FLO5912937: Student with book, sword, and knife hanging from his belt, in doublet, cape, hose and shoes, 17th century. L’ecolier. Chromolithograph by Louis Rene Letronne after an illustration by Th. Fragonard et Dufey from Le Keepsake Francais with 12 plates from A. Mazuy’s Types et Caracteres Anciens, d’apres des Documents Peints ou Ecrits, chez Delloye, Paris, 1841. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4575660: English bullfight scenes: mounted picadors lance the bull 1, bandilleros stab the bull 2, and the matador delivers the death blow. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1805. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4623233: Saxon king in chainmail tunic with double-edged sword and shield, and Anglo-Saxon king of the Heptarchy, 8th century, in leather breastplate standing over a defeated enemy with a cup made from a human skull. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, 1847. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4702741: Norman weaponry: lance 212, Gisarma or halberd 213, Bipennis or double battle axe 214, battle axe 215,226, 227, spear 216, jousting spear 217, cross-bearing orb or Reichsapfel 218-220, sceptres 221-223, dagger 224, sword 225, arrow with flask 228, arrow with ornate head 229 and crossbow 230. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4678620: William Longuespee, Long Sword, Third Earl of Salisbury, 1176-1224. In chainmail hood that covers the mouth, hauberk, shoes, spurs. He wears an armorial tunic and coat of arms of six lions rampant on his shield. Handcoloured lithograph by Maddocks after an illustration by S.R. Meyrick from Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick's A Critical Inquiry into Antient Armour. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4678433: Richard Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick, English nobleman and military commander, 1382-1439. In golden suit of armour with placates on breastplates and screwholes for lance rests, chainmail apron, large tiles, with sword and helm. From the brassy effigy in St. Mary's Church, Warwick. Handcoloured lithograph by Maddocks after an illustration by S.R. Meyrick from Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick's A Critical Inquiry into Antient Armour. / Bridgeman Images