Medieval design assets

Medieval images for design work: illuminated letters, drop caps, stained glass, coats of arms, knights, armour, weapons, woodcuts and star charts. Use them as textures, icons, backgrounds, type and reference. All public domain, free to download and use, including in commercial work.

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Illuminated letters and manuscript pages

Painted initials and pages from choir books, psalters and Bibles. Use them as drop caps, monograms or title cards.

Historiated Initial (U) Excised from a Bible — 1200s

Historiated Initial (U) Excised from a BibleUnknown maker · 1200s

Historiated Initial Excised from a Bible — 1200s

Historiated Initial Excised from a BibleUnknown maker · 1200s

Historiated Initial (S) Excised from a Bible: Soldiers and Horses — 1200s

Historiated Initial (S) Excised from a Bible: Soldiers and HorsesUnknown maker · 1200s

Historiated Initial (P?) Excised from a Bible — 1200s

Historiated Initial (P?) Excised from a BibleUnknown maker · 1200s

Fragment from a Gradual with Historiated Initial (V): The Virgin Mary — c. 1250–1275

Fragment from a Gradual with Historiated Initial (V): The Virgin MaryUnknown maker · c. 1250–1275

Leaf Excised from a Psalter: Initial B with King David — c. 1260

Leaf Excised from a Psalter: Initial B with King DavidUnknown maker · c. 1260

Annunciation in an Initial M — Maestro Daddesco — ca. 1310–15

Annunciation in an Initial MMaestro Daddesco · ca. 1310–15

Historiated Initial (P) Excised from a Gradual: The Nativity — Lippo Vanni (Italian), artist — c. 1350–75

Historiated Initial (P) Excised from a Gradual: The NativityLippo Vanni (Italian), artist · c. 1350–75

Initial G[audeamus omnes] from a Gradual: The Court of Heaven — Don Silvestro dei Gherarducci (Italian, 1339–1399), artist — 1371–77

Initial G[audeamus omnes] from a Gradual: The Court of HeavenDon Silvestro dei Gherarducci (Italian, 1339–1399), artist · 1371–77

Christ Giving the Keys to Saint Peter — Lorenzo Monaco — c. 1395-1400

Christ Giving the Keys to Saint PeterLorenzo Monaco · c. 1395-1400

Initial Q with a Procession of Children — Zanobi Strozzi — c. 1430s

Initial Q with a Procession of ChildrenZanobi Strozzi · c. 1430s

Initial A — Master of the Cypresses — 1430s

Initial AMaster of the Cypresses · 1430s

Initial C with David (King Saul?) — Master of the Cypresses — 1430s

Initial C with David (King Saul?)Master of the Cypresses · 1430s

Initial D — Master of the Cypresses — 1430s

Initial DMaster of the Cypresses · 1430s

Initial T with a group of Benedictine monks singing before an altar from which issues water — Master of the Cypresses — 1430s

Initial T with a group of Benedictine monks singing before an altar from which issues waterMaster of the Cypresses · 1430s

Manuscript Leaf with Initial R, from an Antiphonary — second quarter 15th century

Manuscript Leaf with Initial R, from an AntiphonaryUnknown maker · second quarter 15th century

Manuscript Illumination with Saint Trudo (Trond) in an Initial O, from a Choir Book — 15th century

Manuscript Illumination with Saint Trudo (Trond) in an Initial O, from a Choir BookUnknown maker · 15th century

Leaf from a Gradual: Initial P with the Nativity — Attavante degli Attavanti (Italian, c. 1452-c. 1525), artist; Workshop, artist — c. 1500

Leaf from a Gradual: Initial P with the NativityAttavante degli Attavanti (Italian, c. 1452-c. 1525), artist; Workshop, artist · c. 1500

Leaf from a Psalter and Prayerbook: Initial E with Ornamental Border Containing a Seated Satyr and a Bird Eating Grapes (recto) — c. 1524

Leaf from a Psalter and Prayerbook: Initial E with Ornamental Border Containing a Seated Satyr and a Bird Eating Grapes (recto)Unknown maker · c. 1524

Drop caps and printed alphabets

Woodcut initials made to sit beside type. High contrast and easy to cut out or trace.

