Saint Benedict of NursiaBenedict of Nursia, founder of Benedictine monasteries. Hand-colored engraving
Pope Innocent IIIPortrait of Pope Innocent III. Digitally colored woodcut
Saint Augustine of CanterburyAugustine, first Archbishop of Canterbury, 596 AD. Digitally colored woodcut
Ulfilas, Christian missionary to the VisigothsBishop Ulfilas translating the Bible into Gothic, 4th century AD. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
St Francis of AssisiSaint Francis of Assisi addressing a group of birds. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
King Philip IV of FrancePhilippe le Bel in armor as he appeared when entering Paris in 1304. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a statue destroyed in 1772
Holy Roman Emperor Charles IICharles the Bald, Holy Roman Emperor and king of the West Franks, 800s A.D.. Antique hand-colored print
Holy Roman Emperor Heinrich II and a bishopHoly Roman Emperor Henry II (the Saint) and a French bishop. Antique hand-colored print
Hermit monk in the Middle AgesMedieval hermit monk living a life of self-deprivation. Antique hand-colored print
Medieval monks studying manuscriptsBenedictine monks poring over medieval manuscripts. Antique hand-colored print
Medieval monks gardening vegetablesFranciscan monks in their vegetable garden during the Middle Ages. Antique hand-colored print
PMYT2A-00078Old English devil. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a medieval illustration
PMYT2A-00079Prince of Darkness on his throne. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of an illustration from a manuscript of the 1400s
PMYT2A-00081Dragon-mouth of Hell. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of an illustration from a publication in Augsburg, 1473
PMYT2A-00042Medieval monsters of land, sea, and air. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction from " Puch der Natur" printed in Augsburg, 1478
Siege machine, used in ancient and medieval warfare. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
CharlemagneIdealized portrait of Charlemagne. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
Joan of Arc in prisonJoan of Arc imprisoned for heresy and witchcraft after driving the English from Orleans. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Scene from Song of RolandRoland blowing his warhorn in battle against the Saracens at Roncesvalle, 789 AD. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Mystery play performed in medieval Coventry, EnglandCoventry Mystery performance in the 1400s or 1500s, England. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration
Medieval German couple and a knightGerman middle-class couple and a knight, early 1400s. Antique hand-colored print
German couple of the 1500sGerman citizens of the late 16th century. Antique hand-colored print
Spanish nobility of the 1500sSpanish lord and lady of the 16th century. Antique hand-colored print
Courtship in medieval BurgundyNoble woman of Burgundy courted in the 1400s. Antique hand-colored print
Europeans of the early Middle AgesEuropean family of the early Middle Ages. Antique hand-colored print
Viking kingNorse sea-king during the Viking era. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Defeat of the Saracens at the Battle of Tours, 732 A. DFranks under Charles Martel attack the Saracens camp during the Battle of Tours, halting the Muslim invasion, 732 A.D. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
PEXP2A-00018Venetian explorer Marco Polo. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a mosaic portrait
Nasrid Palace in the Alhambra, Granada, SpainOne of the Nasrid Palaces of the Alhambra, a medieval Moorish city in Granada, Spain. Digital photograph
Medieval lord at dinnerWealthy familys dinner table in the Middle Ages. Printed color halftone reproduction of a miniature
Medieval monks studying geometry and copying a manuscriptMonk scholars - a mathematician studying a globe, the other copying a manuscript, 1200s. Hand-colored woodcut
Printing the Gutenberg Bible, 1453The first proof sheet from Gutenbergs press, 1453. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Medieval prince and his attendantsPrince, page, and a nobleman of the 14th century. Antique hand-colored print
Medieval mother and her newborn infantNewborn child in a ladys bedroom, with maid-servants assisting, 1400s. Hand-colored 19th century woodcut reproduction of a manuscript miniature illustration
Medieval juggler and minstrelsMinstrels and jugglers performing at a royal court, Middle Ages. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Medieval milking and churningPeasants milking cows and a goat, and churning butter, 1100s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a medieval illustration
Medieval schoolStudents in a school in the Middle Ages, 1338-1344. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a miniature illustration from MS Bodleian Misc. 264
Medieval walled town in the Swiss AlpsAlpine town of Coire, or Chur, Switzerland. Hand-colored 19th-century reproduction of an earlier illustration
Traders bartering in the Middle AgesMedieval merchants bartering and a farmer trading his sheep, 1300s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a miniature
Medieval knight bowing before his lordKnight in armor paying homage to his lord, late 1200s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
Medieval crossbowGenoese archer winding up, or bending, his cross-bow. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Country life in medieval EuropeCountry life in France in the late Middle Ages. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a 1517 edition of Virgil published in Lyons
Formal garden of the late Middle AgesSpring work in a European formal garden with raised beds, about 1590. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 16th-century illustration
Vikings battling natives on the coast of VinlandFreydis defends her fellow Norse settlers from Native Americans, or Skraelings, 1009. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Vikings discovering VinlandNorse settlers Thorfin and Gudrida landing on Vinland. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
King John endorsing the Magna Carta, 1215King John forced to sign the Magna Carta in England, 1215. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Shops in a medieval French townApothecary, barber, furrier, and tailor shops along a street in the 1400s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a medieval illustration
Clergy collecting tax from medieval merchantsTax on markets levied by a member of the clergy, Tournay, France, 1400s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a medieval illustration
