FLO4563240: Sword lily, Gladiolus communis 1, Gladiolus dalenii 2, cudweed, Helichrysum luteoalbum 3, pomegranate flower, Punica granatum 4 and blood lily, Haemanthus sanguineus 5. (Gladiolus, Gladiolus affinis seu Aniholissa, Granata balaustia, Haemanthus africanus, Gnaphalium seu Helychrysum.) Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Mario Cammerari from Professor Filippo Arena's La natura e cultura dei fiori fisicamente esposta (The nature and culture of flowers physically displayed), Palermo, Italy, 1771. / Bridgeman Images
ITR4553974: Funerary tile of Canon Etienne Yvert (died 1468), in the present chapel of Sainte-Clotilde. The soul of the deceased, represented in a human form (in the centre), leaves the tomb framed by two angels. In the upper part of the slab, Christ Judge is represented according to the Revelation, holding the Book open on his knees and a double sword coming out of his mouth.The Cathedrale Notre Dame de Paris Cathedrale Notre Dame de Paris - Paris 4 - XIIIth, XIIIth, XIXth, rehabilitation by Viollet-le-Duc - / Bridgeman Images
FLO4633952: A Turkish soldier facing a Kurdish soldier in front of the facade of the Basilica of Saint Sophia in Itamboul (Turkey). Lithography for the book: “” Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Asie”” by Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche (1785-1863), edition Meissen (Germany), 1835-1840. A Turkoman soldier with sword and bow facing a Kurd soldier with club and shield. In the background is the Hagia Sophia Orthodox church in Istanbul. Handcoloured lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche's “” Vollstaendige Voelkergallerie in getreuen Abbildungen”” (Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures), Meissen, circa 1835-1840. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4635034: Sahara Costumes: Desert Moors and Touareg in leather clothing and ordinary traditional costume. Lithography for the book: “” Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Afrique” by Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche (1785-1863), edition Meissen (Germany), 1835-1840. Saharan costumes: Moors in the desert, and Tuaregs in leather clothes and in the formal clothes with spear, sword and dagger at the oasis town of Ayade. Handcoloured lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche's “” Vollstaendige Voelkergallerie in getreuen Abbildungen”” (Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures), Meissen, circa 1835-1840. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4676611: Costume of a secular lawyer to the church, 15th century - He wears a red cap, black robe over chainmail tunic, red doublet, white shirt, stockings and shoes - These lawyers often had to fight for their clients and hence he is armed with a mace and sword - From the painting “” Triumph of St Thomas Aquinas over the Heretics”” by Filipino Lippi in the church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva, 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
LZT1112551: Seki Sanjuro Sakata Hangoro, the Actors Seki Sanjuro and Sakata Hanguro. [Between 1815 and 1830], 1 Print (2 Sheets) : Woodcut, Color ; 38 X 26 (Left Panel), 38.4 X 25.9 (Right Panel), Print Shows Two Actors, Seki Sanjuro and Sakata Hanguro, One with a Large Sword and the Other Carrying a Large Anchor Over His Shoulder., Kuniyasu, Utagawa (1794-1832) / Bridgeman Images
PIX4618057: Nebulae NGC 1973 - 1975 - 1977 in Orion - The reflection nebulae NGC 1973 - 75 - 77 in Orion - Reflection nebulae located just north of the Great Orion Nebula. This group of nebulous stars is just half a degree north of the much brighter Orion Nebula and has largely been ignored because of it. The group of stars here appear as a single star to the unaided eye, the northernmost 'star' in the sword of Orion. Most of the blue nebulosity is starlight scattered by dust, while some of the stars are sufficiently hot to excite the wisps of hydrogen that linger here and create a distinctive red glow / Bridgeman Images
XEE4135592: Allegory of war. She holds a lightning and a nude sword and breaks under her feet gold and silver vases and a statue of the god Plutus which is symbolized by a horn of abundance and a blindfold. At the bottom, the walls of a ruined city. Engraving in “” Iconologie oder Ideen aus dem Gebiete der Leidenschaften und Allegorien bildich dargestellt fur Zeichner, Mahler, Dichter, Gelehrte, Erzieher und freunde Hoherer Geschmacksbildung” (Iconologie ou idees de la sphere des passions et des allegories...), Vienna 1801. Book containing 225 illustrations. Private collection., Austrian School, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4675962: Uniforms of Italian soldiers, 14th century - The wear tunics in Siena brown with coats of arms of Saint Mark (gold lion on red field), over suits of armour - The soldier with the banner of the church (two keys on a red field) wears a white helmet decorated with silver - From a fresco by Spinello Aretino in the Palazzo Pubblico, Siena, depicting Pope Alexander III presenting the Doge of Venice with a sword to fight Frederick Barbarossa - 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
STC444674: Girl from St. John of Patmos, from 'Collection of One Hundred Prints Representing the Different Nations of the Levant' by Charles de Ferriol, engraved by Gerard Scotin (1671-1716), 1707-08 (coloured engraving) 88:Recueil de Cent Estampes Representant Differentes Nations du Levant; Charles, Marquis de Ferriol (1652-1722) French ambassador for Louis XIV to the Ottoman Empire; sword bearer to the Emperor;, French School, (18th century) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4676182: Costume d'un podestat, magistrate de ville or representative of the Holy Roman Empire, 15th century - Podesta, 15th century chief magistrate of a city state, or representative of the Holy Roman Emperor - He wears a brocade simar (cassock), bonnet, gloves, gold chain and holds a baton - The page wears a scarlet hat, doublet, odd stockings, and a large sword - From a fresco by Pinturicchio in the church of Sant Maria d'Aracoeli, 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
JOC4401113: Cartoon of the politics of the Second Empire (Bonapartiste Regime) directed by Napoleon III (Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, dit Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, 1808-1873). “” Henri Rochefort””” Henri Rochefort's coat of arms, sword and pen in hand. Illustration by H.Demare, La Lanterne, August 20, 1869. Engraving in “” Napoleon dernier: Les Lanternes de l'Empire”” (Volume 2, volume 3), reedition of 1880-1881 of 75 issues of the newspaper “” La Lanterne “” published by Henri Rochefort (1831-1913) between 30/05/1868 and 29/10/1869 at the Anti-Clerical Librairie. Private collection. / Bridgeman Images