Decorated Roman alphabet — Anonymous, French, 15th century — ca. 1499

Decorated Roman alphabetAnonymous, French, 15th century · ca. 1499

Initial letter D — Anonymous, Italian, 15th century — ca. 1495

Initial letter DAnonymous, Italian, 15th century · ca. 1495

Initial letter I with flowers — Anonymous, Italian, 15th century — 1496

Initial letter I with flowersAnonymous, Italian, 15th century · 1496

Initial letter L — Anonymous, Italian, 15th century — ca. 1495

Initial letter LAnonymous, Italian, 15th century · ca. 1495

Initial letter R with floral pattern — Anonymous, Italian, 15th century — 1496

Initial letter R with floral patternAnonymous, Italian, 15th century · 1496

Initial letter S — Anonymous, Italian, 15th century — ca. 1495

Initial letter SAnonymous, Italian, 15th century · ca. 1495

Initial letter C on patterned background — Anonymous, Italian, 16th century — 1520

Initial letter C on patterned backgroundAnonymous, Italian, 16th century · 1520

Initial letter E on patterned background — Anonymous, Italian, 16th century — 1520

Initial letter E on patterned backgroundAnonymous, Italian, 16th century · 1520

Letter E — Hans Lützelburger after Hans Holbein the Younger — c. 1523

Letter EHans Lützelburger after Hans Holbein the Younger · c. 1523

Letter G — Hans Lützelburger after Hans Holbein the Younger — c. 1523

Letter GHans Lützelburger after Hans Holbein the Younger · c. 1523

Letter H — Hans Lützelburger after Hans Holbein the Younger — c. 1523

Letter HHans Lützelburger after Hans Holbein the Younger · c. 1523

Letter N — Hans Lützelburger after Hans Holbein the Younger — c. 1523

Letter NHans Lützelburger after Hans Holbein the Younger · c. 1523

Letter R — Hans Lützelburger after Hans Holbein the Younger — c. 1523

Letter RHans Lützelburger after Hans Holbein the Younger · c. 1523

Initial letter P with putto — mid-16th century

Initial letter P with puttoUnknown maker · mid-16th century

Initial letter R with garlands — mid-16th century

Initial letter R with garlandsUnknown maker · mid-16th century

Initial letter S with garlands — mid-16th century

Initial letter S with garlandsUnknown maker · mid-16th century

Initial letter T with garlands — mid-16th century

Initial letter T with garlandsUnknown maker · mid-16th century

Initial letter V with garlands — mid-16th century

Initial letter V with garlandsUnknown maker · mid-16th century

Stained glass

Swiss heraldic panels in strong colour and painted glass roundels. Black lead outlines, ready-made badge shapes.

Roundel with Christ before Pilate — 1480–1500

Roundel with Christ before PilateUnknown maker · 1480–1500

Roundel with Crucifixion, the Virgin and Saint John — 1480–1500

Roundel with Crucifixion, the Virgin and Saint JohnUnknown maker · 1480–1500

Roundel with two Kings from an Adoration Group — 1500–1510

Roundel with two Kings from an Adoration GroupUnknown maker · 1500–1510

Roundel with Justice — ca. 1510

Roundel with JusticeUnknown maker · ca. 1510

Roundel with Susanna Led to Judgement — ca. 1510

Roundel with Susanna Led to JudgementUnknown maker · ca. 1510

Roundel with Susanna In Judgement — After Master of the Jospeh Panels, Jacob Van Lathem? — ca. 1510–20

Roundel with Susanna In JudgementAfter Master of the Jospeh Panels, Jacob Van Lathem? · ca. 1510–20

