FLO4711562: Blue volubilis, Indian ipomee - Blue morning glory, Ipomoea indica (Will's gaybine, Pharbitis learii). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by G. Barclay after Miss Sarah Drake from John Lindley and Robert Sweet's Ornamental Flower Garden and Shrubbery, G. Willis, London, 1854. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4711644: Poet narcissus - Poet's daffodil, Narcissus poeticus subsp. radiiflorus (Starry poet's narcissus, Narcissus stellaris). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after Edwin Dalton Smith from John Lindley and Robert Sweet's Ornamental Flower Garden and Shrubbery, G. Willis, London, 1854. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4712047: Giroselle de Virginie - Shooting star, Dodecatheon meadia (Elegant American cowslip, Dodecatheon meadia var. elegans). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after Edwin Dalton Smith from John Lindley and Robert Sweet's Ornamental Flower Garden and Shrubbery, G. Willis, London, 1854. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4712260: Tulip des jardins - Didier's tulip or garden tulip, Tulipa gesneriana (Bonorata tulip, Tulipa bonarotiana). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after Edwin Dalton Smith from John Lindley and Robert Sweet's Ornamental Flower Garden and Shrubbery, G. Willis, London, 1854. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4712151: Erythrone dog tooth or red satyrion - Dogtooth violet, Erythronium dense-canis (Long-leaved dogs'-tooth violet, Erythronium longifolium). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after Edwin Dalton Smith from John Lindley and Robert Sweet's Ornamental Flower Garden and Shrubbery, G. Willis, London, 1854. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4712296: Tulip has a flower - Single-flowered tulip, Tulipa uniflora (Single-flowered orithyia, Orithyia uniflora). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Frederick W. Smith after J. Hart from John Lindley and Robert Sweet's Ornamental Flower Garden and Shrubbery, G. Willis, London, 1854. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4712117: Erythrone dog tooth or red satyrion - Dogtooth violet or Oval-leaved dogs'-tooth violet, Erythronium dense-canis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after Edwin Dalton Smith from John Lindley and Robert Sweet's Ornamental Flower Garden and Shrubbery, G. Willis, London, 1854. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4712224: Sparaxis elegant, Harlequin flower - Harlequin flower, Sparaxis elegans (Elegant streptanthera, Streptanthera elegans). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after Edwin Dalton Smith from John Lindley and Robert Sweet's Ornamental Flower Garden and Shrubbery, G. Willis, London, 1854. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4712377: Incas lily, Perou lily - Sims Peruvian lily, Alstroemeria ligtu subsp. simsii (Sims' crimson alstroemeria, Alstroemeria haemantha var. simsiana). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after Edwin Dalton Smith from John Lindley and Robert Sweet's Ornamental Flower Garden and Shrubbery, G. Willis, London, 1854. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4706902: Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Founded in 1430 by Philippe III Le Bon, Duke of Burgundy (1396-1467). The order was dedicated to the Virgin Mary and the apostle Saint Andre. Then Charles de Valois Burgundy, dit Le Temeraire (1433-1477) decided that the coat, coat and hat of its members would be of crimson velvet, double of white satin, the golden fleece was suspended at a thin lace around the neck, later decorated with exuberant diamonds, contrary to the rules of order. 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
FLO4707088: Two armed knights, a horse and teams for different tests: the race with targets (right), and the race of the wheel (left). The horse of the one on the left, bears the green colors striped with white and the knight has a helm has two large wings of white feather. The one on the right is yellow striped with black, with the letter M and wears a helmet with two horns curved at the back. During the race, the knight had to touch a target point of his opponent's armor, during the game, the goal was to unarm his opponent. 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
FLO4707097: Knights weapons for racing with targets and for racing helm. The left knight carries blue stripes on his mount, with the image of a little boy with a spear, on a cloud. The one on the right has pink colours, decorated with the letter D, numerous birds and a golden cage. During the race, the knight turned his spear on a specific point on his opponent's chest, when the point was hit, a metal plate jumped into the air (the golden fragments above each knight on the illustration represent these plates). 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
FLO4707171: Three knight mounted teams for different types of tests: the race of the arm guard with the helm, the race with round wheels and small targets and the game. In the races, the knights aimed at their spear at a specific point in their opponent's chest pto blow a metal plate, their spear ended with a sharp metal tip, the players' spear had a crown of spikes at its end. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4707517: Costumes of Anglo-Saxon women: in coat (63), in coat with a loose veil, whose edges fall on her shoulders, revealing the neckline of her dress (64), in tunic with coloured borders and wide sleeves, embroidered with needle (65). Different variations of tunics worn from the 9th to the 11th century. 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
FLO4707660: Portrait of Guy I (ca. 1020-1100), Count of Ponthieu, who to mark his high rank wears a coat. From the 8th century onwards, leather and mesh battles were introduced, and under the rebellion of Pepin Le Brif, the diversity of arms among the Franks was enrich, spears and slings (83,84) axes and arches, and the use of heaumes was more common (Figure 24 is a very unusual form). 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
FLO4707670: King Robert (II of France, known as Le Pieux, 972-1031) kneels, wearing a striped tunic and a mantle of remarkable cut, with his crown laid on the ground and King Dagobert 1st (v.600-639) king of Austrasia (623 to 629), king of all the Franks (629 to 634), king of Neustria and Burgundy (634) a 639), sitting on a throne. 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
FLO4707366: Anglo Saxon king on the battlefield, wearing a wreath and armor, reserved for members of the kingdoms in the 8th century. He wears a yellow shield and wields his sword over his head. Behind him, his squire wears a blue hat and a white tunic and holds a white ecu bordered by scarlet. 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