Tudor Rose from BL Royal 11 E XI, f. 2
Detail of an allegorical miniature of a bush of the Tudor rose incorporating a Latin poem celebrating the House of Tudor, with a scroll reading 'Salve, radix varios producens germine ramos, / Quos inter ramus s... More
Paint brush coat of arms coat of arms of painting.
A collage of different bowls and bowls / A collage of pictures of various items / Public domain art photo.
A wall with a painting on it of people and animals. Sevilla coat of ar...
A mural of a group of people standing on a sidewalk / A wall with a painting on it of people and animals / Animals public domain photography.
Stone monument lion building. A statue of a man with a crown on his he...
Architecture stock photograph: A close up of a stone sculpture of a lion's face / A statue of a man with a crown on his head.
Full-page architectural border from BL Harley 3046, f. 10
Full-page architectural border in colours and gold with a large historiated initial 'D'(ominus) with Pope Gregory the Great, putti, Jerome and another Church father, and the arms of Ferdinand I of Aragon, king ... More
Detail from BL Arundel 74, f. 1
Illuminated initial 'R' with the arms of Henry Despenser, bishop of Norwich, and a partial border, and in the upper margin, the signature of 'William Howarde 1579'. Image taken from f. 1 of Historia ecclesiasti... More
Illuminated border and initial from BL Arundel 74, f. 1
Initial 'R' with the arms of Henry Despenser, bishop of Norwich, in the upper margin the signature of 'William Howarde 1579', in the right margin an ink drawing of a lion rampant, and in the lower margin the i... More
Arms of Roscarrock of Cornwall from BL Harley 2965, f. 37v
Text page with added stamp of Roscarrock of Cornwall arms. Image taken from f. 37v of Extracts from the Gospels and prayers ('The Book of Nunnaminster'). Written in Latin, with English. The "BL Harley Manuscri... More
Design for a Lunette Decoration: Coat of Arms Flanked by Seated Allego...
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Design for a Frontispiece with the Medici Arms
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Wheellock Gun, copper alloy, Europe
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Bit Boss, copper alloy, Europe - Public domain dedication museum photo
A bronze coat of arms with a lion and a shield, Europe, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Godfrey and Eric from BL King's 396, f. 20v
Detail of miniatures of Godfrey, 'Erle of Arigy'; and Eric, Count of Bigorre; each with their arms and at the beginning of a branch of the genealogical tree. Image taken from f. 20v of Genealogy of Queen Elizab... More
Halberd of the Guard of the Electors of Saxony
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Cassone, 15th century - Public domain dedication museum photo
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Inkwell, bronze, Europe - Public domain dedication museum photo
A bronze statue of a woman sitting on a table, Italy, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Modello for Ceiling Fresco with Papal Coat of Arms
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Photo of Bowl, 16th century - Public domain dedication
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Designs for Ornamental Motifs with Figures, Real and Imaginary Animals...
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Trencher (one of a set), Staffordshire, England
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Photo of The Bible, 17th century - Public domain dedication
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"Devotional Scene", Folio from the Bellini Album
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Design for a Wall Tomb - Drawing. Public domain image.
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Partisan, 17th century - Public domain dedication museum photo
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Glaive of the Bodyguard of Giovanni Battista Bourbon del Monte (1541–1...
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Fauchard, 15th century - Public domain dedication museum photo
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Partisan, 16th century - Public domain dedication museum photo
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Coat of arms from BL Or 2628, f. 185v
Detail of a full border with a coat of arms. Image taken from f. 185v of Bible (the 'Lisbon Bible') with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~: the Hagiographa. Written in Hebrew, Aramaic.
Colophon in full border from BL Or 2628, f. 185v
Colophon with full floral border inhabited by birds and a lion and with a coat of arms. Image taken from f. 185v of Bible (the 'Lisbon Bible') with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~: the Hagiographa. Written in Hebr... More
Pair of andirons, copper alloy - Public domain museum image. A couple ...
A pair of chinese bronze incense burners, United Kingdom, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Design for a Covered Vase with the Arms of the Aldobrandini and Pamphi...
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Banner, 15th century - Public domain dedication museum photo
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Body armor, Pointed Morion, copper alloy, Europe
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Emaillen wapenschild met Minerva door Jean de Court. Photomechanical p...
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Detail from BL Lansdowne 1207, f. 1v
Heraldic arms surrounded by the garter, preceding the statutes and ordinances of the Order of the Garter. Image taken from f. 1v of Statutes and ordinances of the Order of the Garter of St George. Written in English.
