in manuscript 6829 in the Imperiale Library, Paris - Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from “” Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries,”” Levy Fils, Paris, 1861, Mercuri, Paolo (1804-84) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4675970: Knight of the short-lived Order of the Knot, an order of chivalry founded in 1352 by Louis of Taranto, King of Naples - He wears a brown tabard, steel helm, suit of armour, gauntlets and spurs - The helm edges of the shield are decorated with knots - From a sepulchral stone in the church of Saint Catherine, Pisa - Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from “” Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries,”” Levy Fils, Paris, 1861, Mercuri, Paolo (1804-84) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4675983: Oldrado da Tresseno (d. 1233), podestat (mayor) of Milan (Italy), 13th century - Oldrado da Tresseno, Podesta or Mayor of Milan, 13th century - He wears a blue cape with gold clasp at the shoulder, pink tunic, yellow stockings, gold spurs - From an equestrian statue - Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from “” Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries,”” Levy Fils, Paris, 1860, Mercuri, Paolo (1804-84) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4675984: Pope Sixtus IV (Francesco della Rovere, 1414-1484), crown 1471 - Pope Sixtus IV, (1414-1484), seated on a throne - He wears a bonnet and almuce in red wool trimmed with ermine, linen rochet, and a cassock of white wool - From a painting by Piero della Francesca in the Vatican - Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from “” Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries,”” Levy Fils, Paris, 1861, Mercuri, Paolo (1804-84) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4676058: Costume d'un homme de la noblesse venitienne, 15eme century - Costume of a Venetian noble man, 15th century - He wears a red toque, scarlet cape lined with white silk, a lined hood, black stockings and leather shoes - It was rarely permitted to wear a sword in Venice at the time - From a painting by Gentile Bellini - Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from “” Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries,”” Levy Fils, Paris, 1861, Mercuri, Paolo (1804-84) / Bridgeman Images