Roundel with Joab Murdering Abner — 1510–20

Roundel with Joab Murdering AbnerUnknown maker · 1510–20

Roundel with Mordecai Overhearing the Conspirators — 1510–20

Roundel with Mordecai Overhearing the ConspiratorsUnknown maker · 1510–20

Roundel with Lazarus at the House of Dives — ca. 1510–20

Roundel with Lazarus at the House of DivesUnknown maker · ca. 1510–20

Roundel with Christ Condemned by Pilate — 1515–20

Roundel with Christ Condemned by PilateUnknown maker · 1515–20

Roundel with the Crucifixion, the Virgin, and Saint John — ca. 1525–30

Roundel with the Crucifixion, the Virgin, and Saint JohnUnknown maker · ca. 1525–30

Cantonal Disc of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Basel — Ludwig Ringler (1536–1606) — 1560

Cantonal Disc of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of BaselLudwig Ringler (1536–1606) · 1560

Cantonal Disc of Bonifacius Amerbach — Ludwig Ringler (1536–1606) — 1560

Cantonal Disc of Bonifacius AmerbachLudwig Ringler (1536–1606) · 1560

Cantonal Disc of the Basel Theology Professor Simon Sulzer — Ludwig Ringler (1536–1606) — 1560

Cantonal Disc of the Basel Theology Professor Simon SulzerLudwig Ringler (1536–1606) · 1560

Bernese Cantonal Disc — Werkstatt / workshop: Abraham Bickhart (1535–1577) — 1575

Bernese Cantonal DiscWerkstatt / workshop: Abraham Bickhart (1535–1577) · 1575

Figure Disc Depicting the Birth and Childhood of Leonhard Thurneysser of Basel (1531–1596) — Christoph Murer (1558–1614) — 1579

Figure Disc Depicting the Birth and Childhood of Leonhard Thurneysser of Basel (1531–1596)Christoph Murer (1558–1614) · 1579

Figure Disc Depicting the Capture of Leonhard Thurneysser at the Battle of Sievershausen in 1553 — Christoph Murer (1558–1614) — 1579

Figure Disc Depicting the Capture of Leonhard Thurneysser at the Battle of Sievershausen in 1553Christoph Murer (1558–1614) · 1579

Christ on the Mount of Olives (Cantonal Disc from Lucerne) — ?: Schweizerischer Meister, 16. Jh. — 1590

Christ on the Mount of Olives (Cantonal Disc from Lucerne)?: Schweizerischer Meister, 16. Jh. · 1590

Heraldry and coats of arms

Shields and arms in the classic heraldic colours. Reference for crests, badges and logos.

Heraldic Shield — 1300–20

Heraldic ShieldUnknown maker · 1300–20

Shield of Edward IV (1442-83), King of England, in his Capacity as Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece — Pierre Coustain — c. 1481

Shield of Edward IV (1442-83), King of England, in his Capacity as Knight of the Order of the Golden FleecePierre Coustain · c. 1481

Shield of Jacob of Luxemburg (after 1441-88), Lord of Fiennes, in his Capacity as knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece — Pierre Coustain — c. 1481

Shield of Jacob of Luxemburg (after 1441-88), Lord of Fiennes, in his Capacity as knight of the Order of the Golden FleecePierre Coustain · c. 1481

Tile with the coat of arms of the Ordelaffi family, featuring a climbing lion in an oval — anonymous — 1480 - 1490

Tile with the coat of arms of the Ordelaffi family, featuring a climbing lion in an ovalanonymous · 1480 - 1490

Panel Heraldic Shield of Johnson — ca. 1500

Panel Heraldic Shield of JohnsonUnknown maker · ca. 1500

Panel with Heraldic Shield of Johnson — ca. 1500

Panel with Heraldic Shield of JohnsonUnknown maker · ca. 1500

Panel with Heraldic Shield of Johnson — ca. 1500

Panel with Heraldic Shield of JohnsonUnknown maker · ca. 1500

Heraldic Roundel — 1500s

Heraldic RoundelUnknown maker · 1500s

Heraldic Roundel — 1500s

Heraldic RoundelUnknown maker · 1500s

Heraldic shield — 16th century

Heraldic shieldUnknown maker · 16th century

Coat-of-Arm Shield of the Theology Professor Simon Sulzer and the Pastor of St. Leonhard and Professor Johann Füglin — ?: Marx Sigmund Vischer d. Ä. (um 1533–1599) — 1568

