TABLE OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
James Dafforne translation
I. CHROMOLITHOGRAPHS.
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1.The Annunciation. Fac-simile of Miniature taken from the “Hours” of Anne de Bretagne, formerly belonging to Catherine de MedicisFrontispiece
2.Distaff and Bedposts of the Sixteenth Century20
3.Adoration of the Magi. Bernese Tapestry of the Fifteenth Century46
4.Paris in the Fifteenth Century. Beauvais Tapestry50
5.Encaustic Tiles58
6.Biberon of Henri Deux Faience64
7.Casque, Morion, and Helmets82
8.Entrance of Queen Isabella of Bavaria into Paris. From Froissart’s “Chronicles”118
9.Jewelled Crosses of the Visigoths, found at Guarrazar. Seventh Century124
10.Drageoir, or Table Ornament. German work154
11.Clock of Damaskeened Iron of the Fifteenth Century; and Watches of the Sixteenth Century180
12.Francis I. and Eleanor his Wife at their Devotions. Sixteenth Century266
13.The Dream of Life, a Fresco by Orcagna276
14.St. Catherine and St. Agnes, by Margaret van Eyck300
15.Clovis the First and Clotilde his Wife352
16.Decoration of La Sainte-Chapelle, Paris386
17.Coronation of Charles the Fifth of France. From Froissart’s “Chronicles”464
18.Panel of a Book-cover of the Ninth Century472
19.Diptych of Ivory474
II. ENGRAVINGS.
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Abbey of St. Denis416
Alhambra, Interior of the405
Alphabet, Specimen of Grotesque327
Altar-cloth of the Fifteenth Century30
“ Cross ascribed to St. Eloi137
“ of Gold130
“ Tray and Chalice31
Arch, Restoration of a Norman343
Archer of Normandy79
Archers of the Fifteenth Century, France88
Arles, Sculptures on St. Trophimus384, 385
Armour, Convex, of the Fifteenth Century84
“ Knights in complete89
“ Lion90
“ of the Duc d’Alençon92
“ Plain, of the Fifteenth Century83
Arms of the Cardmakers of Paris250
“ Goldsmiths of Paris160
Arquebus with Wheel and Match103
Arquebusier102
Atelier of Etienne Delaulne158
Bagpiper, Thirteenth Century199
Banner of Paper-makers of Paris422
“ Printers-Booksellers of Angers479
“ Printers-Booksellers of Autun484
“ Saddlers of Tonnerre121
“ Sword-cutlers of Angers105
“ Tapestry Workers of Lyons51
Banners of Corporations161
Banquet in the Fifteenth Century12
Basilica of Constantine, at Trèves374
Basilica of St. Peter’s, Rome, Interior of407
Bas-relief in carved wood34
Battle-axe and Pistol, Sixteenth Century104
Bed furnished with Canopy and Curtains19
Belfry of Brussels404
Bell in a Tower of Siena, Twelfth Century206
Bells of the Ninth Century, Chime of208
Bolt of the Sixteenth Century, with Initial23
Bombards on fixed and rolling carriages96
Bookbinders’ Work-room482
Bookbinding for the Gospels474
“ in an Unknown Material480
“ in Gold, with precious Stones474
Borders:—
Bible, called Clement VII.’s463
Bible of St. Martial of Limoges450
Book of the Gospels, Eighth Century446
Book of the Gospels, Eleventh Century451
Book of the Gospels in Latin451
Employed by John of Tournes519
Froissart’s “Chronicles”465
Gospel in Latin456
Lectionary in Metz Cathedral448
“Livre d’Heures” of Anthony Vérard516
“Livre d’Heures” of Geoffroi Tory517
Lyons School518
Missal of Pope Paul V.467
“Ovid,” Fifteenth Century465
Prayer-book of Louis of France461
Sacramentary of St. Æthelgar453
Bracelet, Gallic124
Brooch, chased, enamelled, &c.167
Cabinet in damaskeened Iron, inlaid22
“ for Jewels21
