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The National and Domestic History of England (Vol 2) (page 2/5)

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[picture: Front Cover]

Pictures and short extracts from The National and Domestic History of England Volume II (A.D. 1399 – 1603), by William Hickman Smith Aubrey (1858 – 1916). The book is undated, but is probably 1878, since I found someone selling a copy with an inscription dated 1879. The engravings are mostly anonymous, and hence out of copyright; the author died more than 75 years ago, and so the text is out of copyright; any photographs were taken more than 50 years ago and are out of copyright. The status of signed engravings would depend on the artist, but I have not yet uploaded any such items. Check the individual image descriptions for more information.

In 2015 I bought the three-volume set from Bookends of Fowey in Cornwall, UK. Previously I had only Volume II and part of volume III.

Volume 1

Volume 2

Volume 3

See also the Google books scan of this book.

Title: The National and Domestic History of England (Vol 2)

Author: Aubrey, William Hickman Smith

City: London

Date: 1878

Total items: 43

Out of copyright (called public domain in the USA), hence royalty-free for all purposes usage credit requested, or as marked.

[picture: Front Cover]

Front Cover

A Victorian binding. [$]

[picture: Military Costume, Middle of Fifteenth Century.]

Military Costume, Middle of Fifteenth Century.

An archer with a longbow, sword, shiel and arrows; a knight in plate mail armour with a sword; a knight in full armour including a crested helm with pink and white feathers, a short sword or dagger, a longsword, a pike, and a shield with an heraldic bearing to identify him in battle. Each soldier stands in a separate ogive [...] [more...] [$]

[picture: Three knights from the 15th century]

Three knights from the 15th century

The three soldiers from “Three knights from the 15th century” without the background or border. You can also download the soldiers as separate images: the pink and yellow bowman, the brown infantryman and the blue pikeman. [more...] [$]

[picture: Costume of Fifteenth Century Bowman]

Costume of Fifteenth Century Bowman

A soldier from “Three knights from the 15th century” without the background or border. [more...] [$]

[picture: Costume of Fifteenth Century Knight]

Costume of Fifteenth Century Knight

A soldier from “Three knights from the 15th century” without the background or border. [more...] [$]

[picture: Costume of Fifteenth Century Pikeman]

Costume of Fifteenth Century Pikeman

A soldier from “Three knights from the 15th century” without the background or border. [more...] [$]

[picture: Three Gothic Arches]

Three Gothic Arches

A frame, almost like a rood screen or a picture frame for a triptych, this cartouche of three arches provided three niches for soldiers in the illustration “Three knights from the 15th century.” The arches have gothic details suitable for the 1450s, and could be stone arches or medieval wooden cartici. [more...] [$]

[picture: Costumes, 1480]

Costumes, 1480

Captions under the people in the picture read: [more...] [$]

[picture: The Dukes of Gloucester and Clarence. (Royal MSS.)]

The Dukes of Gloucester and Clarence. (Royal MSS.)

Two men are wearing 1480s costume are in dialogue; one appears angered and the other remonstrates. They are dukes, and are about to duke it out. The man on the left has a full-length robe or gown and a staff; he has shoulder-length wavy hair and a round cap with a turn-up brim. The other man has a feather in his cap, similar hair, a shirt with fur at the hem and sleeve (which dangles uselessly like a fashion statement). [more...] [$]

[picture: Monk's Walking Dress of the Middle Ages]

Monk’s Walking Dress of the Middle Ages

Costume of a monk walking on foot in and around the time of Kind Eward IV: 1440 to 1480 or so, the second half of the fifteenth century. [$]

[picture: Specimen of the Würzburg Missal.  Written about 1470 or 1480.]

Specimen of the Würzburg Missal. Written about 1470 or 1480.

This full-page plate occurs next to the discussion on the invention of printing, and the dramatic effect it to reduce the power of the Church. The plate does not appear to be mentioned in the text. [more...] [$]


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