Coat-of-Arm Shield of the Theology Professor Simon Sulzer and the Pastor of St. Leonhard and Professor Johann Füglin?: Marx Sigmund Vischer d. Ä. (um 1533–1599) · 1568

Heraldic Roundel with Arms of the Canton of Zürich — Hans Rütter (Swiss, 1550–1610), artist — 1593

Heraldic Roundel with Arms of the Canton of ZürichHans Rütter (Swiss, 1550–1610), artist · 1593

Coat-of-Arms Disc of the City of Strasbourg — zugeschrieben / attributed to: Bartholomäus II. Lingg II (1581–1630) — 1606

Coat-of-Arms Disc of the City of Strasbourgzugeschrieben / attributed to: Bartholomäus II. Lingg II (1581–1630) · 1606

Tile- Rampant Lion — c 1600s

Tile- Rampant LionUnknown maker · c 1600s

Crowns, jewels and small objects

Crowns, keys, seals, brooches and chess pieces, photographed on plain backgrounds so they cut out cleanly.

Disk Brooch — 7th century or later

Disk BroochUnknown maker · 7th century or later

Rook or Pawn Chess Piece — 12th century

Rook or Pawn Chess PieceUnknown maker · 12th century

Queen Chess Piece — 13th century

Queen Chess PieceUnknown maker · 13th century

Chess Piece in the Form of a King — 1350–1400

Chess Piece in the Form of a KingUnknown maker · 1350–1400

Chess Piece: King — early 1900s

Chess Piece: KingUnknown maker · early 1900s

Aquamanile in the Form of a Lion — 12th century

Aquamanile in the Form of a LionUnknown maker · 12th century

Aquamanile in the Form of a Horseman — Probably English or Scandinavian 13th Century — 13th century

Aquamanile in the Form of a HorsemanProbably English or Scandinavian 13th Century · 13th century

Aquamanile in the Form of a Rooster — 13th century

Aquamanile in the Form of a RoosterUnknown maker · 13th century

Aquamanile in the Form of a Horse — first half 15th century

Aquamanile in the Form of a HorseUnknown maker · first half 15th century

Plaque: Seated Prophet from a Reliquary Shrine — c. 1170–80

Plaque: Seated Prophet from a Reliquary ShrineUnknown maker · c. 1170–80

Plaque, probably from a Reliquary Shrine — 1225–1250

Plaque, probably from a Reliquary ShrineUnknown maker · 1225–1250

Double-Sided Ivory Liturgical Comb with Scenes of Henry II and Thomas Becket — ca. 1200–1210

Double-Sided Ivory Liturgical Comb with Scenes of Henry II and Thomas BecketUnknown maker · ca. 1200–1210

Seal Matrix, St.Francis Receiving the Stigmata — 14th century

Seal Matrix, St.Francis Receiving the StigmataUnknown maker · 14th century

Seal Matrix and Impression — 15th century

Seal Matrix and ImpressionUnknown maker · 15th century

Pilgrim's Badge — 14th–16th century

Pilgrim's BadgeUnknown maker · 14th–16th century

Pilgrim's Badge — 15th century

Pilgrim's BadgeUnknown maker · 15th century

Jewel box, decorated with ivory and whalebone blocks — anonymous — c. 1400 - c. 1500

Jewel box, decorated with ivory and whalebone blocksanonymous · c. 1400 - c. 1500

Key — 15th century

KeyUnknown maker · 15th century

Key — 15th century

KeyUnknown maker · 15th century

Chalice — German, Possibly Saxony — c. 1500–c. 1520

ChaliceGerman, Possibly Saxony · c. 1500–c. 1520

Crown of the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception, known as the Crown of the Andes — Ca. 1660 (diadem) and ca. 1770 (arches)

Crown of the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception, known as the Crown of the AndesUnknown maker · Ca. 1660 (diadem) and ca. 1770 (arches)

Crown — ca. 1800

CrownUnknown maker · ca. 1800

Crown — 19th century (?)