Cameo-setting of the time of Charles V.140
Cannon, Earliest Models of98
“ Hand99
Caparison of the Horse of Isabel the Catholic117
Capital of a Column, St. Geneviève, Paris392
“ “ St. Julien, Paris392
“ “ The Célestins, Paris393
Carruca, or Pleasure-carriage108
Cart drawn by Oxen, Fifteenth Century109
Castle of Marcoussis, near Rambouillet397
“ Coucy, in its ancient state399
“ Vincennes, Seventeenth Century399
Cathedral of Amiens, Interior of391
“ Mayence388
Censer of the Eleventh Century32
Chains165
Chair called the “Fauteuil de Dagobert”3
“ of Christine de Pisan9
“ of Louise de Savoie10
“ of Louis IX.7
“ of the Ninth or Tenth Century4
Chalice of the Fourth or Fifth Century31
“ said to be of St. Remy135
Château de Chambord409
Chess-Players225
Chest shaped like a Bed, and Chair20
Choron, Ninth Century211
Chorus with Single Bell-end with Holes199
Church of Mouen, Remains of the378
“ St. Agnes, Rome377
“ St. Martin, Tours377
“ St. Paul-des-Champs, Paris381
“ St. Trophimus, Arles, Portal384, 385
“ St. Vital, Ravenna376
Clock, Astronomical, of Strasburg Cathedral184
“ of Jena, in Germany183
“ Portable, of the time of the Valois178
“ with Wheels and Weights177
Clockmaker, The170
Cloister of the Abbey of Moissac, Guyenne386
Coffee-pot of German Ware72
Concert; a Bas-relief (Normandy)193
“ and Musical Instruments194
Cooper’s Workshop, Sixteenth Century16
Crossbow Men protected by Shield-bearers85
Cross, Gold-chased163
Crout, Three-stringed, Ninth Century217
Crown of Suintila, King of the Visigoths125
Crozier, Abbot’s, enamelled138
“ Bishop’s138
Cup, Italian Ware62
“ of Lapis-lazuli, mounted in Gold152
Diadem of Charlemagne127
Diptych in Ivory345
Dish, Ornament of a74
Doorways of the Hôtel de Sens, Paris403
Dragonneau, Double-barreled101
Drinking-cup of Agate134
Dwelling-room of a Seigneur of the Fourteenth Century26
Enamelled Border of a Dish63
“ Dish, by Bernard Palissy71
“ Terra-cotta57
Engine for hurling Stones95
Engraving:—
Columbus on board his Ship325
Ferdinand I.335
Herodias329
Letter N, Grotesque Alphabet327
Lutma, of Groningen337
Isaiah with Instrument of his Martyrdom323
Maximilian, Coronation of321
Phalaris, Tyrant of Agrigentum333
Repose of the Holy Family334
St. Catherine on her Knees319
St. Hubert praying before the Cross borne by a Stag331
The Holy Virgin338
The Prophet Isaiah323
The Virgin and Child318
The Virgin and Infant Jesus316
Ensign of the Collar of the Goldsmiths of Ghent144
Escutcheon in Silver-gilt145
Escutcheon of France, Fourteenth Century470
Ewer in Limoges Enamel157
Fac-simile of a Bible of 1456503
“ “Catholicon” of 1460506
“ Engraving on Wood487
“ Inscription Ex libris441
“ Miniature drawn with a pen450
“ Miniature of a Psalter455
“ Miniature, Thirteenth Century457
“ Page of a “Livre d’Heures”510
“ Page of a Psalter of 1459505
“ Page of the “Ars Moriendi”495
“ Page of the most ancient Xylographic “Donatus”491
“ Xylographic Page of the “Biblia Pauperum”493
Fiddle, Angel playing on the220
Flute, Double197
Fresco-Painting:—
Christ and his Mother273
Creation, The278
Death and the Jew281
Disciples in Gethsemane275
Fra Angelico, of Fiesole282
Fraternity of Cross-bowmen280
Group of Saints277
Pope Sylvester I.274
Gargoyles in the Palais de Justice, Rouen372
Gate of Moret401
“ St. John, Provins402
Glass-Painting:—
Citadel of Pallas262
Flemish Window265
Legend of the Jew piercing the Holy Wafer260
