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
FLO4676799: Alberto I Canfrancesco della Scala (1291-1329), war name Cangrande della Scala, lord of Verona and mecene of Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) - Cangrande della Scala, lord of Verona, 14th center- He wears a blue cap, pink cape with hanging sleeves lined with fur, belted scarlet robe, gauntlets and holds a blue two-handed sword in scabbard - From his sarcophagus in the church of Santa Maria Antica, 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, 1860, Mercuri, Paolo (1804-84) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4705483: Swiss army officer, 1588. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's “” Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages,”” Vienna, 1811. Illustration based on Thomas Jefferys Collection of Dresses of Different Nations, Antient and Modern. After the Designs of Holbein, Van Dyke, Hollar, and others, London, 1757. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4705635: English standard-bearer in baggy long breeches 1588. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's “” Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages,”” Vienna, 1811. Illustration based on Thomas Jefferys Collection of Dresses of Different Nations, Antient and Modern. After the Designs of Holbein, Van Dyke, Hollar, and others, London, 1757. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4618316: Sword-leaved helleborine, Cephalanthera longifolia (Narrow-leaved helleborine, Serapias ensifolia) (epipactis a broad leaf) Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Clases and Orders of the Linnaean System of Botany, Longman, Hurst, London, 1816. / Bridgeman Images
LSE4326489: A frightened woman observes a scene of combat with the sword between riders, cover illustration for the novel “Les etranges noces de Rouletabille, 1st part: l'incomprehensible fiancee” by Gaston Leroux (1868-1927), edition Pierre Lafitte, Paris, 1922. Selva Collection., Unknown Artist, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images