CrownUnknown maker · 19th century (?)

Wedding crown — 19th century

Wedding crownUnknown maker · 19th century

Reliquary — 19th century

ReliquaryUnknown maker · 19th century

Helmets and armour

Museum photographs, mostly shot from consistent angles. Reference for characters, game art and logos.

Kettle Hat (War Hat) — c. 1460

Kettle Hat (War Hat)Unknown maker · c. 1460

Armet à Rondelle — c. 1460–75

Armet à RondelleUnknown maker · c. 1460–75

Armet — ca. 1510–15

ArmetUnknown maker · ca. 1510–15

Armet — ca. 1510–15

ArmetUnknown maker · ca. 1510–15

Armet — 1510–25

ArmetUnknown maker · 1510–25

Armet with Mask Visor — ca. 1520–25

Armet with Mask VisorUnknown maker · ca. 1520–25

Sallet — ca. 1470–80

SalletUnknown maker · ca. 1470–80

Sallet — ca. 1470–80

SalletUnknown maker · ca. 1470–80

Sallet — ca. 1470–80

SalletUnknown maker · ca. 1470–80

Visored Sallet — c. 1490–1500

Visored SalletUnknown maker · c. 1490–1500

Barbute — Pietro da Castello — ca. 1470–80

BarbutePietro da Castello · ca. 1470–80

Helm for the Joust of Peace (Stechhelm) — ca. 1500

Helm for the Joust of Peace (Stechhelm)Unknown maker · ca. 1500

Tournament Helm (Kolbenturnierhelm) — 1510

Tournament Helm (Kolbenturnierhelm)Unknown maker · 1510

Helm for Foot Combat — ca. 1500–1520

Helm for Foot CombatUnknown maker · ca. 1500–1520

Close Helmet — ca. 1500

Close HelmetUnknown maker · ca. 1500

Close Helmet for the Field — ca. 1525–30

Close Helmet for the FieldUnknown maker · ca. 1525–30

Cavalry helmet belonging to the armor, presumably worn by the knight Pankraz von Freyberg — anonymous — c. 1500 - c. 1550

Cavalry helmet belonging to the armor, presumably worn by the knight Pankraz von Freyberganonymous · c. 1500 - c. 1550

Helmet — ca. 1535

HelmetUnknown maker · ca. 1535

Close-Helmet — ca. 1550–60

Close-HelmetUnknown maker · ca. 1550–60

Helmet — c. 1560–80

HelmetUnknown maker · c. 1560–80

Close Helmet — ca. 1575

Close HelmetUnknown maker · ca. 1575

Closed visor helmet of a horseman's harness — anonymous — 1600 - 1625

Closed visor helmet of a horseman's harnessanonymous · 1600 - 1625

Armor — 15th century and 19th century

ArmorUnknown maker · 15th century and 19th century

Armor — Kolman Helmschmid — ca. 1515 and later

ArmorKolman Helmschmid · ca. 1515 and later

Armor — ca. 1520 and later

ArmorUnknown maker · ca. 1520 and later

Three-Quarter Armor — Kolman Helmschmid — ca. 1525 and later

Three-Quarter ArmorKolman Helmschmid · ca. 1525 and later

Half Armor — ca. 1560 and later

Half ArmorUnknown maker · ca. 1560 and later

Armor for the Tilt — Anton Peffenhauser — ca. 1580

Armor for the TiltAnton Peffenhauser · ca. 1580

Rowel Spur — mid-14th century

Rowel SpurUnknown maker · mid-14th century

Illustrated Manuscript Inventory of an Armory for Sale by Lottery — 16th century

Illustrated Manuscript Inventory of an Armory for Sale by LotteryUnknown maker · 16th century

Medieval weapons

Swords, daggers, axes, maces and crossbows from the 1300s to the 1500s.