Bulla of Jean, Vicomte de Tripoli
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Kidney Dagger in Gothic Style - Public domain dedication museum photo
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Roncone of the Bodyguard of the Gonzaga Family
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Morion for the Bodyguard of the Prince-Elector of Saxony
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Partisan, 17th century - Public domain dedication museum photo
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Double Tomb of Don Àlvar Rodrigo de Cabrera, Count of Urgell and His W...
A statue of a man laying on top of a casket, 14th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Partisan, 16th century - Public domain dedication museum photo
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Project for a Rectangular Ceiling with Papal Coat of Arms (recto); Des...
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Sword, bronze, Europe - Public domain dedication museum photo
A long iron sword with a long blade, France, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Arms from BL Hargrave 274, f. 274
Detail of the Gill/Gyll arms in the lower border. Image taken from f. 274 of Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae), 1 Edward III to 3 Henry VII (ff. 50-350v), preceded by an alphabetical l... More
Powder Flask, copper alloy, Europe
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Saltcellar, Europe, France - Public domain dedication museum photo
A large chinese porcelain vase, 19th c, France, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Interieuronderdeel coat of arms
Eikenhouten half cirkelvormige deurboog met een kalf erboven, waarin een gebeeldhouwd fries, bestaande uit twee cartels met "Anno" en "1636", waartussen een wapenschild met drie bloeiende lelieplanten erop. Hie... More
Fauchard of the Bodyguard of Cardinal Scipione Borghese-Caffarelli (15...
A dagger with a gold decoration, Italy, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Bona Sforza (1493–1557), Queen of Poland
A gold and enamel pendant with a woman's face, Italy, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Design for a Wall Decoration with the Coat of Arms of the Borghese Fam...
Public domain scan of a decorated illuminated manuscript page, medieval, 13th-14th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Photo of Sgabello (one of a pair) - Public domain dedication
A pair of carved wood chairs, Italy, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Door knocker (one of a pair), Augsburg, Bavaria
A crest with two lions and a shield, Europe, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Heraldry from BL Stowe 54, f. 1v
Coat of arms of D'Esgreville supported by two wild men. Image taken from f. 1v of Histoire ancienne jusqu'à César. Written in French.
Glaive of the Bodyguard of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria, later Empero...
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Body armor, Armet with Wrapper - Public domain dedication museum photo
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Coat of arms from BL Add 15423, f. 1
Detail of a partial foliate border with a coat of arms. Image taken from f. 1 of Pentateuch (the 'Duke of Sussex's Italian Pentateuch'). Written in Hebrew.
Commission to a member of the ?Bragadin from BL Add 20916, f. 26, f. 2...
Miniature in colours and gold, of female personifications of Justice and Peace kissing before another female figure holding a crown and two fronds, beneath a vision of God holding the terrestrial globe, within ... More
Scenes of the Virgin and Christ from BL Harley 2887, f. 28v
Miniatures of the Annunciation and Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane (underdrawing on recto) with historiated borders including heraldic arms of the Butler family. Image taken from f. 28v of Added miniature. ... More
Duke of Burgundy from BL Royal 14 D IV, f. 10
Miniature of the return of Duke of Burgundy to France, with a full border containing the arms of Thomas Thwaytes, at the beginning of the volume 2 of the Chroniques of Froissart. Image taken from f. 10 of Chron... More
Knights jousting from BL Harley 4205, f. 30
Coloured drawings of combatant mounted knights in armour and tabard jousting. Image taken from f. 30 of Anonymous verses on the kings of England, to Henry VI, unfinished (manuscript also known as Sir Thomas Hol... More
Coloured drawings from BL Harley 4205, f. 32v
Coloured drawings of combatant mounted knights in armour and tabard. Image taken from f. 32v of Military Roll of Arms (manuscript also known as Sir Thomas Holme's Book of Arms) (index Heraldry). The "BL Harley... More
Imagination, the knight, and a man without chivalry from BL Royal 19 C...
