9th Century Collection (page 8)

Mother of God and Child, Byzantine, early 20th century (original dated 9th century)

Folio from a Qur an Manuscript, 9th-early 10th century. Creator: Unknown
Folio from a Qur an Manuscript, 9th-early 10th century

Tenmangu, Sugawara no Michizane as Tenjin Traveling to China, early 19th century. Tenjin is the name given to Heian-period statesman Sugawara Michizane (845-903) after he died in exile

Gospel Book, ca. 825-50. Creator: Unknown
Gospel Book, ca. 825-50

A Page from the Earliest English Psalter, (1947). Creator: Unknown
A Page from the Earliest English Psalter, (1947). Illustration and Latin text from a Book of Psalms: St Jeromes Roman Version with Canticles and Hymns written in England in the 8th century

The Famous Viking Ship (Restored) at the Bygdo Museum, Oslo, Norway, c1930s. Creator: Unknown
The Famous Viking Ship (Restored) at the Bygdo Museum, Oslo, Norway, c1930s. The Oseberg Ship, a clinker boat dating from 9th century built almost entirely of oak at the Viking Ship Museum at Bygdoy

Fragment of a frieze from the church of San Martino ai Monti, Rome, Italy, (1928). About 850...time of Leo IV. (847-855). The bird frieze was carried under the roof of the basilica

Detail of mural paintings in the Church of St. George, Oberzell, Reichenau, Germany, (1928). Top left and right...ornament bands framing or separating the chief paintings in the nave ; bottom left

Kal at Ja abar, c1915. Creator: Mark Sykes
Kal at Ja abar, c1915. Map of the fortress and citadel at Ja aber, al-Tabqa city, on the left bank of the Euphrates, (Syria)

Varahi, 800s. Creator: Unknown
Varahi, 800s

Segmentum from a Tunic, 800s. Creator: Unknown
Segmentum from a Tunic, 800s

Quran Manuscript Folio, 800s-900s. Creator: Unknown
Quran Manuscript Folio, 800s-900s

Quran Manuscript Folio (verso), 800s. Creator: Unknown
Quran Manuscript Folio (verso), 800s. This Koran folio was written in the oldest style of Arabic calligraphy, called Kufic script, used in the earliest surviving copies of the Koran

Quran Manuscript Folio, 800s. Creator: Unknown
Quran Manuscript Folio, 800s. Because of its connection with the Koran, calligraphy was elevated above all other art forms in the Islamic world

Quran Manuscript Folio (verso); Left side of Bifolio, 800s. Creator: Unknown
Quran Manuscript Folio (verso); Left side of Bifolio, 800s. Because of its connection with the Koran, calligraphy was elevated above all other art forms in the Islamic world

Quran Manuscript Folio (recto); Left side of Bifolio, 800s. Creator: Unknown
Quran Manuscript Folio (recto); Left side of Bifolio, 800s. Because of its connection with the Koran, calligraphy was elevated above all other art forms in the Islamic world

Quran Manuscript Folio (recto), 800s. Creator: Unknown
Quran Manuscript Folio (recto), 800s. The sacred book of Islam, the Koran is believed by Muslims to be a literal transcription of the word of God, spoken in Arabic to the Prophet Muhammad (died 632)

Bifolium Excised from a Carolingian Gradual (recto), c. 830-860. Creator: Unknown
Bifolium Excised from a Carolingian Gradual (recto), c. 830-860. This bifolium, or double-leaf, does not contain decorated letters but rather " emphasized" letters

Bifolium Excised from a Carolingian Gradual, c. 830-860. Creator: Unknown
Bifolium Excised from a Carolingian Gradual, c. 830-860. This rare leaf comes from a cantatorium or gradual, a book containing the chants to be sung during the Mass

Bifolium Excised from a Carolingian Gradual (verso), c. 830-860. Creator: Unknown
Bifolium Excised from a Carolingian Gradual (verso), c. 830-860. This bifolium, or double-leaf, does not contain decorated letters but rather " emphasized" letters

Enthroned King Flanked by Griffins, 800s ?. Creator: Unknown
Enthroned King Flanked by Griffins, 800s ?

Alfred, (c847-899), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Alfred, (c847-899), 1830. Alfred the Great (c847-899) King of Wessex 871-c886, King of the Anglo-Saxons c886-899 spent several years fighting Viking invasions

Ivory box, 750- 850 AD, (1881). Creator: M Sullivan
Ivory box, 750- 850 AD, (1881). Etching of a container carved from a single piece of ivory in the 8th or 9th century, possibly in Egypt or Syria

Alfred in the Neat-herds Hut, late 19th century. Creator: Pearson
Alfred in the Neat-herds Hut, late 19th century. Alfred, given shelter on the Somerset Levels by a woman unaware of his identity and preoccupied by matters of his kingdom, let the cakes burn

Alfred the Great, 1712. Creator: Unknown
Alfred the Great, 1712. Portrait of Alfred wearing a crown and ermine robes, and holding a sceptre. King Alfred (849-899 AD) was King of Wessex from 871 to c886