Roundel Dagger — 14th century

Roundel DaggerUnknown maker · 14th century

Sword — 1400s

SwordUnknown maker · 1400s

Battle Axe — 1400s

Battle AxeUnknown maker · 1400s

War Hammer — ca. 1450

War HammerUnknown maker · ca. 1450

Crossbow of Count Ulrich V of Württemberg (1413–1480) — Heinrich Heid von Winterthur — dated 1460

Crossbow of Count Ulrich V of Württemberg (1413–1480)Heinrich Heid von Winterthur · dated 1460

Sword with Scabbard — 1450–75

Sword with ScabbardUnknown maker · 1450–75

Ballock Knife — ca. 1450–1500

Ballock KnifeUnknown maker · ca. 1450–1500

Halberd — c. 1480–1500

HalberdUnknown maker · c. 1480–1500

Mace — late 15th century

MaceUnknown maker · late 15th century

Knight drawings

A set of knights on horseback in fine line, etched between 1647 and the early 1700s. Cut them out and layer them.

Knight on horseback in armor — anonymous — in or after 1647 - in or after 1714

Knight on horseback in armoranonymous · in or after 1647 - in or after 1714

Knight on horseback in armor — anonymous, Sébastien Leclerc (I) — in or after 1647 - in or after 1714

Knight on horseback in armoranonymous, Sébastien Leclerc (I) · in or after 1647 - in or after 1714

Knight on horseback in armor — anonymous, Sébastien Leclerc (I) — in or after 1647 - in or after 1714

Knight on horseback in armoranonymous, Sébastien Leclerc (I) · in or after 1647 - in or after 1714

Knight on horseback in armor — anonymous — in or after 1647 - in or after 1714

Knight on horseback in armoranonymous · in or after 1647 - in or after 1714

Knight on horseback in armor — anonymous, Sébastien Leclerc (I) — in or after 1647 - in or after 1714

Knight on horseback in armoranonymous, Sébastien Leclerc (I) · in or after 1647 - in or after 1714

Knight on horseback in armor — anonymous — in or after 1647 - in or after 1714

Knight on horseback in armoranonymous · in or after 1647 - in or after 1714

Knight on horseback in armor — anonymous — in or after 1647 - in or after 1714

Knight on horseback in armoranonymous · in or after 1647 - in or after 1714

Knight on horseback in armor — anonymous — in or after 1647 - in or after 1714

Knight on horseback in armoranonymous · in or after 1647 - in or after 1714

Knight on horseback in armor — anonymous — in or after 1647 - in or after 1714

Knight on horseback in armoranonymous · in or after 1647 - in or after 1714

Knight on horseback in armor — anonymous — in or after 1647 - in or after 1714

Knight on horseback in armoranonymous · in or after 1647 - in or after 1714

Woodcuts and hand-coloured prints

Early printed pictures, some coloured by hand. Woodcuts in thick black line and flat colour, engravings in finer line.

Saint George — German 15th Century — c. 1460/1470

Saint GeorgeGerman 15th Century · c. 1460/1470

Martyrdom of a Saint — German 15th Century — c. 1480

Martyrdom of a SaintGerman 15th Century · c. 1480

The Martyrdom of Saint Barbara — German 15th Century — c. 1480/1490

The Martyrdom of Saint BarbaraGerman 15th Century · c. 1480/1490

The Four Horsemen — Albrecht Dürer — 1498

The Four HorsemenAlbrecht Dürer · 1498

Knight, Death and Devil — Albrecht Dürer — 1513

Knight, Death and DevilAlbrecht Dürer · 1513

Memento mori — Dominicus Custos — c. 1600

Memento moriDominicus Custos · c. 1600

Dance of Death

Small woodcuts of Death arriving for people of every rank.

