Art Media Collection (#86)

St Denis at the gates of Paris, 1317. Manuscript illustration from a work on the life of St Denis (died c258 AD), written by Yves, a monk at the Abbey of St Denis

Presentation of the Dauphin Charles, 1403, (1484)
Presentation of the Dauphin, the future Charles VII, 1403, (1484). The new baby, swaddled in a robe trimmed with ermine and bearing the fleur de lis, is carried in a procession

Funeral of Anne of Britanny, Notre Dame, Paris, 1514, (16th century). From a work in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Funeral of Anne of Britanny, Paris, 1514, (16th century). The funerary procession in the streets of Paris. From a work in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Entry of the Bourguignons to Paris, May 1418, (1484). The man on the white horse sits on a cloth embroidered with an initial B for Bourguignon

The murder of Etienne Marcel, 1358, (mid-15th century). Artist: Loyset Liedet
The murder of Etienne Marcel, 1358, (mid-15th century). Marcel was about to open the gates of Paris to the king of Navarres armed bands, but Jean Maillart prevented him

Gilles de Pontoise, abbot of St Denis, 1317. Gilles, accompanied by Yves, a monk at the Abbey of St Denis, presents the manuscript of the life of St Denis to King Philip V

The marriage of Blanche and Fernando, 1269, (15th century). Blanche, daughter of Louis IX of France, marries Ferdinand de la Cerda, Infante of Castile

Curing of a hemiplegic, 15th century. Illustration from Le livre des faiz monseigneur Saint Louis, in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

St Louis returns to Paris, and St Louis among the priests, mid-13th century, (15th century). Illustration from Le livre des faiz monseigneur Saint Louis

Amalric of Bena teaching, c1200, (1375-1379). In 1204, the University of Paris condemned the doctrines of Amalric of Bena (or Amalric of Chartres) as heretical

Charles IV receiving presents, (1375-1379). The people of Paris present gifts to the Holy Roman Emperor and his son, the future Wenceslas IV

Entry of John II to Paris, July 1360, (1375-1379). John the Good was king of France from 1350-1364. Illustration from the Grandes Chroniques de France

Fernando of Portugal taken prisoner, c1212, (1375-1379). Infante Ferdinand and his new wife, Jeanne of Flanders, were taken prisoner by King Philippe Augustes son, the future Louis VIII

King Charles IV entering Paris, (1375-1379). King Charles V of France, Emperor Charles IV and his son, the future Wenceslas IV, followed by bishops and escorted by armed bailiffs and bodyguards

King Charles of Navarre preaching, 1375-1379. Charles II (Charles the Bad), preaching to clerics in Paris. Illustration from the Grandes Chroniques de France

The King of France leaving for the Crusades, c1336, (1455). The departure of the king (probably Philip VI) and his host for the Holy Land

Entry of Charles VII into the city of Paris, 12 November 1437, (c1484). Illustration from the Vigils of Charles VII by Martial of Paris, in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Ball of the Burning Men, 1393. (c1470). In 1393, Isabeau de Baviere organised a celebration of the marriage of one of her ladies-in-waiting

The English being chased out of Paris, April 1436, (1484). The taking of Paris. Illustration from the Vigils of Charles VII by Martial of Paris, in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Massacre of the inhabitants of Paris, May 1413, (1484). Episode during the civil war between the Armagnacs and the Bourguignons

The Dauphin returns to Paris, June 1418, (1484). The future King Charles VII of France enters the Bastille. Illustration from the Vigils of Charles VII by Martial of Paris

Massacre of the Armagnacs by the Bourguignons, Paris, 1418, (1484)
Massacre of the Armagnacs by the Bourguignons, Paris, May-June 1418, (1484). Illustration from the Vigils of Charles VII by Martial of Paris, in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

The cynoscephalus, 15th century. Mythical creature with the head of a dog or baboon. From the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Alexander the Great visits Darius, 4th century BC, (15th century). Alexander visits the King of Persia, left detail of a work in the collection of the National Museum of Ancient Art, Lisbon

Sagittarius, 13th century. Illustration from a treatise on astrology in Arabic, in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Entry of John II to Paris, 14th century, (1455-1460). Artist: Jean Fouquet
Entry of John II to Paris, 14th century, (1455-1460). John the Good was king of France from 1350-1364. Illustration from the Grandes Chroniques de France

Siege of Antioch, c1097, (14th century). Illustration of a scene during the first crusade, from the Chronicle of William of Tyre, in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Seller of capers, 1390-1400. Illustration from Tacuinum Sanitatis, illuminated medical manual based on texts translated from Arabic into Latin, in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Cheese manufacture, 1390-1400. A woman waves a stick at a dog drinking the whey from some freshly made cheese. Illustration from Tacuinum Sanitatis

Falconers with their birds, 13th century. Illustration from a treatise on falconry in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

The writing of Jacques Lalains biography, 15th century. Illustration from Chronique des faits du noble et vaillant chevalier messire Jacques Lalain par Jean le Fevre de Saint-Remy

Massacre of the peasant rebels at Meaux, (1358), c1475. Artist: Loyset Liedet
Massacre of the peasant rebels at Meaux, (1358), c1475. Illustration from Jean Froissarts chronicles, showing the Jacquerie (popular revolt) in the town of Meaux

Masons building a pillar in a church, c1525. Illustration from Chants royaux sur la Conception couronnee du Puy de Rouen, in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Episodes from the rebellion of Thibaut de Champagne, 15th century. Thibaut, having made a request to Blanche of Castile, obtains the kings pardon and makes his submission

Philippe Auguste, mid-14th century. The king reinstates the first privileges to the masters and students, in the year 1200

A knight and a lady exchanging rings, c1350. Illustration from the Remedy of Fortune, a courtly love poem by Guillaume de Machaut. Here he exchanges rings with a lady

St Genevieve praying on the towers of Notre Dame, Paris, 15th century. Illustration from a work in the collection of the John Rylands University Library, Manchester

Raymond VII receives absolution, (c1296). The presentation of the expiatory ceremony which accompanies the Treaty of Paris, in the presence of Louis IX

Decorated initial letter M, 16th century. From the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Battle of Cocherel, 1364, (15th century). The battle was fought between the French, led by Bertrand du Guesclin, and the forces of Charles II of Navarre under Jean de Grailly

Judiciary combat, 12th century. Illustration from the collection of the Musee de Beaux Arts, Orleans

Melusine flies away, 1478. A legendary figure from European folklore, Melusine is usually depicted as a a serpent or fish from the waist down

Triton, 16th century. Illustration from a French bestiary of a mythical amphibious creature about to devour a sheep. From the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Two men with coats of arms, 16th century. Two Germans wearing slashed sleeves and parti-coloured hose, with heraldic crests

November: feeding pigs, and Sagittarius, c1423. Illustration from the Bedford Hours, in the collection of the British Library

Coat of arms, 16th century. Stained glass window of a heraldic crest showing a lion with a key surmounting a crowned helmet. The inscription refers to the freedom of the town of Bremen in Germany

December, slaughtering the pig, 1520. Artist: Gerhard Hoornbach
December, slaughtering the pig, 1520. Village scene: a couple bleed a pig, while in a hut on the left bread is being taken to the oven and on the right a woman can be seen washing

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