St. Paul, an Enamel264
St. Timothy the Martyr255
Temptation of St. Mars267
The Prodigal Son257
Window, Evreux Cathedral261
Goblet, by Bernard Palissy69
Goldsmiths of Paris carrying a Shrine162
Goldsmiths’ Stamps:—
Chartres159
Lyons159
Melun159
Orleans159
Gutenburg, Portrait of492
Harp, Fifteen-stringed, Twelfth Century214
“ Minstrel’s, Fifteenth Century216
“ Triangular Saxon, Ninth Century214
Harper of the Fifteenth Century215
Harpers of the Twelfth Century215
Helmet of Don Jaime el Conquistador80
“ of Hughes, Vidame of Châlons82
Henry VIII. in the Camp of the Field of the Cloth of Gold119
Horn, or Olifant, Fourteenth Century201
“ Shepherd’s, Eighth Century201
Hour-glass of the Sixteenth Century173
Hour-glass, Top of186
Initial Letter, Ninth Century476
Initial Letters from Manuscripts445
Initial Letters extracted from the “Rouleau Mortuaire” of St. Vital454
Jacquemart of Notre-Dame at Dijon176
Key of the Thirteenth Century23
King William, as represented on his Seal77
Knight armed and mounted for War114
“ entering the Lists111
“ in his Hauberk81
Knights, Combat of89
Lament composed shortly after the Death of Charlemagne188, 189
Lamps of the Nineteenth Century17
Lancer of William the Conqueror’s Army77
Library of the University of Leyden475
Lute, Five-stringed, Thirteenth Century216
Lyre, Ancient209
“ of the North209
Mangonneau of the Fifteenth Century97
Miniatures:—
Anne de Bretagne’s Prayer-book468
Book of the Gospels of Charlemagne447
Consecration of a Bishop449
Dante’s “Paradiso”466
Evangelist, An, transcribing415
Four Sons of Aymon458
Les Femmes Illustres461
Margrave of Baden’s “Livre d’Heures”469
Miniature of the Thirteenth Century457
Missal of the Eleventh Century452
Order of the Holy Ghost, Instituting the464
Psalter of John, Duke of Berry462
Psalter of the Thirteenth Century455
“Roman de Fauvel,” from the459
“Virgil,” in the Vatican, Rome444
Mirror for Hand or Pocket25
Monochord played with a Bow221
Musician sounding Military Trumpet202
Musicians playing on the Flute, &c.198
“ “ Violin219
Nabulum, Ninth Century211
Notre-Dame la Grande of Poitiers383
“ Paris390
“ Rouen379
Organ, Great, of the Twelfth Century204
“ Pneumatic, of the Fourth Century203
“ Portable, of the Fifteenth Century205
“ with single Key-board205
Organistrum, Ninth Century213
Oxford, Saloon of the Schools396
Painting on Wood, Canvas, &c.:—
Baptism of King Clovis286
Christ crowned with Thorns304
Portrait of Leonardo da Vinci292
Princess Sibylla of Saxony305
St. Ursula302
Sketch of the Virgin of Alba312
The Holy Family294
The Holy Virgin, St. George, and St. Donat300
The Last Judgment311
The Patriarch Job290
The Tribute Money309
Paper-maker, The420
Pendant, adorned with Diamonds, &c.164
“ after a Design by Benvenuto Cellini150
Playing-Cards:—
Ancient French236
Buffoon, from a Pack of Tarots230
Charles VI. on his Throne233
Engravings, Coloured, analogous to Playing-Cards227
From a Game of “Logic”245
German Round-shaped247
Italian Tarots242
Justice231
King of Acorns244
Knave of Clubs238
Knight from a Pack engraved by “The Master of 1466”249
La Damoiselle248
Moon, The231
Roxana, Queen of Hearts242
Specimen of the Sixteenth Century236
Three and Eight of Bells243
Two of a Pack of German Lansquenet245
Two of Bells244
Porte de Hal, Brussels410
Pottery Figures, Fragments of68
“ Ornamentation on67
Printers’ Marks, Arnold de Keyser, Ghent511
“ “ Bonaventure and Elsevier, Leyden520