Dance of Death: The Trumpeters of Death — Hans Holbein the Younger (German, active England and Switzerland, 1497/98–1543), artist — c. 1526

Dance of Death: The Trumpeters of DeathHans Holbein the Younger (German, active England and Switzerland, 1497/98–1543), artist · c. 1526

The Emperor — Hans Lützelburger after Hans Holbein the Younger — c. 1526

The EmperorHans Lützelburger after Hans Holbein the Younger · c. 1526

The Cardinal — Hans Lützelburger after Hans Holbein the Younger — c. 1526

The CardinalHans Lützelburger after Hans Holbein the Younger · c. 1526

Der Kuniginn (The Queen) — Hans Lützelburger after Hans Holbein the Younger — c. 1526

Der Kuniginn (The Queen)Hans Lützelburger after Hans Holbein the Younger · c. 1526

The Duke — Hans Lützelburger after Hans Holbein the Younger — c. 1526

The DukeHans Lützelburger after Hans Holbein the Younger · c. 1526

The Abbess — Hans Lützelburger after Hans Holbein the Younger — c. 1526

The AbbessHans Lützelburger after Hans Holbein the Younger · c. 1526

Dance of Death: The Nobleman — Hans Holbein the Younger (German, active England and Switzerland, 1497/98–1543), artist — c. 1526

Dance of Death: The NoblemanHans Holbein the Younger (German, active England and Switzerland, 1497/98–1543), artist · c. 1526

Dance of Death: The Advocate — Hans Holbein the Younger (German, active England and Switzerland, 1497/98–1543), artist — c. 1526

Dance of Death: The AdvocateHans Holbein the Younger (German, active England and Switzerland, 1497/98–1543), artist · c. 1526

The Councillor — Hans Lützelburger after Hans Holbein the Younger — c. 1526

The CouncillorHans Lützelburger after Hans Holbein the Younger · c. 1526

The Parish Priest — Hans Lützelburger after Hans Holbein the Younger — c. 1526

The Parish PriestHans Lützelburger after Hans Holbein the Younger · c. 1526

The Mendicant Friar — Hans Lützelburger after Hans Holbein the Younger — c. 1526

The Mendicant FriarHans Lützelburger after Hans Holbein the Younger · c. 1526

Dance of Death: The Old Woman — Hans Holbein the Younger (German, active England and Switzerland, 1497/98–1543), artist — c. 1526

Dance of Death: The Old WomanHans Holbein the Younger (German, active England and Switzerland, 1497/98–1543), artist · c. 1526

The Physician — Hans Lützelburger after Hans Holbein the Younger — c. 1526

The PhysicianHans Lützelburger after Hans Holbein the Younger · c. 1526

Dance of Death: The Old Man — Hans Holbein the Younger (German, active England and Switzerland, 1497/98–1543), artist — c. 1526

Dance of Death: The Old ManHans Holbein the Younger (German, active England and Switzerland, 1497/98–1543), artist · c. 1526

Dance of Death: The Countess — Hans Holbein the Younger (German, active England and Switzerland, 1497/98–1543), artist — c. 1526

Dance of Death: The CountessHans Holbein the Younger (German, active England and Switzerland, 1497/98–1543), artist · c. 1526

Star charts and astrolabes

Dürer's 1515 maps of the sky, plus brass astrolabes. Fine line art for backgrounds and accents.

The Northern Celestial Hemisphere — Albrecht Dürer — 1515

The Northern Celestial HemisphereAlbrecht Dürer · 1515

The Southern Celestial Hemisphere — Albrecht Dürer — 1515

The Southern Celestial HemisphereAlbrecht Dürer · 1515

European Planispheric Astrolabe — 1542

European Planispheric AstrolabeUnknown maker · 1542

Persian Planispheric Astrolabe — 1611

Persian Planispheric AstrolabeUnknown maker · 1611

Planispheric Astrolabe — Muhammad Zaman al-Munajjim al-Asturlabi — dated 1065 AH/1654–55 CE