Detail of a miniature of Imagination showing the knight a man with severed arms (representing a man without chivalry or honour). Image taken from f. 32v of Imaginacion de vraye noblesse. Written in French. The... More
'Jehan Lalemant le Jeune' from BL Harley 5301, f. 26
Arms of Jean Lallemant le Jeune (altered), surrounded by the collar of the order: the rosary with a gold pendant in the shape of the Virgin and Child. Image taken from f. 26 of Statuts et armoiries des chevalie... More
Achievements from BL Harley 6199, f. 72
Miniature of the achievements of arms of the first knights of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Image taken from f. 72 of Statuts de l'Ordre de la Toison d'Or (index Statutes and Armorial of the Order of the Gold... More
Coloured drawings from BL Harley 4205, ff. 11v-12
Coloured drawings of combatant mounted knights in armour and tabard. Image taken from ff. 11v-12 of Military Roll of Arms (manuscript also known as Sir Thomas Holme's Book of Arms) (index Heraldry). The "BL Ha... More
Coloured drawing from BL Harley 4205, f. 4
Coloured drawing of an English king in armour and tabard (King John), presenting a plaque with verses. Unfinished. Image taken from f. 4 of Anonymous verses on the kings of England, to Henry VI, unfinished (man... More
Sir Galahad and the dying Mordrains from BL Royal 14 E III, f. 136v
Detail of a miniature of Sir Galahad taking the dying king Mordrains into his arms inside a building. Image taken from f. 136v of Estoire del Saint Graal, La Queste del Saint Graal, Morte Artu. Written in Frenc... More
Coloured drawings from BL Harley 4205, ff. 24v-25
Coloured drawings of combatant mounted knights in armour and tabard. Image taken from ff. 24v-25 of Military Roll of Arms (manuscript also known as Sir Thomas Holme's Book of Arms) (index Heraldry). The "BL Ha... More
Henry VI from BL Harley 2169, f. 3
Tinted drawing of king Henry VI on horseback. Image taken from f. 3 of Coats of Arms in the time of Henry VI. Written in English. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held ... More
Knights jousting from BL Harley 4205, f. 31v
Detail of the upper half of the folio; coloured drawings of mounted knights in armour and tabard jousting. Image taken from f. 31v of Anonymous verses on the kings of England, to Henry VI, unfinished (manuscrip... More
Mermaid with mirror from BL Harley 6149, f. 30
Detail of a coat of arms with a mermaid holding a mirror. Image taken from f. 30 of Various heraldic treatises, including 'the Gaige of Battail' (ff. 1-5), heraldic treatise by Adam Loutfut (ff. 5-44), 'The Boo... More
Robert de Namur and Jehan Froissart from BL Royal 14 D II, f. 8
Miniature of Robert de Namur reading a book and receiving a messenger of the king of France, with Jehan Froissart writing, with a full border containing the arms of Thomas Thwaytes, at the beginning of the Chro... More
Medici devices from BL Harley 5761, ff. 10v-11
Frontispiece with the title in epigraphic capitals within the Medici device of a diamond ring (f. 10v). On the facing page, a full border with flowers, birds, putti, portrait medallions, and the Medici ring dev... More
Commission to Alvise from BL Add 20916, f. 25, f. 25
Miniature of a Venetian nobleman, probably named Alvise, kneeling in prayer, being presented to the Virgin and Child by a male saint and Louis of Toulouse dressed as a bishop with a robe covered in fleur-de-lys... More
Heraldry from BL Harley 6149, f. 28v
Text page with heraldry from a heraldic treatise by Adam Loutfut; coats of arms. Image taken from f. 28v of Various heraldic treatises, including 'the Gaige of Battail' (ff. 1-5), heraldic treatise by Adam Lout... More
Six Ages of the World from BL YT 31, f. 77
Detail of a circular diagram of the Six Ages of the World, with an angel at the centre with outspread arms. Each of the Ages of the World is represented by an emblematic scene. First Age (from Adam to Noah): ... More
Heraclius from BL Royal 15 E I, f. 16
Miniature of emperor Heraclius carrying the True Cross, at a gate of Jerusalem, with a full border containing the royal arms of England on a banner and on a shield surmounted by a crowned helm and encircled by ... More
Crucifixion from BL Harley 6561, f. 3
Miniature of the Crucifixion in an architectural border with sculptures of Peter and Paul, the arms of Anne Boleyn, and subsidiary medallions of the four evangelists (damaged). Image taken from f. 3 of Readings... More
Entry into Jerusalem from BL Royal 19 B VI, f. 1
Miniature of the Entry into Jerusalem with a full border with the arms of the order of Saint John of Jerusalem and of Montmirail and the motto: 'Domine in te confido'. Image taken from f. 1 of Saint mistere de... More
Coloured drawings from BL Harley 4205, ff. 16v-17
Coloured drawings of combatant mounted knights in armour and tabard. Image taken from ff. 16v-17 of Military Roll of Arms (manuscript also known as Sir Thomas Holme's Book of Arms) (index Heraldry). The "BL Ha... More
Coloured drawings from BL Harley 4205, ff. 25v-26
