12th Century Collection (page 25)

The Armour of the Bishop of Beauvais presented to the Pope by order of Richard I, 1773. KIng Richard I of England (1157-1199) returns the armour of the Bishop de Beauvais (1158-1217)

The Martorana, (Santa Maria Dell Ammiraglio), Palermo, 1906. Creator: Unknown
The Martorana, (Santa Maria Dell Ammiraglio), Palermo, 1906. Church in Palermo, Sicily, southern Italy, which dates back to the 12th century, and is a mixture of Byzantine, Norman

The Zisa Palace, Palermo, 1906. Creator: Unknown
The Zisa Palace, Palermo, 1906. Interior of the Zisa, an Arab-Norman castle in Palermo, Sicily, southern Italy. The Zisa, whose name derives from the Arab term al-Aziz, meaning dear or splendid

Tower of St Giovanni degli Eremiti, Palermo, 1906. Creator: Unknown
Tower of St Giovanni degli Eremiti, Palermo, 1906. The church, in Palermo, southern Italy, was founded in the 6th century but became a mosque after the Arab conquest of Sicily

Lincoln, c1860-1906, (1906). Creator: James Orrock
Lincoln, c1860-1906, (1906). Watercolour by Scottish artist James Orrock(1829-1913). on Orrocks death Lord Leverhulme bought most of his collection and a thousand of his paintings

St. Roberts Chapel, Knaresborough, 1902. Creator: Unknown
St. Roberts Chapel, Knaresborough, 1902. Robert of Knaresborough (St. Robert) (c. 1160- 1218) was a hermit who lived in a cave by the River Nidd, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire

Les Alyscamps, Chapelle Shonorat - The Alyscamps. and the Chapel St-Honorat, c1920s. Roman necropolis classified a UNESCO World Heritage Site with Romanesque style chapel. From " Arles"

The Far-famed Seagirt Torii of Miyajima. Quaint Gateway to the Famous Shinto Shrine, Japan, 1905. The Torii Gate, built in 1168, is one of Japans most popular tourist attractions

St-Trophime - Le Portail - The Portal of the Church of St-Trophime, c1920s. Creator: E Laget
St-Trophime - Le Portail - The Portal of the Church of St-Trophime, c1920s. Classified a UNESCO world heritage site, since 1981. Tympanum on portal of Romanesque facade. From " Arles". [F

Cloiture St-Trophime - The Cloisters of the Church of St-Trophime, c1920s. Creator: E Laget
Cloiture St-Trophime - The Cloisters of the Church of St-Trophime, c1920s. Classified a UNESCO world heritage site since 1981. From " Arles". [F. Bessiere, Grand Hotel Du Nord-Pinus]

The Baptistery, Cathedral and Leaning Tower, Pisa, Italy, 1895. Creator: Unknown
The Baptistery, Cathedral and Leaning Tower, Pisa, Italy, 1895. From " Round the World in Pictures and Photographs: From London Bridge to Charing Cross via Yokohama and Chicago"

The Escape of Yoshitsune, c1760-1800, (1910). Creator: Iwamoto Konkwan
The Escape of Yoshitsune, c1760-1800, (1910). Metal tsuba by Iwamoto Konkwan of Yoshitune and Benkei, and their lives of daring and heroic deeds. From " In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G

The Ghiberti Gates - The East Door of the Baptistery at Florence, 1882. Creator: Unknown
The Ghiberti Gates - The East Door of the Baptistery at Florence, 1882. From " St. Nicholas: Volume IX. Part I. November 1881, to May 1882". [Scribner & Co. New York, 1882]

Portraits from Ancient Coins, (mid 19th century). Creator: Unknown
Portraits from Ancient Coins, (mid 19th century). Portraits of early kings in British history: Canute (Cnut I), Harold (Harold Godwinson), Edward the Confessor, William I (William the Conqueror)

Jerusalem - Church of the Virgin, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Jerusalem - Church of the Virgin, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Jerusalem - Church of the Holy Sepulchre - Chapel of St. Helena, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Jerusalem - Church of the Holy Sepulchre - Chapel of St. Helena, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Lewis VII. King of France, Before Beckets Tomb, (mid 19th century). Creator: J Rogers
Lewis VII. King of France, Before Beckets Tomb, (mid 19th century). King Louis VII of France (1120-1180) kneeling in prayer at the tomb of St Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral

A Byzantine Emperor of the Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries, A. D. 1924. Creator
A Byzantine Emperor of the Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries, A.D. 1924. From " Costume & Fashion - The Evolution of European Dress Through the Earlier Ages", by Herbert Norris. [J. M

A Scandinavian of the Varangian Guard, 1924. Creator: Herbert Norris
A Scandinavian of the Varangian Guard, 1924. From " Costume & Fashion - The Evolution of European Dress Through the Earlier Ages", by Herbert Norris. [J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd, E. P

An Empress of the Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries, A. D. 1924. Creator: Herbert Norris
An Empress of the Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries, A.D. 1924. From " Costume & Fashion - The Evolution of European Dress Through the Earlier Ages", by Herbert Norris. [J. M

The Harbour and the Church, Saint Raphael, 1930. Creator: Unknown
The Harbour and the Church, Saint Raphael, 1930. 12th century Romanesque church on the harbour in Saint Raphael. From " La Cote d Azur de Marseille a Menton". [Levy & Neurdein, Paris, 1930]

West Clandon and East Clandon, 1798. Creator: Unknown
West Clandon and East Clandon, 1798. Two views of village churches in Surrey. The Norman church of St Peter and St Paul in West Clandon dates from 1180

Der Drachenfels, 1923. Creator: Nikolai of Astudin
Der Drachenfels, 1923. 12th century Drachenfels castle on the hill of the same name in the Siebengebirge mountains on east bank of the Middle Rhine, From " Bilder vom Rhein"