Planispheric AstrolabeMuhammad Zaman al-Munajjim al-Asturlabi · dated 1065 AH/1654–55 CE

Persian Planispheric Astrolabe — 1656

Persian Planispheric AstrolabeUnknown maker · 1656

Persian Planispheric Astrolabe — ca1750

Persian Planispheric AstrolabeUnknown maker · ca1750

Persian Planispheric Astrolabe — 1775

Persian Planispheric AstrolabeUnknown maker · 1775

Persian Planispheric Astrolabe — 1864

Persian Planispheric AstrolabeUnknown maker · 1864

Beasts

Dragons, a unicorn and a 1535 pattern book of animals. Simple shapes for icons and patterns.

Tile — 13th century

TileUnknown maker · 13th century

Dragon — after 1200

DragonUnknown maker · after 1200

Dragon Hook — 15th century

Dragon HookUnknown maker · 15th century

Recumbent dragon — Ludwig Schongauer (um 1440–1493/94)

Recumbent dragonLudwig Schongauer (um 1440–1493/94) · Date unknown

The Unicorn Rests in a Garden (from the Unicorn Tapestries) — 1495–1505

The Unicorn Rests in a Garden (from the Unicorn Tapestries)Unknown maker · 1495–1505

Dragon with the Arms of Basel — Monogrammist DS (graveur) — 1500 - 1520

Dragon with the Arms of BaselMonogrammist DS (graveur) · 1500 - 1520

Horned dragon, facing left — Anonym, Schweiz (Basel), 1. Hälfte 16. Jh. - "Basler Goldschmiederisse"

Horned dragon, facing leftAnonym, Schweiz (Basel), 1. Hälfte 16. Jh. - "Basler Goldschmiederisse" · Date unknown

Horned mythical creature, facing right — Anonym, Schweiz (Basel), 1. Hälfte 16. Jh. - "Basler Goldschmiederisse"

Horned mythical creature, facing rightAnonym, Schweiz (Basel), 1. Hälfte 16. Jh. - "Basler Goldschmiederisse" · Date unknown

Modelbuch aller Art Nehens vn Stickens (Page 13r) — Christian Egenolff — 1535

Modelbuch aller Art Nehens vn Stickens (Page 13r)Christian Egenolff · 1535

Modelbuch aller Art Nehens vn Stickens (Page 13v) — Christian Egenolff — 1535

Modelbuch aller Art Nehens vn Stickens (Page 13v)Christian Egenolff · 1535

Modelbuch aller Art Nehens vn Stickens (Page 14r) — Christian Egenolff — 1535

Modelbuch aller Art Nehens vn Stickens (Page 14r)Christian Egenolff · 1535

Modelbuch aller Art Nehens vn Stickens (Page 14r) — Christian Egenolff — 1535

Modelbuch aller Art Nehens vn Stickens (Page 14r)Christian Egenolff · 1535

Tile with dragon — ca. 1617–27

Tile with dragonUnknown maker · ca. 1617–27

Loden dragon of a sundial — c. 1650

Loden dragon of a sundialUnknown maker · c. 1650

Film

Short public domain clips: a herald, a stage dragon, riders and knights, filmed between 1913 and 1961.

Acrobatic riders galloping on horseback — Progressive Film Producing Company of America — 1913

Film Acrobatic riders galloping on horsebackProgressive Film Producing Company of America · 1913

Herald blowing trumpet banner in forest — United States Department of Agriculture — 1938

Film Herald blowing trumpet banner in forestUnited States Department of Agriculture · 1938

Animation of Armored Medieval Knight and Weapons — John Sutherland Productions — 1959

Film Animation of Armored Medieval Knight and WeaponsJohn Sutherland Productions · 1959

Fire-breathing dragon puppet on stage — MPO Television Films, Inc. — 1961

Film Fire-breathing dragon puppet on stageMPO Television Films, Inc. · 1961

Knight in costume grabs magical sword — MPO Television Films, Inc. — 1961

Film Knight in costume grabs magical swordMPO Television Films, Inc. · 1961