“ “ Colard Mansion, Bruges512
“ “ Eustace, W.483
“ “ Fust and Schœffer511
“ “ Galliot du Pré, Paris513
“ “ Gérard Leeu, Gouwe511
“ “ Gryphe, Lyons515
“ “ J. Le Noble, Troyes515
“ “ Philippe le Noir, &c., Paris514
“ “ Plantin, Antwerp515
“ “ Robert Estienne, Paris515
“ “ Vostre, Simon, Paris513
“ “ Temporal, Lyons514
“ “ Trechsel, Lyons512
Printing-office, Interior of a499
Psalterion, Performer on the212
“ Twelfth Century211
Psaltery, Buckle-shaped211
“ to produce a prolonged Sound210
Reredos in Carved Bone363
Rebec of the Sixteenth Century221
Reading-desk of the Fifteenth Century33
Reliquary, Byzantine129
“ Silver-gilt143
Rings165
Rote, David playing on a218
Saddle-cloth, Sixteenth Century118
Salt-cellar, Enamelled155
“ Interior base of156
Sambute, or Sackbut, of the Ninth Century202
Sansterre, as represented on his Seal79
Saufang, of St. Cecilia’s at Cologne, The206
Scent-box in Chased Gold142
Scribe or Copyist in his Work-room432
Sculpture:—
Altar of Castor340
Altar of Jupiter Ceraunus341
Bas-relief of Dagobert I.347
Citizens relieving Poor Scholars351
Coronation of the Emperor Sigismund360
Fragment of a Reredos in Bone363
Francis I. and Henry VIII. on the Field of the Cloth of Gold369
Gargoyles on the Palace of Justice, Rouen372
Roman Triumphal Arch342
“Le Bon Dieu,” Paris364
St. Eloi366
St. John the Baptist preaching368
St. Julien and his Wife conveying Jesus Christ in their boat362
Statue of Philip Chabot370
Statue of Dagobert I.347
Statue said to be of Clovis I.353
Statues on Bourges Cathedral357
Statuette of St. Avit361
Stone Tomb343
The “Beau Dieu d’Amiens”355
The Entombment371
Tomb of Dagobert349
Seal of the Goldsmiths of Paris159
“ King of La Basoche419
Seal of the University of Oxford478
“ University of Paris417
Seals166
Seats, Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries8
Sedan Chair of Charles V.120
Shrine in Copper-gilt132
Shrine in Limoges131
“ of the Fifteenth Century147
Soldiers, Gallo-Romano76
Spurs, German and Italian113
Staircase of a Tower398
Stall of the Fifteenth Century33
Stalls in St. Benoît-sur-Loire35
Sword of Charlemagne126
Syrinx, Seven-tubed197
Table of King Artus of Brittany5
Tapestry:—
Construction of Boats for the Conqueror44
Hunting Scene49
Marriage of Louis XII. and Anne of Brittany46
Mounted Men of Duke William’s army45
The Weaver50
Tintinnabulum, or Hand-bell206
Toledo, Gothic Architecture at393
Tour de Nesle, Paris400
Tournament Helmet, screwed on the Breastplate82
Tournament Saddles, ornamented with Paintings116
Tree of Jesse. From a Miniature195
Triangle of the Ninth Century222
Trumpet, Curved, Eleventh Century200
“ Straight, with Stand200
Tympanum of the Thirteenth Century208
Vase of Rock-crystal, mounted in Silver-gilt152
Vases of ancient shape54, 55
Vielle, Juggler playing on a220
“ Oval220
“ Player on the220
Watches of the Valois Epoch181
Water-jug, Four-handled72
Water-marks on Paper421
Window with Stone Seats398
Wood-block cut in France, about 1440488
“ Print cut in Flanders486
Writing Caligraphic Ornament442
“ Cursive, of the Fifteenth Century439
“ Diplomatic, of the Tenth Century438
“ of the Eighth Century436, 437
“ of the Fifteenth Century442
“ of the Fourteenth Century440
“ of the Seventh Century435, 436
“ of the Sixth Century435
“ of the Tenth Century437
“ Tironian, of the Eighth Century437
“ Title and Capital Letters of the Seventh Century435