The old Monastery, Saint-Honorat, 1930. Creator: Unknown
The old Monastery, Saint-Honorat, 1930. Lerins Abbey, Ile Saint Honorat - a fortified monastery was built between the eleventh and fourteenth centuries

Christ and saints, 12th century, (1849). Creator: Bisson & Cottard
Christ and saints, 12th century, (1849). 19th century engraving after a medieval manuscript in the former Library of the Dukes of Burgundy, Brussels

Saint with book, late 12th century, (1849). Creator: Walter
Saint with book, late 12th century, (1849). 19th century facsimile of a miniature in the Epistles of St Gregory in the Bibliotheque Nationale de France in Paris

Abraham, c1100, (1849). Creator: Walter
Abraham, c1100, (1849). Muslims, Christians and Jews in Abrahams lap, enclosed in the initial letter A of Adam at the beginning of the Book of Chronicles

The Pulpit, St. Nicholas Church, c1880. Creator: Unknown
The Pulpit, St. Nicholas Church, c1880. Founded by Herbert de Losinga, the Bishop of Norwich, in 1101 as a penance for an act of simony. From " The Album of Great Yarmouth Views"

St. Nicholas Church, Interior, c1880. Creator: Unknown
St. Nicholas Church, Interior, c1880. Founded by Herbert de Losinga, the Bishop of Norwich, in 1101 as a penance for an act of simony. From " The Album of Great Yarmouth Views"

Within Great St. Bartholomew s: Raheres Tomb in the Choir, c1935. Creator: Joel
Within Great St. Bartholomew s: Raheres Tomb in the Choir, c1935. The church of St Bartholomew the Great in the City of London was founded as an Augustinian Priory by Anglo-Norman priest

The Anauda Pagoda, Pagau, 1900. Creator: Unknown
The Anauda Pagoda, Pagau, 1900. Buddhist temple built in 1105 during the reign (1084-1113) of King Kyanzittha of the Pagan Dynasty

Alexander the Great in a chariot pulled by winged griffins, (1932). Creator: Unknown
Alexander the Great in a chariot pulled by winged griffins, (1932). After a 12th century Greek marble relief on the north elevation of St Marks Cathedral in Venice, Italy

The old Church of Gol, a quaint 12th cent. Building at Osoarshal, Norway, c1905. From " The Underwood Travel Library - Norway". [Underwood & Underwood, London ]

The Leaning Tower of Pisa, c1928. Creator: Unknown
The Leaning Tower of Pisa, c1928. The 12th century bell tower of Pisa Cathedral in Italy, which started leaning during construction

Many gabled timber church with 12th century arcade and turrets, Hitterdal, Norway, c1905
Many gabled timber church with curious 12th century arcade and turrets, Hitterdal, Norway, c1905. From " The Underwood Travel Library - Norway". [Underwood & Underwood, London ]

Oxen and cart, 12th century, (c1950). Creator: Shirley Markham
Oxen and cart, 12th century, (c1950). Shirley Markham (1931-1999) studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Central School of Art in London from 1950-1952

Lee Church in 1795, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
Lee Church in 1795, (c1878). St Margarets Church, Lee Terrace, near Blackheath in what is now south London. View of the mediaeval church dating from 1120

Hall of Winchester House, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
Hall of Winchester House, (c1878). Winchester Palace on the south bank of the River Thames, (now south London), was the seat of the bishops of Winchester. The great hall was built in c1136

Interior of the Temple Church, 1870, (1897). Creator: Unknown
Interior of the Temple Church, 1870, (1897). The Temple Church is a late 12th century church in the City of London located between Fleet Street and the River Thames

St Nicholass Church, Barfreston, late 19th century. Creator: James Kellaway Colling
St Nicholass Church, Barfreston, late 19th century. The Norman church of St Nicholas in Barfreston, Kent, dates from the late 11th century

Church of St James, Dunwich, late 18th century. Creator: William Byrne
Church of St James, Dunwich, late 18th century. The ruined leper chapel of St James at Dunwich in Suffolk. The chapel is thought to date from the late 12th century

Warkworth Castle, c1784. Creator: William Byrne
Warkworth Castle, c1784. A castle was probably built at Warkworth in the 12th century. Warkworth was the home of the Percy family, who at times wielded more power in the North than the king himself

Eggleston Abbey, c1782. Creator: William Byrne
Eggleston Abbey, c1782. Ruins of Egglestone Abbey, (the abbey of St Mary and St John the Baptist), founded between 1195 and 1198 near the River Tees in County Durham

Hexham Abbey, c1830. Creator: Byrne
Hexham Abbey, c1830. Interior of Hexham Abbey in Northumberland. The Abbey was originally founded as a Benedictine monastery in the 7th century but was replaced by an Augustinian priory in Norman

Middleham Castle, c1819. Creator: Metcalfe
Middleham Castle, c1819. Middleham Castle in North Yorkshire was one of the residences of King Richard III

Kirkstall Abbey, Yorkshire, 1823. Creator: Unknown
Kirkstall Abbey, Yorkshire, 1823. View of the ruined nave at Kirkstall in West Yorkshire. This Cistercian monastery was built between 1152 and 1182

The North West Aspect of the Priory Church of St. Mary Swine, 1784. Creator: Newton
The North West Aspect of the Priory Church of St. Mary Swine, 1784. View of the 12th century Priory Church of St Mary the Virgin at Swine, Yorkshire

St. James, Bicknor, Kent, 1858. Creator: Walter Smith
St. James, Bicknor, Kent, 1858. Exterior and interiof views of St James Church which dates from the 12th century. Published by Cowells Anastatic Press, [Ipswich]

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