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JEB4880322: Don Quixote fights the Knight of Mirrors. According to the novel “El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha” written by Miguel de Cervantes. Tapestry by Charles Joseph Natoire (Charles-Joseph Natoire, 1700-1777). Wool and silk. Dim: 359x258cm. Musee des tapestries, Aix en Provence. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4643746: Lettrines and miniatures of manuscripts from 1400 to 1440, extracted from various works of the bookstores of Paris, Heidelberg and Munich - Chromolithography, drawing by Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck (1811-1903), for his book “Costumes, crafts and instruments from the Middle Ages to the end of the 18th century”, published by Heinrich Keller, Frankfurt, 1883 / Bridgeman Images
FLO4706751: A goth warrior, in helmet and armor, coat and fur panties, entirely weapon: swords, spears, bow and arrows. The Goths were born for war, using all the weapons from the javelin to the club, sometimes fighting on foot but favouring fighting on horseback. Their pleasure was the looting and maintenance of their weapons. The Swabian is described with his distinctive hat, wearing a metal chest and legs, weapon of his sword, with a fur coat on his shoulders. The Swabians were made up of an alliance of different German and Lombard peoples. They distinguished themselves from other German peoples by their headdresses, they tied their hair in bun to their heads. Hand-coloured copper engraving, in “Images historiques des costumes des principaux peuples de l'Antiquite et du Middle Ages” by Robert Von Spalart, published in 1796. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4655487: Costume of Joan of Arc, suit of armour of the period, with helmet and standard, 1431. Handcoloured lithograph from Thomas Hailes Lacy's “” Female Costumes Historical, National and Dramatic in 200 Plates,” London, 1865. Lacy (1809-1873) was a British actor, playwright, theatrical manager and publisher. / Bridgeman Images