King Alfred, 1733. Creator: George Vertue
King Alfred, 1733. Portrait in an oval frame inscribed Alfredus Magnus Rex Angliae, (Alfred the Great, King of England). On the table below are a crown, books, arrows, a lyre

Alfred the Great, (c847-899), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Alfred the Great, (c847-899), 1830.Alfred the Great (c847-899) King of Wessex from 871-c886, King of the Anglo-Saxons c886-899

Ethelwolf, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Ethelwolf, 18th century. Ethelwolf (died 858) King of Wessex from 839 to 858

Egbert King of the West Saxons, First monarch of all England, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Egbert King of the West Saxons, First monarch of all England, 18th century. Ecgberht (771/775-839) King of Wessex from 802 until his death in 839

King Alfred in disguise rebuked by the Neat Herds Wife for letting the Cakes burn, (c878), 1783
King Alfred in disguise rebuked by the Neat Herds Wife, for letting the Cakes burn which she observed he himself was so fond of, (c878), 1783

Incident in the Siege of Paris: Defending the Bridge and Tower, (845), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Incident in the Siege of Paris: Defending the Bridge and Tower, (845) 1890. Vikings led by Ragnar Lodbrok, defeated Frankish king Charles the Bald and to sack and occupy Paris during Easter of 845

Siege of Paris by the Norsemen, (845), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Siege of Paris by the Norsemen, (845) 1890. Vikings led by Ragnar Lodbrok, defeated Frankish king Charles the Bald and sailed up the Seine to sack and occupied Paris during Easter of 845

Scandinavian Vessels Ascending A River, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Scandinavian Vessels Ascending A River, 1890. The Viking Age (793-1066 AD) in European history when Scandinavian Norsemen explored Europe by sea and river for trade, raids, colonization

Alfred the Great, Disguised as a Harper, Playing Before Guthrum, (878), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Alfred the Great, Disguised as a Harper, Playing Before Guthrum, (878), 1890. Alfred the Great (c847-899) King of Wessex 871-c886 and King of the Anglo-Saxons c886-899

Egbert, King of England, (771 / 775- 839), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Egbert, King of England, (771/775- 839), 1890. Ecgberht, King of Wessex (771/775- 839) reigned from 802 until his death in 839. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

A Street in Fez, 1890. Creator: Unknown
A Street in Fez, 1890. Fez, northeast of the Atlas Mountains in Morocco was was founded under Idrisid rule during the 8th-9th century. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

Louis and Charles Taking Strasburg Oath Before Their Armies, (842AD), 1890
Louis and Charles Taking " Strasburg Oath" Before Their Armies, (842AD), 1890. The Oaths of Strasbourg were pledges of allegiance between Louis the German (c 806-876)

Assassination of the Emperor Leo V, (820 AD), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Assassination of the Emperor Leo V, (820 AD)1890. Leo V the Armenian (775-820) Emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 813 to 820

Venice: View from the Riva Degli Schiavoni, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Venice: View from the Riva Degli Schiavoni, 1890. Built in the ninth century from dredged silt. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol. III - The Middle Ages", by Edmund Ollier

The Basilica of Aachen, or Aix-La-Chapelle, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Basilica of Aachen, or Aix-La-Chapelle, 1890. Aachen Cathedral was constructed by order of emperor Charlemagne, who was buried here after his death in 814

Palace of the Bohemian Kings and Cathedral of Hradschin, Prague, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Palace of the Bohemian Kings and Cathedral of Hradschin, Prague, 1890. Prague Castle and Royal Palace, dating from 9th century

Alfred, disguised in the Character of a Harper, viewing the Danish Camp, 1773. Creator
Alfred, disguised in the Character of a Harper, viewing the Danish Camp, 1773. After Samuel Wale (1721-1786). King Alfred the Great (849-899) From " A New and Complete History of England

Odun, Earl of Devon taking the Danish Standard, 1773. Creator: James Taylor
Odun, Earl of Devon taking the Danish Standard, 1773. Odda, 9th century ealdorman of Devon, known for his victory at the Battle of Cynwit in 878

The Abbess of Coldingham Monastery self-mutilating to avoid rape by Viking invaders, 1773
The Abbess of Coldingham Monastery cutting of her nose & upper lip as an example for her Nuns to follow, to prevent being ravished by the Danes, 1773

Swenos Stone - Forres, late 19th-early 20th century. Creator: Unknown
Swenos Stone - Forres, late 19th-early 20th century. Ancient standing stone at Forres, Moray, Scotland. Known as Suenos Stone

Viking Ship, 1914. Creator: Unknown
Viking Ship, 1914. From " Norge - Turistruter I 65 Billeder". [Mittet & Co, Kunstforlag - Kristania, 1914]

Pope Leo III. Creator: Unknown
Pope Leo III. Leo Papa III Romanus. Portrait of Pope Leo III (c750-816 AD). Leo crowned Charlemagne Holy Roman Emperor and Augustus of the Romans

Alfred Liberating the Family of Hastings. Creator: Singleton
Alfred Liberating the Family of Hastings, (early-mid 19th century). Depiction of early British ruler King Alfred the Great (849-899 AD) with a woman and her children

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