Coloured drawings of combatant mounted knights in armour and tabard. Image taken from ff. 25v-26 of Military Roll of Arms (manuscript also known as Sir Thomas Holme's Book of Arms) (index Heraldry). The "BL Ha... More
Sir Galahad and the dying Mordrains from BL Royal 14 E III, f. 136v
Miniature of Sir Galahad taking the dying king Mordrains into his arms inside a building. Image taken from f. 136v of Estoire del Saint Graal, La Queste del Saint Graal, Morte Artu. Written in French. The BL R... More
Coloured drawing from BL Harley 4205, f. 112
Coloured drawing of a knight in armour and tabard. Image taken from f. 112 of Legh's Men of Arms (manuscript also known as Sir Thomas Holme's Book of Arms) (index Heraldry). Written in French (names of the knig... More
Knights jousting from BL Harley 4205, f. 36v
Coloured drawings of mounted knights in armour and tabard jousting. Image taken from f. 36v of Anonymous verses on the kings of England, to Henry VI, unfinished (manuscript also known as Sir Thomas Holme's Book... More
Charity and Jean de Courcy from BL Royal 14 E II, f. 250
Miniature of the author, Jean de Courcy, conducted to a garden by Charity; with a full border containing the arms of Edward IV and four lozenges with a white rose of the York family, and the Yorkist badge 'Dieu... More
Coloured drawings from BL Harley 4205, f. 21
Coloured drawings of combatant mounted knights in armour and tabard. Image taken from f. 21 of Military Roll of Arms (manuscript also known as Sir Thomas Holme's Book of Arms) (index Heraldry). The "BL Harley ... More
Achievements from BL Harley 6199, f. 68
Miniature of the achievements of arms of the first knights of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Image taken from f. 68 of Statuts de l'Ordre de la Toison d'Or (index Statutes and Armorial of the Order of the Gold... More
Coloured drawings from BL Harley 4205, ff. 28v-29
Coloured drawings of combatant mounted knights in armour and tabard. Image taken from ff. 28v-29 of Military Roll of Arms (manuscript also known as Sir Thomas Holme's Book of Arms) (index Heraldry). The "BL Ha... More
'Charles Fradet' from BL Harley 5301, f. 27v
Arms of 'Charles Fradet', surrounded by the collar of the order: the rosary with a gold pendant in the shape of the Virgin and Child. Image taken from f. 27v of Statuts et armoiries des chevaliers de la Table R... More
'Pierre Sarde' from BL Harley 5301, f. 25
Arms of Pierre Sarde, surrounded by the collar of the order: the rosary with a gold pendant in the shape of the Virgin and Child. Image taken from f. 25 of Statuts et armoiries des chevaliers de la Table Ronde ... More
'Anthoine Chambellan' from BL Harley 5301, f. 23
Arms of 'Anthoine Chambellan', surrounded by the collar of the order: the rosary with a gold pendant in the shape of the Virgin and Child. Image taken from f. 23 of Statuts et armoiries des chevaliers de la Tab... More
'Guenimbeau Perreau' from BL Harley 5301, f. 26v
Arms of 'Guenimbeau Perreau', surrounded by the collar of the order: the rosary with a gold pendant in the shape of the Virgin and Child. Image taken from f. 26v of Statuts et armoiries des chevaliers de la Tab... More
f. 63v, displayed as an open bifolium with f. 60: sketches and diagram...
Large diagram comprising concentric semicircles with parabolic lines; notes and sketches on six balance arms; sketches of an hydraulic device; notes on water. Image taken from f. 63v of Notebook ('The Codex Aru... More
Scenes from history from BL Harley 4374, f. 88
Miniature, prefacing Book II, arranged in three registers: 'Octovien' (Augustus) holding court; Fulvius Flaccus at the siege of Capua; the capture of Capua. Arms of Philippe de Comines (quartered with that of ... More
Coloured drawing from BL Harley 4205, f. 7v
Coloured drawing of an English king in armour and tabard (Henry V), presenting a plaque with verses. Image taken from f. 7v of Anonymous verses on the kings of England, to Henry VI, unfinished (manuscript also ... More
Court of Love from BL Royal 16 F II, f. 1
Miniature of a lady Jeunesse presenting the author to lord Bel Accueil and lady Plaisance and their court, with a full border with two mottos, 'La plus eure' and 'Dieu et mon droit', the arms of Edward the Conf... More
Shields of arms from BL Harley 521, ff. 35v-36
Shields of arms. Image taken from ff. 35v-36 of Three collections of heraldic shields of English and foreign arms (also known as 'Portcullis' Book'). Written in English. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a ... More
'Jehan Pichonnet' from BL Harley 5301, f. 25v
Arms of Jean Pichonnet, surrounded by the collar of the order: the rosary with a gold pendant in the shape of the Virgin and Child. Image taken from f. 25v of Statuts et armoiries des chevaliers de la Table Ron... More
Ship with armed men from BL Eg 2709, f. 2
Detail of a miniature of a ship crowded with armed men; the flags at the masthead and at the prow and stern, as well as two of the shields, bear the arms of La Sale; the arms of Béthencourt do not appear, but t... More